On this week’s Copper Country Today program: • Host Todd VanDyke talked with Lisa McKenzie from the Western Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Region about grants available for low to moderate income families to make their home more energy efficient. Listen to the discussion here. • With the so-called “tripledemic” …
Read More »Copper Country Today – December 11, 2022
On this week’s Copper Country Today: • Host Todd VanDyke talks with Visit Keweenaw’s Brad Barnett about the recent summer tourist season, and prospects for upcoming winter tourism. Listen to the discussion here. • Host Todd VanDyke discusses the Keweenaw trail system with Ryan LaPorte of the Keweenaw Snowmobile Club, …
Read More »Copper Country Today – December 4, 2022
On this week’s Copper Country Today program… • Maggie Munch from U.P. Kids Big Brothers Big Sisters talked with host Todd VanDyke about how their program works, and how kids and adults can get involved. Listen to the segment here. • Sherry Middlemis Brown from the Copper Country Angel Mission …
Read More »Copper Country Today – November 27, 2022
On this week’s Copper Country Today… • RSV is hospitalizing infants and seniors across the nation. Host Todd VanDyke talks with Dr. Tony Malik from Aspirus about how concerned we should be, and what to watch for. Hear the discussion here. • How does the economic development effort in the …
Read More »Copper Country Today – November 20, 2022
On this week’s Copper Country Today program… • Host Todd VanDyke talked with Mike Lutz from Omega House about the end-of-life care they provide in the Copper Country. Listen to the discussion here. • Geoff Kimmerly of the Michigan High School Athletics Association discussed high school sports, and their approach …
Read More »Copper Country Today – November 13, 2022
On this week’s Copper Country Today program: Mary Niemela from the Barbara Kettle Gundlach Shelter Home addressed the issue of domestic violence in the region, and alternatives the shelter provides. Hear the segment here. Host Todd VanDyke previewed the upcoming firearm deer hunting season with John DePue and Mark Pomeroy …
Read More »Copper Country Today – November 6, 2022
On this week’s Copper Country Today… • Houghton County Sheriff Josh Saarinen talked with host Todd VanDyke about the drug problem in the Copper Country, and how law enforcement is addressing it. Listen to the discussion here. • Todd talked with Helen Taylor of The Nature Conservancy about the significant …
Read More »Copper Country Today – October 30, 2022
In the first segment of Copper Country Today, host Todd VanDyke talks with representatives of the Adams Township Fire Department about their upcoming millage request for a new fire station, and with representatives of the City of Hancock about their millage request for additional police services. Listen here. In the …
Read More »Copper Country Today – October 23, 2022
Five candidates are vying for four at-large seats on the Hancock City Council in the November election. In Segment One of Copper Country Today, host Todd VanDyke talks with Lisa McKenzie, Zach Osborne, and Margo Pizzi. Listen to Segment One here. In Segment Two, Todd talks with Whitney Warstler and …
Read More »Copper Country Today – October 16, 2022
On this week’s Copper Country Today… • Host Todd VanDyke talks with Bill Menge and Fran Whitman, who are running for the Fourth District seat on the Baraga County Board of Commissioners. Listen to the segment here. • Todd speaks with Judy Bozicevich, a candidate for the Baraga County Commission …
Read More »