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Update: May 9th, 2023 9:09 am: Nante Niemi was found safely yesterday in the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, after search and rescue operation began on Sunday. The boy was found around 1:30 pm central standard time, by search responders approximately 2 miles from the family’s campsite. Niemi had taken …

Still serving the same classic hits, and informative reporting, but with some new accolades. Last weekend 97.7 The Wolf’s Kevin Ericson, traveled downstate to the Michigan Association of Broadcasters annual award show, to collect a few new pieces of hardware for the office. Our stations took home three Best Excellence …

Gogebic Community College is currently undergoing a search for a new President. The college values community input and has developed a survey for residents of the regional area to complete. The link to the community survey can be found here. The deadline for the survey is next Sunday, May 14. …

Each year, the State Historic Preservation Office identify worthy recipients to Receive the Governor’s Awards for Historic Preservation. The award recognized the efforts of Collaborative Bring Back Calumet, which includes the following organizations: Keweenaw Economic Development Authority (KEDA) Village of Calumet Calumet Downtown Development Authority Main Street Calumet Houghton County …

Garage, folk, and even classic rock are set to return to the Calumet Lions Park. This summer the Dam Jam music festival returns with great Midwest bands, and nationally touring artists. Dam Jam Organizers recently finalized this year’s line up, which includes acts like Chirp, and Biomassive. As well as …

Finlandia’s final graduation is fast approaching this Sunday, May 7. Spring commencement will take place at Hirvonen Hall in the afternoon. There will be an option to livestream the graduation on your personal device. There will later be a service of commendation for Finlandia at 6 pm that is open …

The City of Houghton recently received a grant from Visit Keweenaw with contribution from The Vault Hotel for $6000 to fund a mural artist. The mural will be on the parking area just across the street from The Vault Hotel, on the corner of Shelden Ave. and Isle Royal St.   …

Scrap tires in your yard can turn into a mosquito breeding ground, and are also a fire hazard. Get rid of them tomorrow at the Hancock scrap tire event. Drop off the tires at the DPW garage at 1601 Tomasi drive between 8a.m and 3p.m. Proof of Hancock residency is …

Gogebic Range Water Authority customers are still on a water-boil advisory after water samples tested positive for E.Coli last Monday. Starting today, the City of Bessemer will take the unprecedented action of supplying drinking water to the Gogebic Range Water authority and ultimately, the city of Wakefield.  This will be …

The Equipment Loans of the Keweenaw (ELK) is a local non-profit that originally started to start loaning out adaptive or medical equipment to locals in need. They have recently expanded to start loaning out adaptive sports equipment (0:52-1:14, 1:29-1:48).  “So ELK is an equipment loaner closet, and we have been …