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A L’Anse woman is dead after a vehicle accident in Baraga Township. The accident happened Wednesday morning around 7:30am on the Mission Road just south of US-41. 21-year-old Kori Beth LaFernier was killed while driving a 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The Baraga County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene but …

HANCOCK, MI – Finlandia University Gallery will present Michael Friend .COM, an exhibit of large- scale paintings.  .COM will be on display at the Finlandia University Gallery, located in the Finnish American Heritage Center, Hancock, from October 25 to November 20, 2018. An opening reception for the public will take place …

HOUGHTON, Michigan (October 16, 2018) – Join us in Club Rozsa, featuring the Jazz Lab Band and the Research & Development Big Band. The stage of the Rozsa is transformed into an historic jazz club with vintage atmosphere, complete with café tables and a cash bar. The concerts are a …

A local comic shop and a homegrown celebrity are teaming up for a fun-filled geektastic charity event. Black Ice Comics of Houghton, MI, is hosting GeekU.P, a mini-con and charity event that will benefit the Copper Country Humane Society.  The event is taking place October 20th, 2018 and will be …

Construction of the Upper Peninsula’s newest skate park is underway and with weather permitting, it may get to see some use before the season’s end.  Concrete pouring began this week in Houghton and is expected to wrap up within the next couple of weeks. “They’re pouring concrete right now. There’s …

ONTONAGON, Mich. – Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital proudly announces it has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospital Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal of Approval® is a symbol of quality that reflects an organization’s commitment to providing safe and effective patient care. …

Should a small non-profit holding a fundraiser have to pay a fee to the Health Department?  That question was raised by Commissioner Tom Tikkanen at the Houghton County Board of Commissioners’ regular meeting Tuesday. For events that will be serving food, such as benefit spaghetti dinners or chicken barbecues, organizations …

Qualified residents in Houghton County could be eligible for help with roof repairs on their homes.  The County Board of Commissioners voted to approve the guidelines for the Houghton County Emergency Repair Program at their monthly meeting Tuesday. The program uses repayments that the county receives from residents who had …

Flags in Houghton County will be lowered to half-staff Thursday to honor the memory of U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Marshall Kipina. Kipina was a Calumet native who was killed in Laos in 1966. His remains were returned to the U.S. earlier this year, and will be interred Thursday morning at …

The Copper Country received its nickname during the mining boom of the mid 1800’s and into the 1900’s but carbon dating shows that mining in this area goes back as far as 7,000 years ago. “We had the Native Americans here and they found this new material and it was …