Michigan Tech is closing at 1 p.m. today, Friday, July 22, due to a power outage necessary to assess and repair a transformer problem in Daniell Heights. There was a campus-wide power outage at approximately 4 a.m. today. Facilities Management crews traced the outage to a fault in a transformer …
Read More »1,500 Residents Still Without Power
Here is UPPCO’s Public Relations Manager David Forsberg with the latest on the power recovery effort. About 1,500 customers still without power.
Read More »FAA Grant To Help Houghton County Memorial Airport To Purchase New Snowblower
Winters in the Copper Country bring a lot of snow, and just clearing a driveway can be a challenge. But what if your driveway was 6500 feet like the runway at the Houghton County Memorial Airport? Airport Manager Dennis Hext said, “If the snow is real heavy and wet, and …
Read More »Storm Damage Cleanup Continues At State Parks
Michigan Department of Natural Resources crews are continuing to assess and clear damage from a complex of thunderstorms that slashed through the western Upper Peninsula early today, felling countless trees and downing power lines. Staff at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township said the storms pushed into the …
Read More »Laurium Manor Inn Owner To Continue On State Travel Commission
A Copper Country resident is once again getting tapped by Governor Rick Snyder for a state board. Julie Sprenger of Laurium has been reappointed by the governor to the Michigan Travel Commission, along with Lawrence Schuler of St. Joseph and Jerome Toney of Howell, according to an announcement released Thursday. …
Read More »Slight Detour For U.S. 41 In Keweenaw County
Motorists will want to watch out for a slight detour in Keweenaw County next week. The Michigan Department of Transportation says crews will be working to remove and replace a culvert on US-41 just south of the intersection with Central Road and Gratiot Lake Road, near the town of Central. …
Read More »Effort To Restore Power To All Customers Continues
Many residents are still without power this morning. However, there are far fewer that the roughly 26,000 customers that were without power after early morning storms blew through the Western U.P. on Thursday. Winds in excess of 60 miles an hour were reported and some parts saw more than two …
Read More »Woman Killed In Motorcycle Accident
One person is dead following a motorcycle accident Wednesday in Chassell Township. Michigan State Police say the accident happened around 3:30 in the afternoon on US-41 at Portage Entry Road. A vehicle was reportedly waiting to make a left turn when it was struck by a motorcycle from behind. 22-year-old …
Read More »Copper Country Relay For Life To Be An 8-Hour Event At McAfee Field
Changes are coming to this year’s Copper Country Relay for Life. The Hancock City Council received an update from Mission Chair Beth Cook at their monthly meeting Wednesday. The American Cancer Society fundraiser will be hosted by Finlandia University August 18th at McAfee Field in Hancock. In prior years, the …
Read More »Record Number Of Incoming Students For Finlandia University
Anderson also shared good news concerning Finlandia University at the City Council’s work session Wednesday. At their Community Partners Meeting, it was announced that Finlandia is expecting a record number of new students this fall–topping the 300 mark. Finn Hall is expected to be triple bunked to accommodate the growth. …
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