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The Keweenaw Community Foundation has announced the recipients of the fall 2023 grant cycle. In total, the foundation will award 65,000 dollars in grants to 22 different organizations from nine grant programs. The Kellogg Endowment fund will support eight causes with 15,000 dollars in funding total. Another large grant comes …

The thought of turning carbon dioxide into breathable oxygen doesn’t seem possible. But thanks to an alumna of Michigan Tech and her company OxEon Energy, that process doesn’t seem as daunting of a task. OxEon’s Chief Operating Officer Jessica Elwell and her senior design team developed and manufactured a solid …

Another week off from school is the hope of Janice and Jen but Mom and Dad can’t hardly wait for school to start again. Earlier in the year Barkell Elementary partnered with Got Sneakers to hold a fundraiser in September that collected old shoes and helped to support the 5th-grade …

Many artists writers, and composers have been inspired by nature and the beauty held by it. Some have even been inspired by the natural beauty found on the remote island in the middle of Lake Superior. In the past few years, the National Parks Service has encouraged the inspiration of …

New York City has the big ball drop at midnight on New Year’s Eve. But that can’t compete with the new Chook drop coming to Houghton. For the first time this year, the city of Houghton will host a New Year’s Eve get-together with a Visit Keweenaw featuring a one-of-a-kind …

On the first day of Christmas, the humane society gave me, a lifelong friendship with a sweet puppy. Houghton Community Broadcasting proudly returns with the Copper Country Humane Society to bring the 12 dogs of Christmas and the Raise the Woof comedy night. Over the next month 97.7, the wolf …

While Christmas is over that doesn’t mean the spirit of the holidays will go away. Last Friday Main Street Calumet announced the winner of this year’s illuminate Calumet storefront decorating contest. The contest challenged businesses, nonprofit organizations, and community groups to decorate their physical locations for Christmas in Calumet during …

There might not be snow on the ground but that won’t stop the Hancock Trails Club from enjoying an evening on the trails. Tonight the Hancock Trails Club will hold the annual candlelight luminary event. Traditionally the event would include families getting out the cross-country skis for the first time …

Northern Michigan University’s Center for Rural Health announces a partnership that will support training and certificate opportunities for Community Health Workers. The NMU Center for Rural Health has partnered with Everyday Life Consulting to offer Community Health Worker certification training to residents in the upper Peninsula through a virtual format. …

Two people suspected of the murder of a Hancock Township man have waived extradition. 50-year-old Margaret Kempainen of Hartland Wisconsin, and 20-year-old Jacob Kempainen also from Hartland, will be delivered to the Houghton County jail, following charges being officially filed by the Houghton County Prosecutors office. Margaret Kempainen has been …