Category Archives: Featured

Hancock Sweeps Bulldog Track Invitational - Sunday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more details. High School Hancock won both sides of its own Bulldog Invitational Saturday... On the boys side, Dollar Bay-Tamarack City placed second, followed by t...
Todd Overbeek May 03, 2026

Copper Country Today - May 3, 2026
On this week's Copper Country Today: Gina Nicholas, Molly Powers and Brice Holden from the Keweenaw Outdoor Recreation Coalition talk with host Todd VanDyke about the role their organization plays in ...
Todd Overbeek May 03, 2026

Softball Sweeps for Lakes, Copper Kings - Saturday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more details. High School In high school baseball yesterday: Hancock took two from Calumet, 5-4 and 2-0. Ben Keranen's single in the bottom of the seventh inning dr...
Todd Overbeek May 02, 2026

Michigan Technological University to establish a Bachelor of Science in Artificial Intelligence next fall
Michigan Technological University is making a move to bring more students into the future of technology with the official launch of a new bachelor's degree program focused on artificial intelligence t...
Thomas Fournier May 01, 2026

BBBS of the Western Upper Peninsula earns the BBBS Pinnacle Award for impact on youth and communities
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Western Upper Peninsula has earned recognition as a pinnacle program with incredible impacts on the community. On Thursday, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America announce...
Thomas Fournier May 01, 2026

UPCAP opens registration for the June Dementia Caregiving Workshop virtual program
While raising your own kids, you'll start to help out your parents more than before. Taking on the caregiver role within a family takes dedication, understanding and the ability to work at someone els...
Thomas Fournier May 01, 2026

Bridgefest fireworks will launch from the Portage Canal in 2026
Bridgefest fireworks will have a new launch point this year after the Hancock City Council approved an application from the Bridgefest organizing committee in April. The plan will have the display lau...
Thomas Fournier May 01, 2026 Bridgefest 2024 fireworks photo provided by Brockit Inc.

2025-26 winter sets new Michigan Technological University campus snowfall record
Early risers might have seen a few snowflakes on their cars today. But spring has settled into the Keweenaw Peninsula, and snow piles won't last much longer. The snowfall in Keweenaw County in 2025-26...
Thomas Fournier May 01, 2026

Pistons Face Must-Win Game Tonight - Friday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more details. High School No high school softball or baseball scores were reported from yesterday. The Lakes Invitational Track Meet was postponed to Monday. The Ho...
Todd Overbeek May 01, 2026

Non-homestead operating millage accounts for significant funding for Dollar Bay - Tamarack City Area Schools
Voters within the Dollar Bay Tamarack City School District will decide Tuesday whether to renew the school's non-homestead operating millage, a critical funding measure that supports district operatio...
Thomas Fournier Apr 30, 2026






