The leadership of the CLK Board of Education will remain the same this year. At last night’s organizational meeting, Phyllis Locatelli was reelected president. Jason Wickstrom will continue as vice president, Melanie Parker as secretary, and Daniel Zubiena as treasurer. At the regular meeting that followed, the board approved a …
Read More »Aspirus to Take Over Seven More Hospitals
Aspirus is expanding its footprint in northern Wisconsin. The non-profit health organization will take over seven hospitals, 21 physician clinics, and the air and ground medical transport services currently operated by Ascension. They include hospitals in Eagle River, Merrill, Woodruff, Stanley, Tomahawk, Rhinelander and Stevens Point. Ascension will continue to …
Read More »UPPCO to Begin Reservoir Drawdowns
The Upper Peninsula Power Company will begin lowering the water levels of the reservoirs behind several dams. Officials say that the Victoria Dam, Bond Falls, Lake Gogebic, Silver Lake and Hoist reservoirs will be drawn down this month. The Prickett Dam reservoir will be reduced next month. UPPCO’s licenses require …
Read More »County Board hears from Dominion Election Systems
The leadership of the Houghton County Board of Commissioners will stay the same this year. At last night’s meeting, Al Koskela was reelected as chair, and Tom Tikkanen as vice-chair. Board members had a chance to talk with a representative from Dominion Election Systems, which provides voting equipment for Houghton …
Read More »Calumet Volleyball Team Falls in State Quarterfinal – Wednesday Sports Wrap
High School Volleyball The Calumet High School volleyball team’s state tournament run ended last night with a 3-0 loss to Beaverton in the state quarterfinals. College Hockey There will be no Michigan Tech hockey again this weekend. The Huskies missed last weekend’s series at Minnesota State because of positive COVID-19 …
Read More »Baraga County Officials post COVID “Manifesto”
The calm at last night’s public Baraga County board meeting disguised a more controversial move that was being planned behind the scenes. Shortly after the meeting was adjourned, a letter was quietly posted on the Facebook site that Sheriff Joe Brogan had used during his recent election campaign. Entitled “Baraga …
Read More »Roelof to Lead Baraga County Board
Bill Roelof is the new chair of the Baraga County Board of Commissioners. Roelof takes over for longtime chair Mike Koskinen, who was defeated in his bid for reelection in November. Gale Eilola will serve as vice-chair. At an otherwise quiet meeting last evening, the board welcomed new members Will …
Read More »Houghton County COVID Surge Continues
Houghton County continues as the COVID-19 hot spot in the latest report from the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department. Since their previous update was released late Thursday, 93 more positives have been confirmed in the five-county region. 68 of those are in Houghton County, with 20 in Gogebic County, three …
Read More »General Public COVID-19 Vaccinations Begin
The effort to vaccinate the general public in the Copper Country against COVID-19 is officially underway. Aspirus began inoculations yesterday. UP Health System-Portage is set to begin this afternoon, with Baraga County Memorial Hospital scheduled to start on Thursday. Laurium resident Kathy Hendrickson received her first COVID-19 vaccine Monday. Image …
Read More »Calumet High School Volleyball Tourney Run Resumes Today – Tuesday Sports Wrap
High School Volleyball The Calumet High School volleyball team continues the long-delayed state tournament tonight. After a break forced by COVID-19 restrictions, the Copper Kings will face Beaverton in the quarterfinals this evening at Houghton Lake High School. If Calumet wins this evening, they’ll advance to the semifinals Thursday at …
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