Category Archives: Featured

Jared Howard will continue Leah Polzin's work at Main Street Calumet as the community keeps growing
After ten years leading Main Street Calumet Leah Polzin will step down as executive director. And Jared Howard will step up to fill Polzin's shoes. Howard has already hit the ground running, meeting w...
Thomas Fournier Oct 13, 2025

Packers Win, Lions Fall - Monday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. High School On tonight's volleyball schedule... Houghton plays at Jeffers. Hancock travels to a quad meet at Florence. L'Anse entertains Be...
Todd Overbeek Oct 13, 2025

MTU Football Edges Davenport - Sunday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. High School In high school football Saturday... Gogebic built a 30-0 halftime lead, and cruised to a 42-12 victory over Lake Linden-Hubbell...
Todd Overbeek Oct 12, 2025

Copper Country Today - October 12, 2025
On this week's Copper Country Today program: Aspirus dietitian Beth Cook talks with host Todd VanDyke about healthy eating options during a time of high food prices, and previews a series of upcoming ...
Todd Overbeek Oct 12, 2025

Houghton Boys Soccer Advances in Playoffs - Saturday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. High School The Houghton boys soccer team opened the district playoffs with a 4-0 victory over Boyne City yesterday. Ethan Heckle had two g...
Todd Overbeek Oct 11, 2025

Native Americans begin the final water walk a part of a seven year ceremony to honor water resources
Native Americans will begin the final walk in a seven-year ceremony tomorrow. The People of the Heart Waters Walkers, that started in 2019, will begin the seventh walk to honor the resources of water ...
Thomas Fournier Oct 10, 2025

Houghton Fire Department encourages residents practice fire prevention during annual awareness week
When the temperatures cool outside, heaters across the Upper Peninsula kick back on. Each winter house fire tends to increase during the winter partly due to homeowners using supplementary sources of ...
Thomas Fournier Oct 10, 2025

Baraga County Road Commission to close a portion of Pequaming Road for culvert replacement
Baraga County's Road Commission will close Pequaming Road until further notice starting next week. On Monday the road commission will have crews begin a culver replacement project on Pequaming road, b...
Thomas Fournier Oct 10, 2025

A toast to a local labor leader
Big Annie left a big impression on the Copper Country. While for many years, her name was seldom talked about, her story stayed alive through historical accounts of the 1913 Copper Strike. Many years ...
Thomas Fournier Oct 10, 2025

NMU Volleyball Shades MTU - Friday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. High School In high school volleyball last night... Houghton fell to Kingsford 3-1 (25-21, 23-25, 22-25, 20-25). Calumet swept Gwinn 3-0 (2...
Todd Overbeek Oct 10, 2025






