The WestPAC champion Calumet Copper Kings swept all three conference Player of the Year honors announced this afternoon. Rory Anderson captured two of the three awards, as he was named both Offensive and Special Teams Player of the Year. Russ Bjorn completed the sweep, as he was honored as Defensive …
Read More »US-41 Hancock traffic pattern to revert to normal
October 24, 2016 — As work on the Michigan Department of Transportation’s US-41 (Reservation and Quincy streets) streetscape project winds down, traffic in downtown Hancock will revert to normal flow today or tomorrow. Final pavement markings are expected to be completed and one-way northbound traffic will resume on Reservation and …
Read More »Portage Health Foundation Releases Three Request for Proposals Focused on Food and Nutrition
[Hancock, Mich.] As part of the Portage Health Foundation’s (PHF) “Stop the Roar of Hunger” food initiative, PHF has researched the ways in which food insecurities and nutrition affect an individual’s overall health. PHF has learned from numerous studies, such as the 2015 Western Upper Peninsula Health Needs Assessment and …
Read More »Alternative Energy Proposal Seeks $100 Million Award
Residents in the region pay some of the highest electric bills in the country and efforts to find alternative solutions continue. The Keweenaw Community Foundation successfully completed its application to the MacArthur Foundation for the first ever $100 million “critical problem” grant. The proposal would enhance local renewable energy generation …
Read More »Students Tour Calumet Clinic Construction Site
These days, you don’t have to go to college to earn a good paying job. Students from Baraga and Chassell High Schools toured a Moyle construction site in Calumet to see first hand the work skilled tradesman do in the industry. Moyle Construction Project Manager Andrew Kemper said, “We just …
Read More »“Stuff A Blue Goose” Events This Week
The 2016 Michigan Harvest Gathering Campaign in underway to raise hunger awareness and to provide food for local food pantries. Troopers from the Michigan State Police were outside Pat’s Foods in L’Anse Saturday, where people could buy a bag of groceries which were then stuffed inside a patrol car, or …
Read More »Lakes, Kings Football Playoff Pairings Announced – Monday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School WestPAC football champion Calumet will open the Division Six playoffs Saturday against the Boyne City Ramblers. It’s a rematch against the team they lost to in the District final last year. Kickoff will be at 1:00 at Agassiz Field. …
Read More »Chassell Boys CC 3-Peat, Lakes FB Perfect Again
Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In cross country, the Chassell boys won their third straight UP Division Three championship Saturday. The Panthers outpointed second-place Brimley. Chassell’s Ben Tuomi finished third individually. Hunter Rautiola was fifth, as the Panthers placed five runners in the top-20. Each of …
Read More »UPPCO Warns of Scam
Here is information we have received from UPPCO regarding a scam that has been reported in the Keweenaw: Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) is urging its business customers to be aware of a current telephone scam occurring in the Houghton area in which a caller threatens service disconnection unless a call is …
Read More »Hancock Claims Copper Bowl – Saturday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school football last night… – Hancock edged Houghton 20-18 in a hard-fought Copper Bowl game. The lead changed hands four times as the teams traded scores. The Bulldogs drew first blood when Bryce Turner scored on a one-yard run …
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