Category Archives: Featured

Summer Youth Programs at Michigan Technological University explore a wide range of topics
The Michigan Tech Center for Education Outreach thinks about summer as soon as the snow starts to melt. Students in the Copper Country and from around the state will soon gather on Michigan Technologi...
Thomas Fournier Mar 30, 2026

Volunteers for Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly holiday meals help seniors feel less isolated
Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly prepares to welcome seniors to holiday meal sites this Sunday and deliver meals across the Copper Country. Easter Sunday will bring many people across the Copper...
Thomas Fournier Mar 30, 2026

New meteorite display expands the A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum's celestial collection
The largest mineral museum in the Great Lakes region has expanded its collection with a significant new addition. The A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum on Michigan Tech's campus recently added a meteorite to...
Thomas Fournier Mar 30, 2026

Pioneers Hold On To Kohlman Cup - Monday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more details. GLHL The Portage Lake Pioneers retained the Kohlman Cup with a 10-3 thrashing of the Eagle River Falcons in the Great Lakes Hockey League tournament t...
Todd Overbeek Mar 30, 2026

Pioneers Head to GLHL Tourney Final - Sunday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more details. GLHL The Portage Lake Pioneers will face the Eagle River Falcons for the Great Lakes Hockey League tournament title today. Faceoff is at 1:00 at Dee S...
Todd Overbeek Mar 29, 2026

Copper Country Today - March 29, 2026
On this week's edition of Copper Country Today: Host Todd VanDyke welcomes Houghton County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Helmer for an update about the local justice system. Hear the conversation here. Asp...
Todd Overbeek Mar 29, 2026

GLHL Tourney Continues at Dee Today - Saturday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more details. GLHL The Great Lakes Hockey League tournament continues today here in the Copper Country. The Portage Lake Pioneers are hosting. In pool play games ye...
Todd Overbeek Mar 28, 2026

Osceola Township man arrested after shooting firearm inside a residence
A Houghton County man was arrested early this morning after firing a gun inside a residence in Osceola Township. The Houghton County Sheriff's Office received a dispatch call at 3 a.m. after multiple ...
Thomas Fournier Mar 27, 2026

U.P.Ward Legal and Keweenaw Land Trust host an estate planning workshop focused on conservation
The Keweenaw Land Trust will partner with UPward Legal for an estate planning workshop Saturday morning. Several properties maintained by the Keweenaw Land Trust in the Copper Country were donated to ...
Thomas Fournier Mar 27, 2026

Yu Hang Hu earns the Morris Cohen Award from The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society
A Michigan Technological University professor has earned a globally recognized award for his contributions to materials science. The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society awarded Michigan Tech mater...
Thomas Fournier Mar 27, 2026






