Category Archives: Featured

Summer Solstice thunder storms damage roads in Houghton County
Houghton county experiences flash flood conditions early in the morning of the summer solstice. Between 4am and 6am the Rational Weather Service recorded close to two and half inches of rainfall in th...
Thomas Fournier Jun 21, 2025

Brewers Rewrite Record Books in Romp Over Twins - Saturday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. MLB Riley Greene's two home runs weren't nearly enough, as the Tigers fell to the Rays 14-8 last night. Jack Flaherty barely made it into t...
Todd Overbeek Jun 21, 2025 Created with GIMP

Potential rain won't keep Visit Keweenaw and Long Drink from celebrating the longest day of the year
Rain in the forecast might put a damper on the longest day of the year. Visit Keweenaw has made plans in case late rain showers and potential thunderstorms arrive in the Keweenaw between today and tom...
Thomas Fournier Jun 20, 2025

Tigers Split Rain-Soaked Twinbill - Friday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. Twilight League In Copper Country Twilight League baseball last night... Garnet Garage edged Coldwell Banker Craig Heinonen 3-2. Houghton B...
Todd Overbeek Jun 20, 2025 Created with GIMP

Michigan State Police encourage teens drive safely with defensive driving education
Summertime is a great time to cruise down the road. Especially if you're a teenager with plenty of time on your hands. But during the summer teen injuries and deaths involving automobiles trend upward...
Thomas Fournier Jun 19, 2025

Big Annie Statue Committee recieves $50,000 grant to support project
Big Annie receives some big recognition. Over the last couple of years, residents of Calumet formed a committee to erect a statue of Annie Klobacher Clemenc within the village. In the 1990's she was t...
Thomas Fournier Jun 19, 2025

Laurium hosts the Copper Country volunteer firefighters tournament in 2025
During the year fire departments scramble to help when an emergency takes place. The departments work together to assist on scenes. But once a year they'll compete to find out who has the best crew in...
Thomas Fournier Jun 19, 2025

CCISD Superintendent shares details of education expansion project with Hancock's city council
If the Copper Country ISD's millage passes in August a lot of work will happen with the district's facilities in Hancock. Last Night CCISD Superintendent James Rautiola visited the Hancock City Counci...
Thomas Fournier Jun 19, 2025

Swede-Finn settlement in the Copper Country influenced Michigan
Finland has a complicated history with its neighbors to the east and west. For more than 500 years the country was ruled over by the Swedish kingdom until it was ceded to the Russian Empire during the...
Thomas Fournier Jun 19, 2025

Tigers, Brewers Washed Out - Thursday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. Softball In Copper Country Fast Pitch Softball League play last evening... Northern Wishes v Gold Standard - no report. JB's Sales and Serv...
Todd Overbeek Jun 19, 2025






