Local News

The Finnish-American Heritage Center will have two local businesses pitch their ideas to the community tomorrow at 9am as part of 1 Million Cups. The businesses include 101 Quincy and Carrot Ranch Literary Community. 101 Quincy is the Keweenaw’s first co-working space! The public is welcome to build a business, …

Summer vacation is something every teacher looks forward to this time of year, but before it begins, Keweenaw educators are taking one more lesson in public safety. The Houghton and Keweenaw Counties Active Shooter Training Team has been visiting area schools and conducting safety drills where teachers are polishing up …

There’s one item on the ballot today for voters in the Lake Linden-Hubbell Public School District. The school’s operating millage is up for renewal, asking voters to approve 18 mills on taxable property for five years. The ballot language references an increase of .1326 mills, but School Superintendent Craig Sundblad …

A special meeting will be held this Saturday to interview the candidates for Hancock City Manager. Current manager Glenn Anderson is retiring at the end of the year and has announced a run for Houghton County Commissioner. The candidates for the position are Barry Givens, Jill Murr, Robert Widigan and …

Michigan Conservation Officers David Miller and Kyle McQueer saved a Baraga County woman Thursday from falling down a cliff to the Lake Superior ice below. The incident began at about 8:35 p.m. Thursday with a call to Central Dispatch in Negaunee Township from the 25-year-old L’Anse woman saying she was …

May 4, 2018 – Four roadside parks operated by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) in the Upper Peninsula will remain closed until May 11.               The following roadside parks, which had been slated to open May 7, will remain closed until later next week due to weather conditions: – Esrey …

IRONWOOD, Mich. (May 4, 2018) –  Fire managers on the Hiawatha and Ottawa National Forests intend to begin utilizing prescribed fire as a forest management tool in the coming weeks.  Prescribed burns make our forests more resilient, create habitat for a diversity of wildlife, and keep our community safer from future …

Baraga County CTC as part of the Upper Peninsula Coalition Network has received a grant to fund the training of one person in Baraga County to be certified as a QPR trainer. QPR stand for Question Persuade Refer and is a 3 step process that anyone can learn to help …

Nearly 1000 Students and one United States Senator were awarded their degrees over the weekend on the campus of Michigan Tech. The university held its Spring Commencement ceremony Saturday at the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena, where more than 200 graduates were awarded a master’s degree and 49 graduating students …

[Hancock, MI] On December 22, 2017, the Portage Health Foundation (PHF) announced the release of their Mental and Behavioral Health (MBH) RFP with $300,000 available. This amount was made possible through the collaboration with the Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation which contributed $50,000 in matching monies for this targeted call …