Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. High School The Calumet High School volleyball team’s fine season ended with a 3-1 (25-19, 20-25, 23-25, 11-25) loss to Traverse City St. Francis in the division three state tournament quarterfinals last night. The Copper Kings fell behind in the first …
Read More »Giving Tuesday Non- Profit Spotlight: Hancock Trails Club
The past year has been very busy for the Keweenaw Nordic Ski Club, now the Hancock Trails Club. In 2023 besides completing several trail improvements, the club completed a name change. Earlier in the year, the KNSC became the Hancock Trails Club, to reflect the changing needs of the community …
Read More »Giving Tuesday Non-Profit Spotlight: Camp Josh
In the past year, Camp Josh in Ontonagon County has been able to make significant upgrades to the grounds thanks in part to fundraising from Giving Tuesday 2022. The camp was able to complete multiple projects supporting campers in need of smooth paths for wheelchairs. Camp Josh blacktopped the path …
Read More »Northern Michigan University Police Warn of Scammer Calling Individuals
Northern Michigan University police warn of a scammer impersonating a university officer. The NMU Police Department would like to make the student body and surrounding community aware of a scam report, where an individual has called victims by phone to impersonate an NMU PD officer. The scammer has attempted to …
Read More »Keweenaw County Seeks to Fill Vacant Seat on the County’s Planning Commission Board
Keweenaw County will seek an individual to fill an opening on the county’s planning commission. Keweenaw County has an immediate opening on the planning commission board, which typically meets 10 times a year. The county will seek a resident from Houghton or Sherman townships but will accept an application from …
Read More »Western Upper Peninsula Hunters Prepare for the 2023 Deer Rifle Season
Deer rifle season will start tomorrow morning with the first break of sunshine in the western upper peninsula. Michigan DNR officials say that last spring’s late snowfall and significant flooding had an impact on the deer herd in the western region. And say that the heard seems to be doing …
Read More »Chris Salani Selected as Hancock Public Schools’ New Superintendent
Hancock Public Schools has a new superintendent. Since the start of the school year, Chris Salani has worn many hats, taking on the interim superintendent role. While continuing his duties as the district’s athletic director, and high school principal. Salani was the Hancock Public School’s Board of Education’s single internal …
Read More »MTU Soccer Heads to NCAA Tourney – Tuesday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. High School The Calumet High School volleyball team faces Traverse City St. Francis in the division three state tournament quarterfinals tonight. The Copper Kings are ranked seventh in the state in the Michigan Interscholastic Volleyball Coaches Association poll. The Gladiators are …
Read More »Update: 53 Year Old Man Shot Dead in Houghton
Update 11/14/23 10:13 am: One person was shot dead last night in Houghton. Monday evening at approximately 7 pm, Houghton city police were called to the Douglass House – Armando’s restaurant for reports of shots fired. Police were able to secure the scene and clear the public from the location …
Read More »Giving Tuesday Non-Profit Spotlight: Keweenaw Random Acts of Community Kindness
Keweenaw Random Acts of Community Kindness works to make life easier for residents in Keweenaw and Houghton Counties. The wholly grassroots effort works with residents when they cannot afford necessary home repairs, medical expenses, and transportation to places like the doctor. Since joining the Copper Shores Community Health Foundation’s Giving …
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