Click on the blue highlights for additional details. Finlandia The Finlandia University men’s basketball team lost 100-70 to Blackburn College in their final game at the Nicolet National Bank tournament in De Pere last night. Geoff Smart led the Lions with 20 points. GLHL The Calumet Wolverines jumped ahead early, …
Read More »Calumet Taxi Service Offering Free Rides Home on New Years Eve
While Alcohol and New Years eve celebrations go hand in hand, a Keweenaw Taxi Service is doing their part to keep drunk drivers off the road ensuring that citizens get home safe and sound. “Were going to be doing a sober program to give people rides home from the …
Read More »DNR Reminds Off Roaders to Check Website for State Forest Road Maps Before Riding
ORV Operators will soon have more terrain to explore in Michigan. Beginning January 1st many state forest roads open up to off-road vehicle traffic, but there are some state forest roads that make an exception to the newly permitted law. The DNR is reminding off roaders to check online maps …
Read More »Tips for Safely Shoveling Snow
With single digit temperatures in the forecast… Keweenaw area residents are reminded to stock up on winter gear and be prepared for the cold and snow. Snow shovels, gloves, hats, space heaters and generators, are all hot commodities in these ridiculously cold temperatures. In fact Swift Hardware in Houghton …
Read More »Two Freightliners Freed After being stuck in the Ice
Two Lake Superior freightliners have been freed after being stuck in the ice. The U.S. Coast Guard came to the aid of the ships with the crew of the Biscayne Bay, a 690 ton Ice Breaking Tug. The icebreaker and its crew spent several hours of efforts before finally releasing …
Read More »Penegor Lumber Mill Cathes Fire
Firefighters spent the evening hours battling the flames of a lumbermill in the Keweenaw. Sources say that the Penegor Lumber mill of Twin Lakes caught fire in the 7:00 hour. Its uncertain at this time what started the blaze. No injuries have been reported and the cause remains under investigation.
Read More »Houghton Claims MacInnes Crown – Friday Sports Wrap
Click on the blue highlights for additional details. High School The Houghton Gremlins won the 43rd annual MacInnes Holiday Tournament last night, by blanking Hancock 2-0 in the title game. Will Stier turned in his second consecutive shutout in net. Dawson McKay scored two power play goals. It’s the fourth …
Read More »LARA reminds Medical Marijuana Patients of Licensing Guidlines
The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs… also known as LARA has released information to inform and advise patients regarding the registration process for acquiring a registry identification card for the Michigan Medical Marihuana Program. The Agency is reminding patients who are in the application process that the …
Read More »The state of Michigan is putting a tighter lock its medicine cabinet.
Lt. Gov. Brian Calley signed legislation yesterday that he says will help combat the opioid epidemic. Calley says “The addiction epidemic is now claiming more lives than car accidents and we are taking an all-hands-on deck approach in Michigan to combat it and prevent future addiction.” Under the new legislation.. the prescribing physician …
Read More »Super Heroes from across the galaxy united last night in Downtown Houghton to raise money for a local charity.
Art Heart is an event that took place at the Magnusen and was created by Black Ice Comics Owner Shana Porteen and actress Patricia Summersett who would like to make it an annual event after the successful turn out. The gathering was a convention-like style celebration of arts, comics, …
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