Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School The Jeffers High School baseball team split their doubleheader against Negaunee yesterday. In the opener, Levi Frahm allowed just one hit in a 3-2 victory. Chase Kinnunen and Brogan Turner each earned an RBI. In the nightcap, Frahm and …
Read More »Laurium’s Village Manager Selected to Speak at 2024 Gogebic Community College Graduation
College students have just a few more weeks until the end of the semester and final exams. For some though their time on campus won’t end when they turn in their final test. Gogebic Community College hopes to inspire graduating students by inviting a special guest and alumni to …
Read More »Houghton Sets Public Hearing for a Commercial Rehabilitation District at 109 Sheldon Avenue
Houghton has set a public hearing date for a commercial rehabilitation district for a property on Sheldon Avenue. The city was recently approached by the owners of the former Kirkish Furniture building, at 109 Sheldon Avenue, about moving forward on a rehabilitation project for the building. Houghton has not received …
Read More »Houghton Begins Spring Preparation Ahead of Graduation, Sets Spring Clean Up Dates
Houghton residents might notice that the city has begun to prepare for spring and summer with various projects, parks, and murals returning to downtown. City Manager Eric Waara says that the public works department will begin to open the parks for spring recreation after post-winter inspections. As well as begin …
Read More »Registration for Runner and Volunteers Opens for the Thatcher Markham Memorial Run 5K
Organizers are excited to announce registration has opened for the Thatcher Markham Memorial Run 5 K taking place Bridgefest weekend. The memorial remembers Thatcher Markham, the only death recorded during the 2018 Father’s Day Flood. In his memory and at the request of his family, proceeds raised during the event …
Read More »Gibson Cup Series Opens Tonight – Thursday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. GLHL The Portage Lake Pioneers and Calumet Wolverines will open the Gibson Cup series tonight. Faceoff for game one has been moved up to 7:00 at Dee Stadium. Coverage will begin at 6:45 on KBear 102.3. Game two will be played …
Read More »Two Nigerians Plead Guilty in Marquette Sextortion Case
Two Nigerian men charged in a sextortion plot that led to the suicide of a Marquette teenager have pleaded guilty. In U.S. District Court Wednesday, 22-year-old Samuel Ogoshi and 20-year-old Samson Ogoshi, from Lagos, each entered guilty pleas on a single charge of conspiracy to exploit teenage boys. The crime …
Read More »MTEC SmartZone Names the Six Companies in the Inaugural AMMP Accelerator Program
MTEC SmartZone announces the six companies participating in the inaugural cohort of the AMMP Accelerator program. The Advanced Material and Manufacturing Program supports the early-stage development of companies focused on either advanced materials or manufacturing sectors. The programs foster innovation, and job creation, and position the Keweenaw as a leading …
Read More »MDOT Opens Access to $3.5 Million in Grants to Support Mobility in Cities
Mobility and Electrification, MDOT will look to support quick build projects led by cities and transit authorities to improve user safety, and mobility and support place-making efforts. The program will seek to make communities more walk-able, bike-able, and transit more micro-mobility-friendly. To help city leaders understand how the program can …
Read More »Dark Sky Festival Returns Tomorrow to the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge for Three Days
An old saying in Michigan says if you don’t like the weather wait five minutes. The factors that create each day’s weather patterns are influenced by interactions between the oceans, Earth’s diverse landscapes, solar radiation, and motion in space. Starting tomorrow the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge will host the annual Dark …
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