Click on the highlights for more details. High School The undefeated Dollar Bay-Tamarack City boys basketball team faces top-ranked Southfield Christian in the state tournament Class D semifinals this afternoon at 5:30 at the Breslin Center. It’s the first-ever semifinal appearance for the Blue Bolts. The school will host a watch …
Read More »Portage Lake District Library Hosts Investing for Retirement
The Portage Lake District Library will host a presentation designed to give participants the information they need to plan for retirement. John Nelson, financial adviser from Edward Jones, will present “Retirement: Making Your Money Last” on Thursday, March 22, from 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. This presentation will help participants …
Read More »Nearly 50 Volunteers Help With 31 Backpacks Big Pack
What started six years ago as a kind act of generosity has turned into a semi-annual event that brings good Samaritans together from across the Keweenaw as they ensure that students in the Copper Country have the nourishment they need to sustain their diets through their upcoming school vacation. 31 …
Read More »Woman Says She Was Kidding About Threat
Federal, state and local authorities have investigated a threatening statement made towards the Social Security Administration building in Escanaba. Just before 1pm last Thursday, an identified 50 year-old woman contacted the State of Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. The woman, who was upset over a disputed benefit refund, …
Read More »League Of Women Voters To Hold Public Meetings On Jail
The Copper Country League of Women Voters will be hosting a series of public input meetings before the county’s plans for a new jail addition move forward. The League says the three public meetings are to address the issues of the inadequate Houghton County jail and the aging and cramped …
Read More »Unbeaten Bolts Head South – Wednesday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlights for more details. High School The Dollar Bay-Tamarack City boys basketball team advanced to the state tournament semifinals with 74-68 victory over Cedarville last night. The Blue Bolts built a 13 point halftime lead, maintained a double-digit advantage through much of the second half, then held …
Read More »Compete in the 16th Annual High School Local History Smackdown!
Are you an area high school student interested in local history? Do you want to compete over it? If so, it’s time to get ready for the 16th Annual High School Local History Smackdown! The Smackdown offers Copper Country high school students the chance to test their knowledge of all things …
Read More »League of Women Voters Presents Program about Statehood for D.C.
The Portage Lake District Library will host the Copper Country League of Women Voters on Tuesday, March 20, at 6:30 p.m. Dr. Martha Sloan will present a discussion of “Statehood for the People of D.C.” She will explain how the citizens of the District of Columbia pay more in federal …
Read More »NMU Grad Joins Team At Upper Great Lakes Family Health Center
CALUMET, MI – Upper Great Lakes Family Health Center (UGL) welcomes Whitney Brey, Certified Physician Assistant (PA-C), to their team of family medicine providers at the Calumet Family Health Center. Brey attended Northern Michigan University in Marquette, MI, where she received her Bachelor of Science Degree. She then went on …
Read More »Village of L’Anse Receives State Grant For Solar Power
The Village of L’Anse has one of 11 projects statewide to receive funding from the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. A grant of $45,000 was awarded to the village to help construct a community solar array for their municipal electric utility. Nearly $900,000 in total grants were awarded …
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