Giving Tuesday last year kept on giving to the Copper Harbor Trails Club. Around the time of the Copper Shores Community Health Foundation’s Giving Tuesday event last year, CHTC announced that the club would be partnering with biking industry leader, SRAM, to match the club’s Giving Tuesday donations and fundraising …
Read More »SRO Officer Responds to Threat of Violence at Houghton Middle School
Houghton Portage Township Schools SRO Officer responds to a threat of violence at the middle school. Yesterday Houghton Middle middle school principal reported that a student had made a statement of violence against three other students. SRO Office Kirk Mills was able to remove the student from the school. District …
Read More »Giving Tuesday Non-Profit Spotlight: 31 Backpacks
Since the start of Giving Tuesday, the Copper Shores Community Health Foundation has worked with a wide range of other area non-profits to bring the community the largest day of fundraising in the region. Since the beginning of Giving Tuesday, 31 Backpacks has been one of many local groups that …
Read More »Equipment Loans of the Keweenaw Helps Support Quality of Life for Copper Country Disabled Community
Thirteen years ago Equipment Loan of the Keweenaw began working with disabled members of the community to source medical equipment. Purchasing a new wheelchair or getting maintenance can add up. With the group’s years of connections and a closet with some used equipment, Equipment Loan of the Keweenaw has helped …
Read More »Over 150 Stakeholders Contribute to the Hancock Public Schools Superintendent Search Survey
Hancock Public Schools had a wide range of respondents to the district’s superintendent survey. A little over 150 people in the community submitted a survey to the district, the majority of those having lived in the district for more than 10 years. The survey asked a variety of questions that …
Read More »MTU Soccer Falls in GLIAC Tourney Opening Round – Tuesday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. High School High school volleyball tournament regional semifinals will be played tonight…• In Division Three, Calumet will face Manistique at Marquette at 6:00. Coverage will begin at 5:40 on the Voice of the Copper Kings, KBear 102.3. The Copper Kings are …
Read More »UPPCO Giving Away Energy Efficiency Kits and Sharing Valuable Information with Homeowners
By now many homes have likely already begun to turn on the heater as the temperatures dip and winter moves into the upper peninsula. And with the change of the seasons comes higher energy bills for keeping the house warm. UPPCO knows that there are homes throughout its service region …
Read More »A Vehicle Suffers Damage in a Collision with a Deer in Greenland Township
No one was injured in a single-car crash with a deer in Ontonagon County Saturday afternoon. The Ontonagon County sheriff reports that a male driver in Greenland Township was traveling north on Rousseau Road, now west of Heitla Road. When a deer jumped out in front of his vehicle. The …
Read More »Keweenaw Family Resource Center Introduces New Programming for Dads of the Copper Country
Dad plays a major role in the development of a child. Over the years, the Keweenaw Family Resource Center says that dads have begun taking on larger child-rearing roles in the household. Whether parents are splitting care responsibilities, or a father operates as a stay-at-home father. Later this week, KFRC …
Read More »HPS School Board Prepares for Superintendent Interviews
The Hancock public school board will call a special meeting tonight. The Hancock school board has had tonight’s date on the calendar for a while, as the district continues its search for a new superintendent. Last month Hancock School collected survey responses from the community, HPS families, and district stakeholders, …
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