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The Keweenaw Community Foundation supports students building new skills in trades with grant awards to the Copper Country ISD Career and Technical Education programs. The Keweenaw Community Foundation recently awarded 5,000 dollars in grant funds from the Herman Gundlach Fund and Funding Youth Initiatives to support the CTE Construction Technology …

Spring can mean the start of something new. This Spring the Keweenaw Community Foundation will support several new projects and programs with the Kellogg Youth Fund. Projects and programs were chosen by the Youth Advisory Council made up of local students interested in leadership and philanthropy. In 2024 the Kellogg …

One person was injured and another died in an off-road vehicle accident on Sunday in Schoolcraft County. The Michigan State Police Manistique Outpost was dispatched after 8 pm on Sunday for an ATV 4-wheeler crash on Hemlock Trail in Thompson Township. Upon Arrival officers found an ATV overturned after losing …

MI TRALE supports Ontonagon County students with scholarships for education. Last Tuesday MITRALE leadership presented two 250-dollar scholarships to Ontonagon Area Schools students Naomie Braget and Gracie Pluthcak at the district’s Junior and Senior High School Awards program. The scholarships are a part of the Trails Club’s Marvin Westendhal Memorial …

Around the Copper Country Veterans groups gathered at flag poles, at memorial dedications, and before the graves of the fallen to honor their memory. One of the first ceremonies occurred at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Hancock with the Alfred Erickson American Legion Post 186. After raising the flag at …

June’s pride celebrations around the country will celebrate lgbtq+ identities. Throughout the month advocacy and awareness groups will hold pride festivities in some of the country’s largest cities. And even some small towns too. On June First this Saturday, Keweenaw Queers will hold the group’s second annual Keweenaw Pridefest. Last …

Memorial Day on Monday will give many in the region a day off to spend with family or out in the community. The Copper Country’s healthy community of active veterans organizations expects to join the region while celebrating and remembering the soldiers lost on foreign soil. Around the region on …

Memorial Day weekend includes some major milestones for local area students. This weekend more than 380 students will move on to entering the workforce, head off to college, or even a trade school. The largest graduating class in the Copper Country comes from the Houghton High School with 100 students in the class of 2024. Chassell …

The Keweenaw Roller Derby girls are entering the group’s 10 seasons competing in the copper country. The special group of ladies has built an entire community that’s passionate about the unique sport and has plenty of local fans. This weekend to kick of the Keweenaw Roller Derby home season, Keweenaw …

Memorial Day weekend might not be the busiest time out on the water, however, it is one of the first opportunities to get the boat out for the summer. This past week the United States Coast Guard has celebrated National Safe Boating Week, ahead of the major holiday weekend, to …