Category Archives: Featured

Jeffers Baseball Falls in Regional Semi - Thursday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. High School The Jeffers baseball team's season ended with a 6-3 loss to Norway in a Division Four regional semifinal yesterday afternoon. T...
Todd Overbeek Jun 05, 2025

Victory II visits Houghton and the Keweenaw Peninsula
Today victory II arrived in Houghton. A sign cruise ship will return to the Keweenaw Peninsula. Great Lakes cruises have grown in popularity in recent years. However, most ships stick to a sportsman's...
Thomas Fournier Jun 04, 2025

MTU Summer Youth Programs offer scholarships to lower costs of participation
Finding childcare during the school year is hard enough for families. And when summer break comes, parents need to find a safe place for their children while they're at work. This summer the universit...
Thomas Fournier Jun 04, 2025

The Copper Scoop finds local ingredients make the best ice cream
Summer will come to the Keweenaw Peninsula. But while the sun waits to warm up the temperatures, the Copper Scoop has been hard at work churning delicious creamery creations. The ice cream shop, owned...
Thomas Fournier Jun 04, 2025

Calumet's redevelopment encourages activity in the village
Calumet has been quietly busy since 2017. Bring back Calumet has made significant progress in redeveloping blighted structures and attracting businesses and new residents. The work has reinvigorated s...
Thomas Fournier Jun 04, 2025

Houghton Girls Soccer Players Honored - Wednesday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. High School The Jeffers baseball team faces Norway in a regional semifinal this afternoon in Felch. Coverage will begin at 4:45 on KBear 10...
Todd Overbeek Jun 04, 2025

Xcel Energy Foundation grant supports three hands-on student led projects at Gogebic Community College
Recently, Gogebic Community College shared how a $5,000 grant has supported three student-led projects on campus. The first project supported by the Xcel Energy Grant enabled students to test hemp sam...
Thomas Fournier Jun 03, 2025

Two Houghton High School Students represent the Upper Peninsula at the 2025 National History Day Competition
Two Houghton High School students plan to represent their school and the Upper Peninsula at this year's National History Day Competition next week. But they need some help to get to the University of ...
Thomas Fournier Jun 03, 2025

Carpenter's Three Homers Power Tigers - Tuesday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. High School Two local high school teams are still playing. The Jeffers baseball team faces Norway in a regional semifinal tomorrow in Felch...
Todd Overbeek Jun 02, 2025 Created with GIMP

KORC cleans up more than 5,800 pounds of trash from the Keweenaw Peninsula's forests
KORC completes its most successful annual peninsula clean up event in five years. Since 2020, the Keweenaw Outdoor Recreation Coalition in mid-May has organized groups for clean-up sites throughout Ho...
Thomas Fournier Jun 02, 2025






