One man is facing a drunk driving charge after an auto accident early Sunday morning. The Houghton County Sheriff’s Office responded to the accident on Canal Road around 3:30am. The driver of the vehicle suffered minor injuries and was arrested for Operating While Intoxicated. He was later taken by Mercy …
Read More »Chassell Man Injured In ATV Accident
A Chassell man is recovering after colliding with a minivan while on his ATV. The Houghton County Sheriff’s Office responded to the accident just before 9:00am Saturday on US-41, south of Klingville Road in Chassell Township. A 65-year-old Chassell man was traveling northbound along the shoulder of US-41 in his …
Read More »Castellanos Powers Tigers’ Walk-Off Win – Monday Sports Wrap
MLB Nicholas Castellanos’ home run in the bottom of the 10th inning lifted the Detroit Tigers to a badly-needed 4-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays yesterday. Detroit took a 3-1 lead into the ninth inning, thanks to seven solid innings from starter Tyler Alexander, who gave up just three …
Read More »Local Runners Dominate Canal Run – Sunday Sports Wrap
MLB Vladimir Guerrero, Jr.’s first major league grand slam powered the Toronto Blue Jays to a 7-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers last night. The blow game off Gregory Soto, who had relieved starter Daniel Norris to begin the fifth inning, after an hour-long rain delay. Norris gave up one …
Read More »Flames Advance to Legion Semifinals – Saturday Sports Wrap
MLB Jordan Zimmermann struggled again, as the Detroit Tigers lost to the Toronto Blue Jays 12-1 last night. Zimmermann didn’t make it through the fourth inning. He was charged with six runs on seven hits, and he walked four batters. Zach Reininger finished the fourth, and pitched the fifth, giving …
Read More »3rd Annual Public Safety Day In Keweenaw County
The Keweenaw County Sheriff’s Office will be hosting the 3rd annual Public Safety Day this Saturday, July 20th. The event will be from 12pm to 4:00pm at the Allouez township park in Mohawk and brings together all facets of Public Safety in Keweenaw County, including fire, medical, police, rescue and …
Read More »Bessemer Company Receives Grant For Building Addition
An Upper Peninsula company is getting a boost from a grant by the Michigan Commission of Agriculture and Rural Development. Bessemer Plywood Corporation will receive $100,000 from the Food and Agriculture Investment Fund for the construction of a 30,000 square-foot building addition. “Michigan’s diverse food and agriculture industry is ripe …
Read More »Ticket Lottery For Hockeyville USA Game Still Being Developed
It’s the hottest ticket in town–the Detroit Red Wings facing off against the Stanley Cup Champion St. Louis Blues in a preseason game at the Calumet Colosseum. Calumet won the honor to host the game on September 26th as part of the Kraft Hockeyville USA contest. Because demand for the …
Read More »Michigan Tech Students Put Their First Satellite Into Space
Official SpaceX Photo A satellite built by students at Michigan Tech is currently orbiting the earth helping to track the multitude of other man-made objects circulating the globe. The nanonsatellite Oculus ASR was launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida last month aboard the Space X Falcon Heavy rocket. …
Read More »Tigers Swept by Cleveland – Friday Sports Wrap
MLB The Cleveland Indians completed a four-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers with a 6-3 victory last night. Detroit starter Matthew Boyd served up two home runs, and was charged with five runs over six innings. Niko Goodrum and Harold Castro homered for Detroit. The Tigers host the Toronto Blue …
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