It will be a white Christmas for sure this weekend. Across the Upper Peninsula weather monitoring services are calling for blizzard like conditions over the next few days; including wind, cold temperatures, lake shore flooding, and more accumulating snow. Last night the National Weather Service – Marquette, posted to their …
Read More »The Magnuson Copper Crown Hotel Reopens Doors in Hancock
A staple hotel in Hancock has officially reopened. The Magnuson Copper Crown opened their doors again a few of weeks ago, after shutting down due to the pandemic. It has taken a lot of work and dedication to get the hotel back open, and Magnuson Owners, the Wisti family, knows …
Read More »Fire Consumes Dollar Bay Garage
Fire heavily damaged a garage in Dollar Bay this morning. Dollar Bay firefighters and Houghton County Sheriff’s deputies were called out around 4:00 to 23322 Cedar Avenue. The found the detached garage fully engulfed in flames. The fire has been extinguished. No injuries have been reported.
Read More »Hancock City Approves Police Labor Contracts – City Council Wrap
Hancock City police officers and commanders have new contracts. The agreement with patrol officers includes a 12 percent increase in the first year. City Manager Mary Babcock said the jump came after the city compared its compensation package with those offered by other law enforcement agencies in the area… We …
Read More »Hancock Cold Season Market Adds Session Today
Last week’s grand opening of the Hancock Cold Season Market was so successful that another edition will be held this afternoon. The original plan had been to suspend the market until after the holidays, but organizer Zack Osborn told us that response from customers and vendors was so positive that …
Read More »Pietila Named to Laurium Village Council
The vacant seat on the Laurium Village Council has been filled. At this week’s meeting, Wesley Pietila was unanimously appointed to fill the vacancy until the 2024 election. The Village Planning Commission also now has a full roster. Ian Raymond and Josh Harju were approved by the council to fill …
Read More »CCISD Salutes Bishop
The Copper Country Intermediate School District Board saluted employee Sierra Bishop at its meeting this week. Bishop is the December recipient of the Superior Educator award through the Portage Health Foundation. In a quiet meeting, the board hired Janie Erkkila as a Speech Language Pathologist, and Jeremy Sandrik, Instructional/Bus Aide. …
Read More »Hoops Wins for Houghton, DB-TC Girls; Baraga Boys – Thursday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school hockey tonight…• Calumet hosts Hancock in game one of the Copper Island Classic. The total-goals series was postponed from its original November dates because of illness on the Bulldogs team. Tonight’s contest starts at 7:00 at …
Read More »Snowmobile Season is Underway with the Portage Lake Lift Bridge in Place
The mats are down, snow is being flattened, and the snowmobilers are rejoicing with the portage lake lift bridge staying in place for the winter. The Keweenaw snowmobile club members and volunteers started filling in the bottom section of the bridge with snow for snowmobilers travels north and south in …
Read More »Delivery Drivers, Musicians and Clean Up Crews Needed for Little Brothers Christmas Day Dinners
It’s the season of the Spirit, and the message if we hear it, is to make it last all year. Christmas day is this weekend, and for Little Brother Friends of the Elderly, volunteering in the community makes this time of year a very special occasion. This weekend the Upper …
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