Helen A. Ala, age 89, of Baraga, passed away Friday, August 11, 2017 at Shulstad Leisure Living in Baraga, Michigan with her family by her side. She was born in L’Anse on March 31, 1928, the daughter of the late Henry and Josephine (Kleindienst) Paris. Helen graduated from L’Anse High …

John R Karvola, age 71, of Florida Location, passed away at Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital on Sunday, August 13, 2017. John was born in Laurium to Raymond and Agnes (Sterk) Karvola on February 25, 1946. He attended Calumet High School and graduated with the class of 1964. He served in the …

The Copper Country Rock and Mineral Club hosted their annual Gem and Mineral show over the weekend at the Houghton Elementary School. A variety of different rocks, gems and minerals from all over the world were on display and some are even available for purchase. The show may be smaller …

From photography to woodworking to jewelry, there was no medium left out of the 57th Annual Eagle Harbor Art Fair. “We have 64 vendors and the artists come from all over the United States, a lot of them Wisconsin, Michigan and the Upper Peninsula and we have all different kinds …

The Friends of the Portage Lake District Library put together a scavenger hunt in downtown Houghton this weekend as a fundraiser for the library. Teams of one to four people were given a list of items and tasks to complete.  The teams were given 90 minutes to take pictures of …

At Michigan Tech, a greenhouse gas is heating up, but not in the way that you’d think. Materials Science Professor Yun Hang Hu and his team figured out a way to turn carbon dioxide into a newly developed three-dimensional graphene. “We developed an advanced material for use of energy application,” …

MLB The Detroit Tigers could not mount a second comeback victory in as many nights as they fell to the Minnesota Twins Sunday 6-4. Tigers’ starter Matthew Boyd gave up four runs on six hits and three walks in 5 2/3 innings but did not get the loss, which went …

Leroy Stewart “Stewey” Seppala, 79, a resident of Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock for the past 45 years passed away on Wednesday, August 9, 2017. He was born on March 15, 1938 at his home in Calumet to Arne and Ida (Paulson) Seppala. Stewey lived at the Newberry …

Houghton: Edith W. Matthews, 91, resident of the Bluffs in Houghton, passed away at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility on August 9, 2017, with her 2 daughters by her side. She was born on April 3, 1926 in Cincinnati, OH.  She was married to Roy D. Matthews for 67 …

A new exhibit at Fort Wilkins Historic State Park in Copper Harbor takes visitors into the actual hospital ward where sick soldiers were cared for during a mysterious epidemic there more than 150 years ago. The “Ward Room” exhibit, which opened recently in the park’s former U.S. Army post hospital, …