Finlandia The Finlandia University women’s soccer squad lost 1-0 to Minnesota-Morris yesterday. GLIAC The Michigan Tech soccer team gave up a pair of early goals, and lost 2-1 to Wisconsin-Parkside yesterday. Grace Shaw scored the Huskies’ only goal, in the second half. MLB The Detroit Tigers ended their season with …
Read More »UPDATE: Missing Teen Found
UPDATE: Police tell us Wilson returned home on his own Sunday evening. Troopers from the Michigan State Police Negaunee Post are looking for a missing teenage boy in Marquette County. Zander Lee Wilson Fifteen-year-old Zander Lee Wilson was last seen around 8:30 Saturday morning near his residence on County Road …
Read More »Calumet Prepares Blight Crackdown
The Village of Calumet is positioning itself for a more aggressive fight against blight. In a press release, Village Manager Caleb Katz said that blight causes significant adverse effects that are felt across the entire community, including decreased property values, fewer economic development opportunities, and a loss of community pride. …
Read More »Gov to State Employees: “Show Up Tuesday”
State employees have been told to report to work as usual Tuesday morning. The memo issued by Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer late Friday is an indication that she will not issue wholesale vetoes of the state budget bills that were passed by the Republican-led House and Senate, and have all …
Read More »KBIC Adds Donated Fire Truck to Fleet
The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community has added a vehicle to its fire-fighting fleet, thanks to the Hiawatha National Forest. Image provided by Hiawatha National Forest The Type 6 fire engine was scheduled for replacement as part of the federal government’s regular cycle. It was donated to the KBIC through the …
Read More »Calumet Football Remains Unbeaten – Saturday Sports Wrap
High School Jesse Hill runs for the Lakes In high school football last night…– Calumet remained unbeaten by smothering Norway 47-13. Nick Djerf ran for three touchdowns.– Houghton earned its first win of the season, edging Gwinn 28-24. Ty Halonen’s 55-yard run with four minutes remaining provided the winning margin.– Hancock …
Read More »Singer/Songwriter Bethel Returns to Copper Country to Perform
One of the Copper Country’s favorite expatriate musical performers will return for a show tomorrow night. Hannah Bethel now works out of Nashville as a country singer and songwriter. It’s been a couple of years since she’s performed before the hometown crowd, so fans can expect a lot of fresh …
Read More »Former Copper Country Priest Accused of Abuse
A former Copper Country priest has been accused of abusing children. Terrence M. Healy was ordained in the Diocese of Marquette in 1968. He spent a decade at various U.P. churches for a decade. He took a leave of absence in 1978, then returned to service in 1982 in the …
Read More »More Yoopers Working, but Unemployment Rate Rises
The number of people working in the Upper Peninsula fell slightly in August, but remained higher than it was a year ago. The state reports that 139,200 Yoopers were employed last month… 2,000 more than in August of 2018. The number of unemployed workers also rose compared to last year, …
Read More »Annual “Turkey Shoot” Sunday
A 57-year Baraga County tradition will continue Sunday, when the Ottawa Sportsmen’s Club holds its annual Turkey Shoot. Club member Jack Lehto says no actual turkeys get shot, but some paper shooting range targets will suffer some damage… There’ll be good food, non-shooting activities for kids, and raffles big and …
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