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Through generous support from a Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs (MCACA) mini-grant, the English Education Program, partnering with the Copper Country Reading Council (CCRC), invites the community to a family-oriented concert in Houghton at Saints Peter and Paul Church (Madeline Street) at 7pm on October 20th. We …

Hancock- On Friday, October 20th from 6-9pm the Copper Country Community Arts Center will be celebrating 25 years and raising funds for the future.  Auction items of goods, services, and art will be set up in various locations around the Arts Center building with plenty of time to peruse. A …

Hancock, Michigan – The Portage Lake Youth Endowment Advisory Committee of the Keweenaw Community Foundation (KCF) is now accepting applications for its annual granting cycle. $2,789.93 is available from the Portage Lake Youth Endowment Fund for local organizations supporting programs and activities that are designed to serve youth of the …

The Copper Country Intermediate School District Board of Education held its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, October 17, 2017. Superintendent George Stockero shared with the Board details of the October 13th area-wide professional development day organized by the CCISD staff.  10 out of the 13 Copper Country school districts participated …

Notice is hereby given that the City of Hancock Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, December 11, 2017 at City Hall, 399 Quincy St., Hancock, MI for the purpose of receiving comments on the proposed Master Plan. The proposed plan is a comprehensive document, …

The results of an update to the Mineral Resource estimate of the Copperwood mine project is good news to Highland Copper. The Canadian exploration company says the report shows a 46 percent increase in the Measured and Indicated Resource categories for the project in Gogebic County. The estimate was prepared …

A blocked storm sewer is being blamed for water damage at Dave’s BP in Hancock. Owner Dave Dow spoke to the Hancock City Council at Wednesday’s regular meeting to describe the scope of the damage. During the Front Street reconstruction this summer, a 24 inch storm sewer located just south …

Two Hancock Police officers are being hailed as heroes. Corporal Jeremy Lassila and Officer Lundy Castro were the first to respond to a call of an accident in Quincy Township on August 30th. A resident had been on his riding lawn mower when he accidentally fell down a deep ravine …

The Keweenaw Mountain Lodge is still up for sale, and the county board of commissioners has voted to move forward with another potential buyer. Earlier this week,  it was announced that Anthony Lane Partners, LLC, of Dallas, Texas had withdrawn its intent to buy the resort after learning of a …

A Houghton county man will be serving 10 months in the County Jail after being sentenced on narcotics charges. Charles Knuckles of South Range was given one year of jail time and credited for 70 days of time served. Knuckles was arrested in February for selling morphine and hydromorphone out …