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There’s a change in leadership at the region’s largest credit union. David Rautiola is stepping down as President and Chief Executive Officer at the Breakwater Federal Credit Union.  Rautiola joined what was then the Michigan Tech Employees Federal Credit Union as Director of Operations in 2016. He was named President …

Christmas celebrations abound this weekend across the Copper Country. Chassell’s Old Fashioned Christmas wraps up today and tomorrow. We detailed those events earlier this week in a story you’ll find at KeweenawReport.com. Christmas in Calumet tomorrow features music from the Copper Country Clown Band, horse-drawn wagon rides and photos with …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In boys basketball last evening…• Houghton outscored L’Anse 79-48.• Jeffers used a late surge to defeat Calumet 50-37. Levi Frahm of the Jets scored 28 points. Tyler Black scored 12 for the Copper Kings.• Dollar Bay-Tamarack City stopped Hancock …

As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: Dawn M. Loonsfoot, age 61 of L’Anse, MI passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at Bayside Village, L’Anse. She was born in Grand Rapids on August 7, 1961, the daughter of Ernest and Mary (LaJoie) Loonsfoot. Dawn attended high school in …

Rock and roll and classical music may not pair together often, but when it is done right it sounds so good. This weekend The Keweenaw Symphony Orchestra performs Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No 2, alongside more symphony music and examples from the metal and jazz genres. The orchestra will be joined …

Six food pantries in the Upper Peninsula are included in 110 pantries across the state benefiting from a nearly 250,000 dollar Food Pantry Grant Program. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Blue Cross Complete, and the United Dairy Industry of Michigan announced that 243,500 dollars will be used by food …

The Hancock City Council returned to its full complement of seven members last night, as Mandy Lounibos was chosen to fill an empty seat. Lounibos was nominated by councilor Lisa McKenzie… She’s got a lot of work ethic, quiet, soft-spoken, no agenda. I think she would be a really good …

The Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team has released details of two recent drug arrests. On Sunday, UPSET detectives collected 27-year-old Mark Granlund of Marquette, after a month-long investigation determined he was distributing methamphetamine in Baraga County. He’s been arraigned in 97th District Court on two counts of Delivery of Methamphetamine, …

The Finlandia University Gallery will remain open, thanks to a significant donation. The donor has asked to remain anonymous. University officials say a number of other community members chipped in with additional support. The Gallery was slated to close at the end of the year, one of several cost-cutting moves …

Snow is on the ground, and in the upper peninsula that means travel will look different than other wintry areas of the country. The region’s snowmobile season will start soon, and trails in the Keweenaw peninsula have seen a lot of work done to them from over the summer. In …