Category Archives: Featured

UPHTTF Past President participates in panel discussion at the United Nations during LDUN
Lions International invited the Upper Peninsula Human Trafficking Task Force to address the United Nations during a March event focusing on women's empowerment and human trafficking. Lions Internation...
Thomas Fournier 5h ago

Copper Country school district will recieve a portion of historic investment into CTE programs supporting middle school education
Copper Country school districts earned a portion of historic CTE program funding that will support programming across Michigan. Last week the Michigan Department of Education announced plans to disper...
Thomas Fournier 5h ago

Jail committees provide updates to the Houghton County Commission
After voters rejected a jail construction millage in August 2025, Houghton County has formed three committees to analyze the facility issue and determine what prevented funding approval in four previo...
Thomas Fournier 5h ago

Tigers Win Fourth Straight - Wednesday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more details. High School The Calumet High School softball team dropped two games at Marquette yesterday, 18-4 and 8-3. The Sentinels scored all their runs in the f...
Todd Overbeek 16h ago

MUPVHC and Minnesota Warriors return to Houghton to support veterans causes in the Upper Peninsula
Two things the Upper Peninsula truly supports - hockey and veterans - will come together Saturday when the Michigan - Upper Peninsula Veterans Hockey Club hosts the Minnesota Warriors in a special fun...
Thomas Fournier Apr 14, 2026

319 5th Street building collapse, village leaders working with property owner to clean up site
The Village of Calumet will work with a property owner to clean up a collapsed structure after a roof failure Monday evening forced closure of the adjacent U-P Pub. Around 7:45 p.m., patrons at the U-...
Thomas Fournier Apr 14, 2026 Photo courtesy of Nate Jones from Calumet

Copper Shores and Keweenaw Community Foundation support RxKids with a $150,000 donation for the local area
Copper Shores and the Keweenaw Community Foundation partnered to donate $150,000 to support the RxKids program in the Copper Country. Michigan announced a major expansion of the RxKids program at the ...
Thomas Fournier Apr 14, 2026

Keweenaw Aspirus Hospital nurses rally support from the community
Michigan nurses rallied Friday across the state in support of new union contracts, with local attention focused on ongoing negotiations at Keweenaw Aspirus Hospital. The Michigan Nurses Association or...
Thomas Fournier Apr 14, 2026

New NMU Men's Hoops Coach Introduced - Tuesday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more details. High School In high school baseball yesterday... L'Anse v Stephenson - no report. In softball... L'Anse outscored Stephenson 27-17 in the first game o...
Todd Overbeek Apr 14, 2026

Wisconsin man sentenced to 15 years minimum for murder of his grandfather in 2023
A Wisconsin man will serve a minimum of 15 years in Michigan state prison for his role in the 2023 murder of his grandfather at the victim's Hancock Township home. Jacob Kempainen, 22, of Hartland, Wi...
Thomas Fournier Apr 13, 2026






