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A current Kent County Assistant Prosecutor will become the new Houghton County Prosecuting Attorney. Dan Helmer’s appointment to the post was announced today by 12th Circuit Court Judge Brittany Bulleit, who was responsible for making the selection. Helmer has been an Assistant Prosecutor in Kent County since graduating from the …

The Keweenaw Peninsula’s winter has come through the region for the first time this season. Over the weekend, areas of the western Upper Peninsula saw a small dusting of snow, before today’s winter weather. A winter weather advisory has been placed on the region starting at 6 pm tonight and …

The Young Americans for Freedom group at Michigan Technological University will hold the group’s first military care package program starting today. Over the coming days, the Young Americans for Freedom at MTU at collect items and care packages from the community to send to military service members deployed overseas. Those …

A college student at the University of Michigan, hailing from Hancock, has earned a scholarship from the Coast Guard Foundation. Aubrey Swain, of Hancock, is one of 187 students in the country receiving a scholarship award from the non-profit foundation for 2023. Swain attends college at the University of Michigan …

Sustainable tourism can have a variety of meanings, but at its core often limits the industry’s negative impact on a region. Coming up soon Visit Keweenaw plans to introduce a bi–monthly presentation series for the copper country that will explore different areas of sustainable tourism. The series will invite the …

One of the village of Baraga’s most notable structures no longer stands. Late last week, a demolition crew leveled the building on Superior Avenue that, for many years, housed the Side Track Bar. Built in 1879, the building was home to the Side Track since at least the mid-1930s. It …

Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. High School The Lake Linden-Hubbell football team shut down Forest Park 27-6 in an Eight-Player Division Two regional semifinal game Saturday. Sammy Roberts rushed for 200 yards and three touchdowns. Danny Marcotte tossed a touchdown pass to Mason Holzberger, and ran …

On this weeks Copper Country Today program: Mark Wilcox, Executive Director of the Isle Royale and Keweenaw Parks Association, joins Todd VanDyke to talk about their membership drive, and ways people who love the parks can be supportive. Hear the discussion here. Host Todd VanDyke talks with Karyn Juntunen of …

Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. High School Jeffers’ Kaeda Rajala has been named Copper Mountain Conference Volleyball Player of the Year. The Jets were named CMC Team of the Year, and Jeffers’ Rachel Sondergrath was honored as Coach of the Year. Local players named to the …

Just south of Houghton, along Boundary Road, lies the Boundary Road Trails. The small trail network offers year-round access and encourages residents to get outdoors with their furry friends. Since taking over maintenance at the location a few years ago, Trail Maintenance Coordinator Arlyn Aronson, says that he works on …