Category Archives: Featured

Unemployment Up Statewide, Mixed Locally
Michigan's unemployment rate rose by more than a half percent in July, compared to June. The Department of Technology, Management and Budget pegs the rate at 6.0 percent, compared to 5.4 percent in Ju...
Todd Overbeek Aug 21, 2025

Coldwell Banker Takes Twilight Tourney Title - Friday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. Twilight Baseball League Coldwell Banker Craig Heinonen claimed the Copper Country Twilight Baseball league title last evening, defeating N...
Todd Overbeek Aug 21, 2025

Houghton County Fair opens today!
The big festival of fun is finally coming to town. The Houghton county fair officially opens tonight. The exhibitors barn will open, as will the first of the animal auctions. Families will enjoy Skerb...
Thomas Fournier Aug 21, 2025

East Hall fills with returning students ready to start the academic year at Michigan Technological University
Michigan Technological University cultivates community. Incoming students have plenty of organizations to choose from. And dorm halls create a feeling of home among floor mates and room mates. The ver...
Thomas Fournier Aug 21, 2025

Calumet One Claims Horseshoe League Crown - Thursday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. High School In high school volleyball yesterday... West Iron County opened its season with a 3-0 victory over Escanaba. Twilight League The...
Todd Overbeek Aug 21, 2025

HPTS approves non-homestead millage renewal language for November
Houghton Portage Township Schools approves ballot language for the district's non-homestead operating renewal. In November City of Houghton and Portage Township voters will return to the ballot box to...
Thomas Fournier Aug 20, 2025

Tours of the Finnish American Heritage Center connect people with the Finnish American community
Inside the Finnish American Heritage Center lies a treasure of artifacts, art, and heritage. For several weeks the Heritage Center has led guided tours of the facility, sharing not just the who, when ...
Thomas Fournier Aug 20, 2025

City of Houghton and MDOT working to solve traffic challenges around the Yooper Loop
Houghton Police say one person was taken by ambulance following a two-car collision on M-26 on Monday. Houghton Police Chief John Donnelly says no one suffered major injuries, and one person was taken...
Thomas Fournier Aug 20, 2025

Jeff Moyle Water-cross Race supports Lake Linden Fire Department's goal of a new fire hall
Six years ago, Lake Linden's Fire department brought an exciting event to the community. And has raised funds to support a new fire hall through the community's support for snowmobile water cross. A u...
Thomas Fournier Aug 20, 2025

Skubal Dominates Again - Wednesday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. High School The high school volleyball season begins tonight... Escanaba plays at West Iron County. Gwinn High School will not field a vars...
Todd Overbeek Aug 20, 2025 Created with GIMP






