Category Archives: Featured

Thrivent Choice Dollars partnership with Keweenaw Land Trust expands fundraising opportunities
This article has been updated to include more information on how non-profits in the Keweenaw Peninsula seek ways to find support in a changing landscape. Nonprofits in the Copper Country take advantag...
Thomas Fournier Mar 17, 2026

MDHHS seeks grant proposals to support youth substance abuse prevention programming
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced plans to distribute $3.75 million across 10 grant awards that will establish youth-focused substance abuse programming. Avoiding addictiv...
Thomas Fournier Mar 17, 2026

Michigan DNR encourages trail permit purchases before ATV season gets underway across the state
With the Keweenaw Peninsula snowmobile season winding down, ATV trail riding will return very soon. Traditionally, while Michigan ATV trails officially open April 1, the Upper Peninsula takes a few we...
Thomas Fournier Mar 17, 2026 ATV trail riding between Champion and Big Bay, Marquette Co.

MTU Men Play for Regional Hoops Crown Tonight - Tuesday Sports Wrap
High School High school girls basketball quarterfinals will be played tonight - except for one. Because of the aftereffects of the recent storm, Ishpeming's game against Inland Lakes has been postpone...
Todd Overbeek Mar 17, 2026

York Space Systems acquires Orbion Space Technology to integrate propulsion technology
Orbion Space Technology announced it has been acquired by York Space Systems in a deal that brings the propulsion technology company's operations under York's manufacturing umbrella. The acquisition s...
Thomas Fournier Mar 16, 2026

Jacob Kempainen sentence hearing delayed for weather conditions closing court
UPDATE: A new date has been set in Jacob Kempainen's case. Weather conditions over the weekend closed the Houghton County Courthouse and delayed a Monday sentence hearing for Kempainen on a guilty ple...
Thomas Fournier Mar 16, 2026

Copper Country CTE health science students earn top honors at the HOSA regional competition
Copper Country ISD CTE students earned top honors at the regional HOSA competition, supporting future healthcare professionals in gaining skills and knowledge before entering the workforce. In Februar...
Thomas Fournier Mar 16, 2026

Before the snow melts, gardeners get ready from growing season
A lot of wind blew into the Keweenaw Peninsula over the weekend, but not a lot of snow as predicted. Late winter storms keeping people inside offer the chance to plan for the coming spring. This Wedne...
Thomas Fournier Mar 16, 2026

Tomashek's Clutch Trey Sends Tech to Sweet 16 - Monday Sports Wrap
Youth Hockey The Harter's Auto girls 19U hockey team ovewhelmed Downriver United 12-0 yesterday, to repeat as Tier III State Champions. College Basketball Marcus Tomashek's three-pointer with two seco...
Todd Overbeek Mar 16, 2026

Tech Hockey Falls, Men's Hoops Advances - Sunday Sports Wrap
High School High school boys basketball state champions were crowned Saturday. In Division Four, Concord defeated the Frederick Douglass Academy for Young Men 60-47. In Division One, Rockford got past...
Todd Overbeek Mar 15, 2026






