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The Parade of Nations Marshal was announced to be Jennifer Donovan. Her work began with the Parade of Nations in 2007, when she joined the committee shortly after moving to Houghton to take on the role of director of news and media relations at Michigan Tech’s University Marketing and Communications …

The A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum has announced a brand new Yooperlite exhibit. Yooperlites, or sodalite-bearing syenites, have fluorescent properties that are found in abundance on the shores of the Keweenaw. The sodalite glows orange under UV light, so it’s easy to find them when Yooperlite hunting. The museum is open …

Hancock High school was granted an award to become a Society of Manufacturing PRIME Manufacturing Program School last spring, being one of 81 high schools nationwide operating the program at the time. The teachers were trained, and delivered a wide variety of classes including Mechatronics, Additive Manufacturing, Robotics, Production Equipment …

Hancock announced that volunteers are needed for the city’s Key Ingredients event on July 14th from 6 – 8 pm. Outlaw’d will play in the 400 Block of Quincy Street at 8pm.  The downtown event will kick off the start of Canal Run weekend with local restaurants and musicians showcasing …

Hancock’s Planning Commission will have a presentation on the Master Plan that was open for public input a few weeks ago. The meeting tonight will also have updates on a new clock and the city’s purchases of a few Finlandia lots. The meeting will take place tonight at 6p.m in …

Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. High School On today’s high school baseball schedule…• Calumet welcomes Iron Mountain.• Jeffers travels to L’Anse. On the softball schedule…• Houghton welcomes Negaunee.• Calumet hosts Ishpeming.• Hancock journeys to Westwood.• Jeffers travels to L’Anse. At the U.P. girls soccer tourney in …

Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. High School The WestPAC baseball and softball tournaments were both staged Saturday in the Copper Country. In the baseball tourney, Houghton downed Hancock 6-4 in the championship game. Gaborik Carlson got the win on the mound, striking out seven over the …

On this week’s edition of Copper Country Today: The shift of thousands of acres of undeveloped land in Keweenaw County to public ownership via the The Nature Conservancy continues. Rich Bowman and newly-appointed Project Manager Julia Petersen join host Todd VanDyke with an update. Listen to the discussion here. As …

Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. High School In high school baseball yesterday…• Jeffers defeated Lake Linden-Hubbell 21-5 in their doubleheader opener. The second game was called off because of weather and field conditions.• L’Anse v Ontonagon – no report.• Ewen-Trout Creek lost two at Ironwood, 5-0 …

Spring brings opportunities for outdoor enthusiasts, and with ATV season having officially started this week, ORV enthusiasts need to remember how to be safe when driving.  “We have, too often, accidents that take place, and most of them are so preventable. It’s just high speeds, people that are driving outside …