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Houghton Community Broadcasting’s 12 dogs of Christmas have wrapped up. And the community is only about a week away from the Raise the Woof Comedy show. This year the Rozsa center will fill with laughs. It will also fill with supporters helping the Copper Country Humane Society celebrate 50 years …

After many years of hard work, dedication, and hours of teaching others his skills, Stan Myaskovskiy has earned a black belt in Jiu-jitsu. It is the highest rank any person can earn in jiu-jitsu as a martial art. Unlike other martial art forms, Jiu jiu-jitsu takes years to master. Most …

Western Upper Peninsula businesses and communities are urging the state for assistance following a poor start to winter tourism. Yesterday the Lake Gogebic Chamber of Commerce and Explore Western U.P. published a release stating that the current El Nino winter has severely affected the number of tourists visiting the region …

Keweenaw County will receive 50000 dollars in grant funds from the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity. Keweenaw County will receive 50,000 dollars from the rural readiness grant program, to support emergency services and plans for the Keweenaw County Emergency Operations Center. Keweenaw County has plans to build an …

The Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce will add several members to the chamber’s board of directors. Yesterday during an annual chamber membership meeting, the chamber of commerce opened the floor for candidates to share a little about themselves and how their professional experience may help the chamber’s mission. The Keweenaw Chamber …

UPCAP has opened sign-up for veterans taking advantage of the Veteran Food and Gas Cards program. Military veterans residing in the Upper Peninsula can begin applying for grocery and gas cards through UPCAP by contacting the organization. The program will disperse the cards to veterans on a first come first …

Around the Upper Peninsula, many writers have chosen poetry as their primary literary art form. In the past, the region has had poet laureates named to represent the literary prowess of the Upper Peninsula, with many coming out of the Marquette area. In recent years poet laureate organizations have begun …

Houghton has accepted Anderson and Tackman’s work on the city’s 2023 audit. Anderson, Tackman, and Company have worked with the city over several years to submit Houghton’s annual audit to the state of Michigan. “Becomes thereafter it is submitted to the state, the first meeting in January the council will …

A new year brings the start to awards season across the nation. And the Keweenaw will certainly want to celebrate projects and achievements made by individuals and groups in the region. The Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce’s Keweenaw Community Sparkplug Awards has officially opened nominations for the award dinner. Keweenaw Sparkplug …

The Keweenaw Economic Development Alliance remains committed to furthering economic revitalization in the Keweenaw Peninsula. In 2015 the organization created a strategic action plan, that was originally planned for a review in 2020. KEDA Executive Director Jeff Ratcliffe says he and others have since worked to review KEDA’s plan in …