Michigan State Police report a fatal accident occurred recently in Copper City. On August 29th troopers from the MSP Calumet post responded to a fatal crash on Copper City road in Calumet township. Troopers say that a 27-year-old male on a dirt bike was crossing the center line and struck …
Read More »Copper Shores Hosts the 8th Annual Suicide Prevention Walk on Saturday
Loneliness and mental health can lead to devastation within a community. But suicide is not the answer to life‘s challenges. On Saturday Copper Shores Community Health Foundation hosts will bring the Copper Country together in support of preventing suicides for the 8th annual Suicide Prevention Walk. During the event the …
Read More »Tadych’s Marketplace Partners with the Folds of Honor Foundation for a Second Year
Tadych’s Marketplace and its parent company Coburn’s inc., support veterans with the Folds of Honor campaign in 2024. Throughout September Tadych’s marketplace partners with the Folds of Honor Foundation to raise funds for educational scholarships awarded to the spouses and children of fallen and disabled veterans and first responders. During …
Read More »Houghton Keweenaw County 4 H Program Awards the 2024 Senior Scholarship to Claudia Torrey
The Houghton Keweenaw 4 H Program awards this year’s Senior Scholarship Award to Claudia Torrey. On Friday the Houghton Keweenaw County 4 H Program announced Claudia Torrey has been awarded the 2024 Senior Scholarship Award worth 500 dollars. Torrey has become an active member of the program’s Trap Rock 4 …
Read More »Lions Win Season-Opener in OT – Monday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School On the high school volleyball schedule this evening… Chassell plays at Bessemer. MLB The Tigers trounced the Athletics 9-1 yesterday. Ty Madden took over from Beau Brieske in the second inning, and gave up a run on five hits …
Read More »Houghton Soccer Skunks Escanaba – Sunday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school boys soccer Saturday… Houghton blanked Escanaba 4-0. Ethan Heckel scored twice, and Josh Bennett and Oliver Pap each found the net once. Jonah Falker earned the shut out in goal. In high school volleyball Saturday, Jeffers …
Read More »Copper Country Today – September 9, 2024
On this week’s edition of Copper Country Today: Houghton-Portage Township Schools Superintendent Anders Hill talked with host Todd VanDyke about the millage request voters will face on the November ballot. Hear the discussion here. Host Todd VanDyke and Brad Barnett of Visit Keweenaw and Michael Stanitis from the Western Upper …
Read More »Football Wins for Calumet, Ontonagon – Saturday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school football last night… Houghton lost 28-8 at Kingsford. Calumet downed Westwood 30-14. The Copper Kings built a 14-0 halftime lead with a short touchdown run by Nathan Thyrion, and a 15-yard scoring jaunt by Ben Anderson …
Read More »Copper Shores Outreach and Education Hosting Narcan Training to Fight the Opioid Crisis
Naloxone saves lives. Commonly known as Narcan, Naloxone has been used within addiction health communities to respond to opioid overdoses. Copper Shores Outreach and Education understands that spreading knowledge about addiction and tools used by professionals in the case of emergencies can help communities take action. Next week Copper Shores …
Read More »Houghton Police Seek Information for Missing Person
Houghton police seek information regarding a missing person. The city of Houghton police department notified the community to a missing person today. Myrica Rajdl, 18 years old, was last seen at the Walgreens in Houghton at 3 pm yesterday. She is described as last seen wearing camo pants and a …
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