Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. MLB The Detroit Tigers had yesterday off, and return home to host the Houston Astros tonight. Matt Boyd will pitch against Collin McHugh. Hear the first pitch at 7:10 on AM 1400 and FM 99.3, WCCY. The Milwaukee Brewers scored three runs …
Read More »Donations Being Accepted For Shawn Wickersheim Memorial Student Lounge
An open space at the Paavo Nurmi Center on the campus of Finlandia University in Hancock will look a lot different six weeks from now. It will be furnished as a new student lounge named after former athletic stand-out Shawn Wickersheim, who graduated in 2008. He earned a total of nine …
Read More »Houghton May Purchase New Fire Truck With Aerial Apparatus
The City of Houghton is looking at purchasing a new fire truck with an aerial apparatus. They are considering a demo truck in the amount of $1,013,271 with 7,000 miles on it and being sold as new. The city was already considering purchasing a new pumper and budgeted the payment …
Read More »Houghton Sells Out Of Recyclable Containers, Orders More
Curbside recycling begins next week in Houghton and all indications are that there will be a lot of participation. Houghton City Manager Eric Waara said the demand for recyclable containers has been so great, they city has already sold every one of the 250 containers they had available and now …
Read More »Houghton Donates $10,000 To Dial Help
Dial Help does a great deal for the community, not only with their crisis center hotline, but with the victim’s support services that they offer. The City of Houghton knows this–and to help support them, the City Council voted to donate $10,000 to Dial Help at their regular meeting Wednesday. …
Read More »Tigers Sweep Sox – Thursday Sports Update
Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. MLB Miguel Cabrera’s ninth-inning home run lifted the Detroit Tigers to a 4-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox yesterday afternoon. Michael Fulmer turned in another strong effort. He gave up single runs in the first, seventh and eighth innings. Bruce Rondon relieved …
Read More »Tamburitzans Coming Back To Calumet Theater
Calumet-Laurium-Keweenaw Rotary Club proudly presents The Tamburitzans at the Calumet Theatre on August 10th at 7:00 pm. Returning for over 70 years, the Tamburitzans is the longest running annual show at the Calumet Theatre. CLK Rotary sponsors the show to keep this great Copper Country tradition alive and as a …
Read More »National Park Service Centennial Celebrations at Isle Royale National Park
Houghton, MI – Throughout the month of August, Isle Royale National Park will celebrate the National Park Service’s (NPS) 100 birthday. Events will take place in Rock Harbor, Windigo, and Houghton. On August 25, 1916 President Woodrow Wilson signed congressional legislation establishing the NPS to administer the cultural and scenic wonders that define all …
Read More »KSEF Coming Back Next Week
The 2nd Annual Keweenaw Science and Engineering Festival begins next week with another packed schedule of STEM-themed events. Festival board member Susie Landers says people are really excited this time around because they know what to expect. The four-day event opens with the Layers of Superior Art Exhibit in the …
Read More »Aspirus Invites All Nursing Moms To ‘Big Latch On’ Event
HOUGHTON – The Aspirus Women’s Health Team will host the “Big Latch On,” a synchronized community breastfeeding event, on Saturday, Aug. 6, at Aspirus Houghton Clinic. Nursing mothers are invited to gather in the clinic’s private Outpatient Therapies room and support one another by “latching on” (breastfeeding) as a part …
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