Category Archives: Featured

Calumet Girls Win Regional Hoops Crown - Thursday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School Four U.P. girls basketball teams won regional titles last evening, and advanced to next week's quarterfinals... In Division Four, Ewe...
Todd Overbeek Mar 13, 2025

Baraga County Search and Rescue relies on volunteers with intimate knowledge of the region's forests and rivers
Across Baraga County, many visitors and residents enjoy getting outdoors. Hiking trails along the Sturgeon River gorge have become very popular, as have the rivers and streams that carry canoes and ka...
Thomas Fournier Mar 12, 2025

Houghton County will add a Finance Manager, replace the Drain Commissioner and has tabled discussion on an Elderly Nutrition Millage
Houghton County will add a Finance Manager to the administration team. Last evening the county commission approved moving accounts payable and human resources duties from the clerk's office to the adm...
Thomas Fournier Mar 12, 2025

Kings, Panthers Vie for Girls Hoops Regional Titles Tonight - Wednesday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School Girls regional basketball finals will be played tonight... Ewen-Trout Creek will face Norway in a game that tips off at 7:00 at Marqu...
Todd Overbeek Mar 12, 2025

Michigan Tech students will serve seniors with Let's Eat Community Meals on Sunday
Huskies enjoy giving back to the local community. Throughout the year different events, organizations, and programs encourage Michigan Tech students to join residents to cut wood and visit with a seni...
Thomas Fournier Mar 11, 2025

The Hancock Community Hub invites families to one of the space's first community events in April
At the start of the year, the Hancock Community Hub committed to opening the former Hancock High School in downtown Hancock to the community. While plans to rejuvenate the building's theater, gym and ...
Thomas Fournier Mar 11, 2025

Young Americans for Freedom chapter invites Ian Haworth to Michigan Technological Univeristy
Young Americans for Freedom at Michigan Technological University invites Ian Haworth to campus. Next Thursday Ian Haworth, a conservative writer and speaker, will visit the college campus as a part of...
Thomas Fournier Mar 11, 2025

L'Anse opts into the Michigan Low-Income Energy Assistance Program despite concerns updates may have negative impacts on small municipal utilities
L'Anse council will opt for the state's low-income energy program. Despite concerns some of the money could be for natural gas bills the village does not serve. Since the low-income energy program sta...
Thomas Fournier Mar 11, 2025 Figure 1: Robert LaFave, L'Anse Village Manager, standing in front of a set of solar panels recently installed to help power the Village's water treatment facility.

Copper Shores Wellness and Outdoor Recreation Fund supports a new splash pad project in Laurium
The Keweenaw Community Foundation announces six organizations will benefit from the Copper Shores Community Wellness and Outdoor Recreation Fund. The Copper Shores Outdoor Recreation Fund, managed by ...
Thomas Fournier Mar 11, 2025

Ontonagon residents choose Baraga County Memorial Hospital for care in the year following local hospital closure
Baraga County Memorial Hospital has kept up the pace for another good year. Last evening the community hospital's CEO Rob Stowe provided the Baraga County Memorial Hospital's annual report to the coun...
Thomas Fournier Mar 11, 2025 A full room gathered at the Baraga County Commission meeting in March 2025 to express concerns over cuts in the federal workforce and funding.