HOUGHTON, MI, JANUARY 10, 2018 – – This year, in conjunction with Michigan Tech’s Martin Luther King Jr. celebration, and the 50th anniversary of the assassination of the Martin Luther King Jr., the Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts and Michigan Tech’s Center for Diversity and Inclusion are proud to …
Read More »Winter Storm Keeping Road Crews Busy
While residents of the Keweenaw are getting ready for more snow, the Houghton County Road Commission is advising motorists to limit your travels over the next 24 hours and to try to stay off the roads as much as possible. Houghton County Engineer Kevin Harju wants to remind drivers …
Read More »Second Sister March Planned
Another Sister March is in the works. A Women’s March was held on January 21st of last year in Washington DC, with several Sister Marches held in other cities, including locally across the Portage Lake Lift Bridge. An anniversary Sister March on the Bridge will be held on Sunday, January …
Read More »DNR Grant Will Help With Dee Stadium Renovations
The City of Houghton is one of 22 communities that will share in $1.4 million worth of passport grants from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. These funds help communities complete critical outdoor recreation facility renovations and improvements. $75,000 will go toward renovations of the restroom and shower facilities at …
Read More »MTU Women Win at FSU, Men Fall – Friday Sports Wrap
Click on the blue highlights for additional details. High School Snow wiped out the entire local high school sports schedule yesterday. Some make-up dates for the postponed games have been announced. In boys basketball… – The Hancock at Dollar Bay-Tamarack City game will be played January 24th. We will broadcast …
Read More »Ken Steiner Benefit Concert For Little Brothers
A benefit concert for Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly is being held this Friday at the Rozsa Center. The concert is in memory of Ken Steiner, who Michigan Tech’s Jared Anderson says was a lover of music himself. Anderson said, “He was an active musician in the community. He sang …
Read More »UPPCO Holding Public Forum In Hancock
Keweenaw area energy customers are being invited to attend a public forum Thursday afternoon in Hancock. The Upper Peninsula Power Company is holding a series of stakeholder forums across the U.P. and is seeking public input on its integrated resource plan. Thursday’s Open House is the second of four …
Read More »Construction Projects Highlight Look Back On 2017
The year 2017 was a busy one in the City of Houghton. The city council was given a full report in a wrap-up by city manager Eric Waara Wednesday night. The Lakeshore Drive project was the biggest one in the city and while it was not completely finished, it will …
Read More »Wisconsin Man Killed In Snowmobile Crash
A Wisconsin man is dead following a snowmobile accident in southern Houghton County. Troopers from the Michigan State Police Calumet Post responded to Trail #8 near M-28 Wednesday. 41-year-old Jamie Steen of Curtiss, Wisconsin was reportedly driving northbound on Trail #8 when he lost control of his snowmobile on a …
Read More »Daavettila Passes 1,000 in Finlandia Hoops Win – Thursday Sports Wrap
Click on the blue highlights for additional details. High School In high school boys basketball last night, Houghton defeated Gwinn 63-50. Brad Sirard and George Butvilas each scored 25 for the Gremlins. In boys action tonight… – Hancock tips off at Dollar Bay-Tamarack City. Our pregame show will begin around 7:00 …
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