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Gino’s Restaurant & Cocktail Lounge has been purchased by the Miron family of Hancock. Gino’s has been part of the Hancock community for generations, and the new owners are looking forward to continuing the long tradition of this local classic restaurant. The restaurant does not have an open date finalized.It …

On April 19, 2018 Finlandia Students and Staff traveled to Ontonagon High School to help feed 271 individuals, representing 1,050 family members in the community. “More people came through after registration was closed, but we got to give all the food away to local families. Ontonagon [High School] was pleased …

Houghton, Michigan — Keweenaw Community Foundation (KCF) is currently planning their annual Keweenaw Goldfundraiser. It will be held on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at Bonfire Steakhouse & Grill on the 7th floor of the Magnuson Hotel in Houghton. This year’s theme is “Catch the Energy, Feel the Potential” inspired by KCF’s Energy Initiative. There will be …

Goodwill and Comprenew, in partnership with Copper Country Recycling Initiative, MTU, and the DEQ, and Superior Watershed Partnership, will be hosting an Electronic Recycling Event at the Goodwill Training Center in Calumet on Friday May 4th and Saturday May 5th. A partial list of items that will be accepted include: …

73 graduates of Finlandia University now embark on their post college career. The university held their commencement Sunday afternoon at the Paavo Nurmi Center. The ceremony included a message from 1986 Alumna Kathleen Harmon, as well as this year’s student representative…Nursing Major Melissa Helppi. Harmon, who graduated with a nursing …

The search for a missing Hancock man is over. Authorities were called out to the Portage Canal near the Kestner Waterfront Park in Houghton Sunday afternoon on a report that a body had been found. A post on the Help Find Duane Kangas Facebook page confirmed the identity of the …

The DNR is putting together a video of couples who were married in Michigan state parks in the Upper Peninsula and we need your photographs and/or short video clips. The images will be compiled in an upcoming DNR video to be issued with a Showcasing the DNR article on state …

So they missed a question this year, but the Minettes and a Miner outlasted nine other teams to repeat as champions of the 16th annual High School Local History Smackdown Thursday night at the Calumet Theatre. Four Dollar Bay Seniors took on teams from Baraga, Calumet, Chassell, and Ontonagon; answering …

Roller Derby is returning to the Copper Country as the Keweenaw Roller Girls get set to begin their 2018 home season. They will have four home bouts this year at Dee Stadium in Houghton, with the first matchup against the Shipwreck Valley Rollers on May 5th. The team is a …

The Houghton High School Drama Club will perform the play Edelweiss this weekend. The story takes place in Nazi Germany during World War II as students at a school in Munich wrestle with what’s going on around them. Actress Isabelle De Ycaza says the drama team is pouring their heart …