Category Archives: Featured

Finding new ways of fundraising when traditional donation avenues slow down
Donor exhaustion is a real issue nonprofits around the community contend with, making it important to find alternative ways to raise funds for large operations that provide significant impacts. Last m...
Thomas Fournier Apr 06, 2026

USDA and USFS restructuring plans will close research facilities in Houghton and L'Anse
The U.S. Department of Agriculture and United States Forest Service will undergo a large restructuring process that will close all four forest research facilities in Michigan. Last week, the USDA anno...
Thomas Fournier Apr 06, 2026

Wings Fall, Lose Playoff Ground - Monday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more details. College Basketball UCLA claimed the NCAA Division I women's basketball title, with a 79-51 victory over South Carolina in the championship game yester...
Todd Overbeek Apr 06, 2026

Tigers Win, but Add Verlander to IL - Sunday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more details. College Basketball Michigan and Connecticut will vie for the NCAA Division I men's basketball title, after prevailing in yesterday's semifinals. The W...
Todd Overbeek Apr 05, 2026 Created with GIMP

Copper Country Today - April 5, 2026
On this week's Copper Country Today: John and Charmaine Parsons from Dan Schmitt Gift of Music join host Todd VanDyke to talk about how the organization provides musical and other opportunities for ar...
Todd Overbeek Apr 05, 2026

Pioneers Claim Fourth Straight Gibson Cup Title - Saturday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more details. High School Westwood High School's Ethan Marta has been honored as "Mr. Basketball" by the Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association...
Todd Overbeek Apr 04, 2026
Gogebic County Sheriff warns of scams targeting residents while online
The Gogebic County Sheriff's Office warns the community of scammers targeting people through their computers. On Thursday, the Gogebic County Sheriff's Office posted a notice online alerting residents...
Thomas Fournier Apr 03, 2026

Women in Computing Sciences help kids explore opportunities in coding
Margaret Holley Chapman earned her bachelor's degree from the Michigan College of Mines in 1933. Marian Smitty Scott became the editor of Design News after she was the first woman to earn a chemical e...
Thomas Fournier Apr 03, 2026

Pioneers Win Gibson Cup Game One - Friday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more details. High School The track and field season opened yesterday with the Keweenaw Classic indoor meet at Michigan Tech. Team results were not posted. Individu...
Todd Overbeek Apr 03, 2026

Setting students up for bright futures
Setting up students for a bright future means working together to offer kids opportunities to explore. Next week, TRIO College Programs, MTU GEAR UP, and Breakwater Federal Credit Union will host the ...
Thomas Fournier Apr 02, 2026





