Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. High School In high school football last night… • Lake Linden-Hubbell snapped North Central’s 41-game winning streak with a 28-25 victory. Danny Marcotte connected with Sammy Roberts for a 45-yard touchdown with 1:30 left in the game to seal the win. …
Read More »Portage Health Auxiliary Opens 2023 Grants to Local Non-Profit Organizations
The Portage Health Auxiliary announces that applications are open for the group’s 2023 grants. The Portage Health Auxiliary is a local nonprofit organization, with the mission to improve the health and well-being of the youth and elderly populations. The organization additionally promotes the support of healthcare careers and fields. Portage …
Read More »Calumet Celebrates 100 Years of Fun at Agassiz Park Tomorrow
The village of Calumet will celebrate a very special anniversary for a special park tomorrow. Agassiz Park in Calumet has made green space available to the public for 100 years. Calumet invites residents, and those who have enjoyed making memories at the park to join the village’s leadership, and the …
Read More »Suspect in Hospital After Shootout with MSP Troopers in Marquette County
A male suspect is in custody and is receiving treatment for injuries sustained in a shoot-out with MSP troopers in Marquette County. At approximately 7 p.m. yesterday, Michigan State Police Hometown Security team troopers were involved in a shooting with a male suspect wanted on a felony warrant. The troopers …
Read More »United States Coast Guard Station Portage Invites the Community to an Open House
The United States Coast Guard’s local station invites the Copper Country to tour their boats and learn more about joining their ranks tomorrow. During the open house, the US Coast Guard Station Portage will share why they joined, and tell the community a little about what their station does on …
Read More »Michigan Attorney General Looking into Finlandia University’s Final Days
In the years leading up to Finlandia University’s closure the the school used endowment funds from donors to pay for operational expenses. Endowments typically allow an entity to pull money from the interest made by the account, but not from the principal. An endowment’s trustee may take money from the …
Read More »Volleyball Wins for Hancock, LL-H, Jeffers – Friday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. High School In high school volleyball last evening…• Hancock cruised past Iron Mountain 3-0 (25-10, 25-21, 25-16).• Lake Linden-Hubbell blanked Ontonagon 3-0 (25-19, 25-11, 25-16). Abi Codere led the Lakes with nine kills. Payton Goldsworthy had six aces and 22 assists. …
Read More »A Mohawk Man Dies from Injuries Sustained in a Roll-Over Accident – Updated
UPDATE: The victim has been identified as Joel Tuoriniemi. Read his obituary here. A Mohawk man died early this morning as a result of injuries sustained in a rollover accident. At 2:10 a.m. the Keweenaw County Sheriff was dispatched for a single-vehicle rollover crash with the driver trapped inside. The …
Read More »Copper Shores Community Health Foundation Contributes a $10,000 Grant Toward Hancock’s Purchase of the Ryan Street Community Gardens
Hancock will soon complete a purchase of the Ryan Street Gardens thanks to a grant from the Copper Shores Community Health Foundation, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, and the community who supported the action through a crowdfunding campaign. Last night the city council accepted the city’s grant award of ten …
Read More »Ingham County Court Hearing to Abandon Finlandia Properties Rescheduled to October
An Ingham County court hearing to abandon properties on Finlandia University’s campus has been rescheduled. Earlier in the month O’Keefe LLC had motioned to abandon six buildings owned by the university due to inconsequential value or benefit to the receivership. Jutila Center, Mannerheim Hall, Nikander Hall, Wargelin Hall, the Paavo …
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