People who use the Tech Trails may soon be able to enjoy a lodge that provides showers and security lockers. Officials from the Great Lakes Sports Commission last week announced a $150,000 grant to help the university promote use of the trails. Commission chair Doug Luciani says such a facility …
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High School On the high school volleyball schedule tonight…• Houghton plays at Calumet.• Dollar Bay-Tamarack City hosts Ewen-Trout Creek.• Jeffers travels to Wakefield-Marenisco.• Lake Linden-Hubbell visits Chassell. MLB The Dodgers have won the National League pennant. L-A came from behind to edge the Braves 4-3 in the seventh game of …
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High School In the heavy snow at Warner Field Saturday, Lake Linden-Hubbell spotted North Central an early 20-0 lead. The Lakes came back, as Caleb Klein ran 61 yards for a touchdown, Brandon Lavigne sprinted 76 yards for another, and Klein added a 31-yard TD run. It was too little, …
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High School In high school football last night… • Calumet cruised past Hancock 34-18. See video highlights here: • Houghton edged Negaunee 15-13 in overtime. The Gremlins’ only score in regulation came on a Camden Markham quarterback sneak. On the first play of overtime Nathan Erva broke a tackle at …
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On this week’s Copper Country Today, Todd VanDyke talks with the four candidates running for one at-large Hancock City Council seat. We hear from incumbent John Haeussler, and challengers James De Clerck, Margo Pizzi and Robert Stites. Why are they running, and what is their vision for Hancock? Listen to …
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Bill Siler will continue to serve on the Houghton County Road Commission. The Houghton County Board of Commissioners reappointed the current road commission chair to a new term at a special meeting on Friday. The decision was not unanimous. County Commissioner Glenn Anderson expressed concern about the Road Commission’s handling …
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Local law enforcement officers have a new firearms training aid, thanks to some high school students. Members of the welding class at the Copper Country Intermediate School District Career and Technical Education Center assembled the target. It consists of a heavy vertical stand with a series of paddle targets that …
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The third person named as a possible participant in a threatening phone call made to Houghton County Clerk Jennifer Kelly has spoken out. A statement sent to Keweenaw Report by Jake Putala’s attorney, George W. Hyde III, says Putala was “not involved in any threats to Ms. Kelly or her …
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We’ve received more information about the future of the Feeding America West Michigan Mobile Food Pantry visits to the Copper Country. Molly Kooi from Feeding America West Michigan tells us that the local Community Action Agency and the Western U.P. Food Bank informed them that they did not wish to …
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COVID-19 numbers in the Western Upper Peninsula continue to moderate. The most recent report from the Upper Peninsula Health Department shows 43 more confirmed positives in the five-county region since the last report was issued late Monday, along with 37 more probable cases, 63 confirmed recoveries, and two deaths. 21 …
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