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Firefighters in Hancock enjoy serving their community. The department has a dependable community says Fire Chief Bill Lepisto, who also enjoys giving back to the department. And this past year there’s been a lot to be grateful for. In the past year, the department has added five new members, won …

Keeping up with the kids can be difficult. But they did say parenting would have its challenges. On Friday the Portage Lake District Library hosts the Copper Country Intermediate School District’s luncheon Parent Café. The Be Safe Families Parent Café program focuses on starting conversations with parents and caregivers of …

Mathematics is found everywhere. Tomorrow the Michigan Technological University’s Mathematical sciences department will host the seventh Kliakhandler Lecture, the series invites prominent mathematicians to campus to deliver two presentations. This year says Interim Department Chair Melissa Keranen, the university has invited doctor Susanne Brenner. “And usually those are interesting because …

Evan Dixon pleads not guilty to charges of first-degree murder. On Monday in Houghton County Circuit Court Dixon pleaded not guilty to one charge of first-degree murder and one felony firearms charge. He stands accused of the murder of Theron Duncan in November 2023. Dixon has been housed in the …

This story was produced by My UP News Anchor Rebecca Bartleme. Find the original story here. $40,000 in grant funding is available between a partnership with the Keweenaw Community Foundation and Copper Shores Community Health Foundation. The grant is called Copper Shores Community Wellness and Outdoor Recreation Fund and supports …

Feeding America delivers the last truck for 2024 today to Ontonagon County. Throughout the year Copper Shores and Feeding America West Michigan have worked together to bring a mobile food pantry to residents in Ontonagon. The partnership started several years ago as Copper Shores sought ways to fight food insecurity …

Election season is in full swing. Last week the League of Women Voters of the Copper Country held its candidate forum in Houghton County. The event invited both candidates from the 110th Michigan House District, Kim Corcoran and Greg Markkanen. The forum asked questions covering a variety of topics for …

Throughout the years the Hubbell VFW Post 4624 and students primed for military careers have developed a special connection. During the year the students with the Arnold Air Society and TSgt. Robert T. LaMotte Squadron works with veterans on projects and for community betterment. Cadet Major Ansh Ghosh says that …

Michigan Technological University’s Institute of Computing and Cybersystems showcases student and faculty research. This year the ICC’s annual Computing MTU showcase takes on highlighting the convergence of computing in different disciplines. Over the three-day conference, the Institute invites experts to share knowledge during various presentations and discussion panels. The 2024 …

Work continues along as the Nature Conservancy and Michigan Department of Natural Resources transition to Keweenaw Heartlands as a public entity. In 2022 the Nature Conservancy purchased more than 32,000 acres of forest and shoreline in Keweenaw County. Protecting former timber land from being parceled out into private ownership. The …