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Houghton has accepted Anderson and Tackman’s work on the city’s 2023 audit. Anderson, Tackman, and Company have worked with the city over several years to submit Houghton’s annual audit to the state of Michigan. “Becomes thereafter it is submitted to the state, the first meeting in January the council will …

A new year brings the start to awards season across the nation. And the Keweenaw will certainly want to celebrate projects and achievements made by individuals and groups in the region. The Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce’s Keweenaw Community Sparkplug Awards has officially opened nominations for the award dinner. Keweenaw Sparkplug …

The Keweenaw Economic Development Alliance remains committed to furthering economic revitalization in the Keweenaw Peninsula. In 2015 the organization created a strategic action plan, that was originally planned for a review in 2020. KEDA Executive Director Jeff Ratcliffe says he and others have since worked to review KEDA’s plan in …

The Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce opened up Wake Up Keweenaw’s session this morning sharing a small look into the chamber’s activities during the past year. In 2023 The Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce hosted 18 ribbon-cutting events to recognize new businesses and developments brought to the Copper Country by member organizations. …

Navigating the financial paperwork with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid can be difficult. Often, schools will host a financial aid night to help prepare seniors and their parents for applying for federal financial aid when pursuing higher education. Tonight Hancock Public Schools will host a FAFSA information night …

Not a lot of snow is now a problem for Michigan Tech students. Even though the start of the winter delivered less than typical, the Blue Key Honor Society assures that Winter Carnival will still include the month-long snow statue competition. Though delayed by a week, Blue Key President Joe …

Now that calendars are turned to 2024 some may choose to make a change in their life. New Year’s resolutions typically try to improve an individual’s quality of life. Whether that means improving life through physical health, eating more fruits or vegetables, or cutting things out like alcohol. “Slicing some …

UPDATE: The Hancock robotics competition originally scheduled for Saturday January 13th, has been postponed. The tournament will now take place on February 3rd. Throughout the year some students in copper country schools participate in robotics programs. These teams throughout the years have earned a top place at various tournaments locally, …

The votes have been cast and counted, and Copper Dog 150 organizers are proud to congratulate a Calumet youth for earning a place among the race’s history of featured artists. The Copper Dog 150 featured artist in 2024 is Washington Middle School student Jailyn Poshak, for their piece Happy Trails. …

Students from Michigan Tech are mourning the loss of fellow husky Kenneth Bragg, and his family who died December 30th in an explosion downstate. Now that students have returned to campus, the Michigan Tech pep band has planned a candlelight vigil for Kenneth Bragg. Bragg was a valued member of …