Category Archives: Featured

Tigers Routed Again - Sunday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. Twilight League In elimination play at the annual Leo Durocher Memorial Baseball Tournament Saturday... The Tri-Cities North Stars defeated...
Todd Overbeek Jul 13, 2025 Created with GIMP

Copper Country Today - July 13, 2025
On this week's edition of Copper Country Today: Ben Naasko and Sue Kauppi from Building a Resilient Copper Country talk about a new initiative to help local residents deal with early-life trauma. Hear...
Todd Overbeek Jul 13, 2025

67th IFT Begins Today - Saturday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. Twilight League At the annual Leo Durocher Memorial Baseball Tournament last night, Houghton Building Supply-Stanton downed REL-Mohawk Tech...
Todd Overbeek Jul 12, 2025

Chassell wins when strawberries take over the town
The Rautio Berry Farm has grown to become a major contributor to the copper country strawberry festival each summer. John Rautio says the family farm originally produced strawberries and potatoes and ...
Thomas Fournier Jul 11, 2025

Coldwell Banker Wins, as Durocher Tourney Opens - Friday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. Twilight League The annual Leo Durocher Memorial Baseball Tournament opened last night, as Craig Heinonen Coldwell Banker downed Garnet Gar...
Todd Overbeek Jul 11, 2025

From the field to the Centennial Park pavilion, thousands of strawberries will turn into shortcake
In the middle of July, Chassell's town livens up with hundreds of people volunteering before the festival even begins. The strawberry festival officially starts on July 11th. But this evening, some of...
Thomas Fournier Jul 10, 2025

Canal Run volunteers get the race off the starting blocks
There's less than ten days until Canal Run shoots the starting gun. Close to 900 racers participate in the canal run each year. And for the 50th race along the portage lake canal, organizers expect a ...
Thomas Fournier Jul 10, 2025

Generations share traditions while practicing Finnish folk dances
Kay Seppala leads the Kivajat Dancers. As a folk dance instructor, she helps keep Finnish heritage alive in the Copper Country. And introduces heritage to new generations. Recently the Michigan Tradit...
Thomas Fournier Jul 10, 2025

Tigers' Win Streak Ends - Thursday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. Fast Pitch Softball In Copper Country Fast Pitch Softball League play last evening... Gold Standard defeated Finnish Coat 4-2. Emily Jokela...
Todd Overbeek Jul 10, 2025 Created with GIMP

Houghton County receives clean bill of health on the 2024 audit, will conduct a wage study
Houghton County will conduct a wage study and has contracted Gallagher Firms. Houghton County's last wage study was conducted back in 1996. Commissioner Roy Britz shared that the last time Houghton Co...
Thomas Fournier Jul 09, 2025






