Category Archives: Featured

Second NMU Presidential Candidate Visits
The second of four candidates to become Northern Michigan University's next president met with the public last evening. Ronald Hendrick is currently Provost and Senior Vice President at Texas Tech Uni...
Todd Overbeek Oct 03, 2025

Tigers Advance to Divisional Series - Friday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. High School In high school volleyball last night... Hancock got past Houghton in five hard-fought sets 3-2 (25-22, 23-25, 25-18, 19-25, 15-...
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Copperwood Mine Subsidy Missing from Proposed State Budget
A proposed $50 million state boost for the Copperwood Mine is once again at risk. State Representative Greg Markkanen had requested that the subsidy be added to the 2025-2026 state budget. It now appe...
Todd Overbeek Oct 02, 2025

NMU Welcomes Second President Candidate Today
The second of four candidates to become Northern Michigan University's next president is visiting the Marquette campus today. Ronald Hendrick is currently the Provost and Senior Vice President at Texa...
Todd Overbeek Oct 02, 2025

Houghton Trash Pickup Delayed Again
Waste Management continues to battle mechanical problems with a truck they use in Houghton. Trash pickup was canceled again yesterday, and will not take place today, either. The company hopes to catch...
Todd Overbeek Oct 02, 2025

Hancock Grows a Little - City Council Meeting Wrap
The City of Hancock is about to become a little bit larger. Last night, council members approved the annexation of a small parcel in Franklin Township. City Manager Mary Babcock explained that the pro...
Todd Overbeek Oct 02, 2025

Late Tigers Collapse Forces Game Three - Thursday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. High School At the Ewen-Trout Creek Invitational cross country meet yesterday... Dollar Bay-Tamarack City won the boys' team title. Ironwoo...
Todd Overbeek Oct 02, 2025 Created with GIMP

Ground Broken for Downtown Houghton Bank Office
Site preparation has been underway for some time, but ground was officially broken for Upper Peninsula State Bank's new downtown Houghton office yesterday. For bank President and CEO David Williams, i...
Todd Overbeek Oct 01, 2025

Skubik Leads Tigers to Playoff Win - Wednesday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. High School In high school volleyball last night... Houghton fell 3-1 (25-19, 23-25, 25-19, 25-19) to Ishpeming. Hancock dropped a tight 3-...
Todd Overbeek Oct 01, 2025 Created with GIMP

Isle Royale National Park will open the CUA portal for water-based businesses in November
The National Parks Serivces announces it will begin to accept water based commercial use authorizations applications for the 2026 and 2027 season at isle royale in November. On Monday the Isle Royale ...
Thomas Fournier Sep 30, 2025 DNR fisheries biologist Shawn Sitar holds a 53-inch redfin lake trout that was captured and eventually released during the DNR's recent Isle Royale lake trout survey. Photo credit: MDNR






