Category Archives: Local News

CCISD CTE students sweep the Automotive Overall podium at the SkillsUSA competition in Escanaba
CCISD automotive technology students bring home trophies and top honors from the SkillsUSA competition in Escanaba. At the start of February, the Copper Country ISD's Automotive tech program joined te...
Thomas Fournier Feb 19, 2025 CCISD CTE Automotive Tech Students

New and Returning volunteers encouraged to join CopperDog organizers at CLK Schools for training
Next week Calumet will begin to prepare for the Copper Country's premiere sled dog race. The CopperDog 150. Race weekend has sled teams, mushers, and volunteers found from Calumet on Friday to Copper ...
Thomas Fournier Feb 19, 2025

Laurium begins the village's road to recovery following devastating DPW fire
Laurium's Department of Public Works has settled into its new home. For now. Laurium's village council has many big decisions to make over the coming months. Village Manager Ian Lewis has set out Laur...
Thomas Fournier Feb 19, 2025 Laurium Village councilors prepare for its regular February 2025 meeting.

Michigan Tech Forestry Club earns a nomination for the 2024 Outstanding SAF Student Chapter Award
The Michigan Tech Forestry Club earns a nomination as an exemplary SAF chapter. Recently the Michigan Technological University's College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science proudly nominated...
Thomas Fournier Feb 18, 2025

KFRC invites kids and families to relieve the cabin fever with some fun outside
With more than 200 inches of snow landing in the Keweenaw Peninsula so far this winter, it's easy to feel trapped indoors. But before the region warms up the Keweenaw Family Resource Center wants to g...
Thomas Fournier Feb 18, 2025

MTU Public Safety and Police Services locate the body of a missing university student
The body of a missing Michigan Technological University student has been located. Today MTU Department of Public safety and Police services officials announced a search has located the deceased body o...
Thomas Fournier Feb 18, 2025

Lake Linden - Hubbell quickly organize benefit concert for Laurium at the Calumet Theatre
The Copper Country comes together to support each other's communities. Tomorrow evening Lake Linden - Hubbell schools will host a benefit concert to help the village of Laurium recover after a fire th...
Thomas Fournier Feb 18, 2025 Lake Linden - Hubbell Bands will lead a benefit concert supporting a neighboring community.

Copper Country residents rally alongside 50501 protests nationwide
Some Copper Country residents raised banners in support of the people and the constitution at Bridgeview Park on President's Day. Protestors voiced concerns about recent actions by President Donald Tr...
Thomas Fournier Feb 18, 2025 Several residents rallied in the cold and snow on Monday, February 17th, for over an hour.

Mont Ripley Ski Patrol celebrates the 80th anniversary of the 10th Mountain Division
Mont Ripley Ski Patrol celebrates veterans and the 80th anniversary of the formation of a World War Two army ski division. Tomorrow evening Mont Ripley will celebrate the 80th anniversary of the 10th ...
Thomas Fournier Feb 17, 2025

Copper Shores victim Support introduces a new victim support group with a self guided resource
Keeping one foot in front of the other can become difficult on a healing journey without support. Next week Copper Shores Victim Support will start a new support group, open to all those seeking growt...
Thomas Fournier Feb 17, 2025