Category Archives: Local News

Omega House celebrates 20 years of caring for the Copper Country
For 20 years Omega House has provided exceptional care for people at the end of their life. The facility works hard to make sure families, residents, and staff can connect at a critical moment in a fa...
Thomas Fournier Sep 08, 2025

Keweenaw ATV announces two trail closures in Keweenaw County
Keweenaw ATV shares a couple of trail closures announcements for Keweenaw County. Starting today the DNR will begin a repair project, closing a trail crossing the Union Creek Culvert near Highr...
Thomas Fournier Sep 08, 2025

Keweenaw County ZBA will reconvene in 90 days for decision on a restaurant's nearly complete extension
A Keweenaw County restaurant dealing with zoning issues for over three years. Fitzgerald's in Eagle River seeking a variance from the zoning after setbacks with their smoker enclosure project. They al...
Thomas Fournier Sep 05, 2025

Michigan Leaders begin negotiating the state's budgets
Leaders in Lansing have started negotiating the Michigan State Budget. At the end of August, the Michigan House of Representatives, led by House Republicans and Speaker Matt Hall, approved a state bud...
Thomas Fournier Sep 05, 2025

Michigan Technological University moves K Day activities indoors
K Day moves inside. Michigan Technological University announced this morning, due to weather forecasts, K Day will move inside the Student Development Complex. Typically taking place in Chassell, K Da...
Thomas Fournier Sep 05, 2025

Friends of Fashion add another element of heritage celebration in Calumet
Fashion comes in waves. And what might have been popular over 150 years ago, just might come back into fashion. Next week calumet celebrates 150 years as a community. The Friends of Fashion group plan...
Thomas Fournier Sep 04, 2025

Local child development organization gets a new name and new director
A new name can make it easier to identify how an organization impacts a community. Recently the Keweenaw Family Resource Center rebranded the organization as the Treehouse Family Resources. So, we got...
Thomas Fournier Sep 04, 2025

Keweenaw Community Foundation opens fall grant cycle, plans open house for potential grantees
Grants awards support projects programs and communities. Recently the Keweenaw community Foundation opened its fall grant cycle. This year KCF plans to award more than 115,000 dollars in grant funds, ...
Thomas Fournier Sep 03, 2025

Gogebic Area Chamber of Commerce plans 47th Annual Fall Walleye Tournament for September 12th and 13th
Fishing has been a long-time past time of the Upper Peninsula. Walleye especially. The golden fish looks even better battered and fried. Coming up soon the Gogebic Area Chamber of Commerce hosts the 4...
Thomas Fournier Sep 03, 2025 Upper Peninsula anglers are gearing up for this season's walleye, northern pike and muskellunge openers./

STEM lab upgrades improve educational opportunities on campus at Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College
Back to school. Schools across the state are back in session. Including at the Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College L'Anse campus. But today's first day, for some students, meant learning on campus. ...
Thomas Fournier Sep 03, 2025






