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The US EPA selects a Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College department chair for the HBCU-MSI Federal Advisory Council. KBOCC Chair for the Department of Environmental Science Andrew Kozich has been selected by the Environmental Protection Agency to join the Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Serving Institutions Federal Advisory …

Yoopers enjoy a wide range of music and fun. This year Yoopfest will move the music festival into the Calumet Theatre for the first time. The festival has run for three years, starting with a small group of musicians at the East Houghton Skate Park. Yoopfest Lead Organizer and Owner …

Copper Shores has begun training everyday people and first responders how to look out for an opioid overdose. Recently the group met for the first community training opportunity in Lake Linden. Outreach coordinators shared important information says youth development coordinator Callisto Cortez with a few residents.   “It’s very effective …

After a fun-filled summer, the Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce is ready to get up early in the morning again with the community. Next Wednesday the Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce’s Wake UP Keweenaw breakfast and presentations will return. The series will kick off its return after summer by inviting the small …

An Ontonagon man has pleaded guilty to charges that he stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from an elderly downstate woman. Sixty-two-year-old Richard Filbey obtained a power of attorney for the 86-year-old victim in 2018. Prosecutors say he used that authority to transfer two annuities worth $280,000 into his name. …

The United States Army Corps of Engineers awards the 222.7 million dollar chamber lock operational contract to KAT, LLC. Recently the Army Corps of Engineers announced the Chamber Lcok operational contract has been awarded to Kokosing Alberici Traylor from Ohio. The contract will allow construction to proceed for the new …

City of Houghton Police warn residents of an email scam targeting the community. The police department has received multiple reports of an email scam that some people have recently received. The email demands the receiver pay a sum of money in the form of bitcoin. The department notes that these …

Preparing for death can cause stress on any family. Understanding that cost is vital to making sure a family can focus on the person that matters when the time comes. The Omega House fund helps lift some of the financial burden for income-qualified residents. We don’t want any financial barriers …

There’s not much quite like an autumn tour of the Copper Country’s colors. Currently, the Copper Country Cycling Club has nearly completed planning for the 50th annual  Fall Color Tour. Color Tour Director Evan Erspamer says that the event has included bringing together many people over the years, including travelers …

Houghton earns the Michigan Municipal League’s Community Excellence Award in 2024. Last Friday award nominations for placemaking projects across the state were chosen between Brighton, Grandville, Oak Park, and Houghton at the annual League conference held on Mackinac Island. City Manager Eric Waara says being chosen as a competitor placed …