On this week’s Copper Country Today… What’s up with Lake Superior water levels? Lauren Fry and Christopher Warren from the Army Corps of Engineers bring the latest information… Following the recent tragedy in L’Anse, Todd VanDyke talks with Sarah Barotono from Aspirus at Home and Mike Lutz from Omega House …
Read More »Copper Country Today – February 16, 2020
On this week’s Copper Country Today… Gail Ploe from the Western U.P. Health Department shares details of a new program designed to cut down on illnesses spread by shared drug needles… And Todd VanDyke welcomes Doug Harrer and Krissy Kovachich with a preview of the CopperDog 150… which is just …
Read More »Copper Country Today – February 9, 2020
On this week’s Copper Country Today… Todd VanDyke talked with Elissa Kent from Great Lakes Recovery Centers, which is opening the new Ripple Recovery Residence in L’Anse. They’re holding an open house there Thursday between 4:00 and 6:00. It’s located on Main Street, right across from United Lutheran Church… and …
Read More »Copper Country Today – February 2, 2020
This week on Copper Country Today, Todd VanDyke welcomes Clara Peterson from the Blue Key Honor Society at Michigan Tech, with a Winter Carnival preview… And, we head out on the snowmobile trails with John Dee, the president of the Keweenaw Snowmobile Club. What does it take to keep our …
Read More »Copper Country Today: January 26, 2020
On today’s Copper Country Today program, Houghton County Commissioner Tom Tikkanen updates the progress we’re making on restoring some critical trails that were washed out by the Father’s Day Flood… Hannah Smith from the Copper Country Community Art Center talks with Todd VanDyke about the new Animal Life – Art …
Read More »Copper Country Today – January 19, 2020
On this week’s Copper Country Today, Dillon Geshel from the Portage Lake District Library talked with Todd VanDyke about library issues, and the progress being made since the PLDL took over management of the Hancock Public Library… Paul Mitchell from the Copper Country Homelessness Coalition discussed how that hidden, but …
Read More »Copper Country Today – January 12, 2020
On this week’s Copper Country Today, Hancock Schools Superintendent Steve Patchin talked with Todd VanDyke about the district’s future, in advance of a community meeting that will be held on Wednesday evening… Iola Brubaker from the Keweenaw Family Resource Center shared information about the services they provide to families with …
Read More »Copper Country Today – January 5, 2020
On this week’s Copper Country Today – Are you thinking of starting the new year with a new pet? Joe Cooper from the Copper Country Humane Society Joins Todd VanDyke with an update about their work to find forever homes for dogs and cats… January is Heikinpaiva month. Find out …
Read More »Copper Country Today – December 22, 2019
On today’s Copper Country Today, Todd VanDyke talked with Evan MacDonald and Ben Ciavola from the Keweenaw Resiliency Group, about their efforts to identify solutions to drainage issues in the region that could help us prevent the kind of damage we experienced in the Father’s Day Flood… Houghton County Commissioner …
Read More »Copper Country Today – December 15, 2019
On this week’s Copper Country Today, Todd VanDyke talked with energy expert Dr. Roman Sidortsov from Michigan Tech and the U.P. Energy Task Force about the controversial Line Five pipeline, and propane supplies in the Upper Peninsula. State Senator Ed McBroom checked in with the latest about restoring the Michigan …
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