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Just in time for recreation trails to open, the Keweenaw received over 25 inches of snow in the past week. All of that powder will come to good use this weekend as the Swedetown Trails Club opens the recreation area to winter snow sports.0 The Season opener event is an …

Hancock Public School is one of 251 grantees awarded funding for the 10 Cents a Meal for Michigan Kids and Farms program in 2024 and 25. The state-funded program provides schools, early care, and education centers, and organizations working with the USDA Child Nutrition Program with grant funds to purchase …

Winter has started strong in 2024. Today the National Weather Service in Marquette posted its latest notice extending the winter storm warning into Baraga and southern Houghton Counties through the afternoon. The NWS forecast predicts more moderate to heavy snowfall accumulations caused by lake effect snow bands. Continuing to impact …

Michigan senator Debbie Stabenow officially says goodbye to public service. Stabenow served Michigan’s communities as one of the state representatives in the United States Senate since 2001. Her seat was won by incoming senator Elissa Slotkin during the most recent general election. In a statement Wednesday Stabenow expressed a bittersweet …

MITRALE announces a proposed change to the group’s bylaws. Recently MI TRALE announced the board of directors proposed an amendment to a section of the recreation group’s bylaws that would allow immediate family members to join the board of directors on a case-by-case basis and approved by a majority of …

Young Americans for Freedom at Michigan Tech will support veterans in 2024 with help from the local community. This winter the YAF group on Michigan Tech’s campus recently mailed out this year’s military care packages for the holidays. 2024 is the second year the students have organized a care package …

Thirteen years ago 31 Backpacks started its mission to ensure Copper Country kids have full stomachs when they come to school. Now the non-profit organization works with each school district within the Copper Country ISD.   I don’t know of any other backpack programs that cover the long breaks like …

Sharing the community’s artists and raising funds to support the arts center. Recently the Copper Country Community Arts Center opened the 6×6 Fundraiser Exhibition at the Kerredge Gallery. The exhibit displays nearly 50 original works from artists connected to the region. The works express a variety of themes over a …

Houghton asked for snow during the 2024 Winter Wonderland. And the city will have a white Christmas event. Recent winter storms dumping snow in the Copper Country have caused challenges for DPW garages cleaning sidewalks and parking lots in communities. Because of the recent dump of snow, and the need …

The Copper Country Great Start Collaborative works with families to make sure kids have support during the early stages of development. Keweenaw Family Resource Center Executive Director Iola Brubaker says the baby closet has become a great resource for families of the Copper Country to access basic items that get …