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The daily duties of fatherhood never stop. For the past few months, the Keweenaw Family Resource Center’s Dad Cafes have offered space for fathers in the region to gather and talk about parenting strategies. As well as share tips or experiences with the evolving life of being a dad. This …

The Houghton County Road Commission will close a section of Tapiola Road starting Wednesday for road Infrastructure work. Starting on Wednesday, the road commission will close traffic on Tapiola Road from Chassell-Painesdale Road to Old Road. The commission will have crews in place to replace 10 culverts as a part …

In the last two years, the Keweenaw Family Resource Center has been working toward solutions to bridge the gap in childcare needs in the Copper Country. To better understand the challenges families in the community are facing while searching for childcare options in the region, KFRC will host a Parent …

Copper Country residents found a way to beat the heat in Ahmeek at the Copper Shores Community Picnic. Area residents traveled from around the copper country to meet more than 30 non-profit and community action groups at the Gabriel Chopp Park in Ahmeek. As with each of the past community …

The state of Michigan will make additional emergency disaster relief funding available to counties in the Upper Peninsula. In the spring of 2023, flooding occurred around the Upper Peninsula region due to rapid snowmelt. Earlier in the year businesses impacted by the disaster were able to access federal funds. Today …

The diver who drowned while at Isle Royale National Park has been identified. The Isle Royale National Park service has notified the family of deceased diver John Nousaine, 70 years old of Superior Wisconsin. Nousaine was with recreational divers on a private vessel exploring the Emperor Shipwreck. The accident occurred …

A diver has drowned in Lake Superior while diving at Isle Royale National Park. Yesterday, at 1:44 pm, the Keweenaw County Sheriff received a call from the Isle Royale National Park Service for a diving incident on the north side of the park. The diver was with a charter dive …

The Courtney Recreation Area in the Ottawa National Forest will close several campsites for improvements. In the past few years, MI TRALE and the Ottawa National Forest Service have worked together to make improvements to the Courtney Recreation Area in Mass City. The groups will begin work on an expansion …

M-26 in Painsdale now honors a fallen soldier of World War Two. On Tuesday, plans to name a section of the highway for Private Wesley Vietti Karna, who died fighting in northern Italy on September 22nd, 1944, were officially signed. Representative Greg Markkanen, who led the effort, says this honor …

Houghton will begin hydrant flushing activity across the city next week. The flush will begin on Monday and finish by August 9th. The city will conduct work on the system between 6 am and 6 pm each day. During hydrant flushing water may appear cloudy or discolored. City officials suggest …