Category Archives: Local News

The Hancock Public Schools Board of Education authorized Superintendent Chris Salani to spend up to $30,000 Monday as a baseline to maintain student library services. The board will also have Salani w...

The Western Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Region (WUPPDR) last week began collecting responses to the 2026 Hazard Mitigation Plan Update and Community Survey for Houghton County. The survey...

The Copper Country's Pride Market returns for its second year, setting up inside the Orpheum Theatre on June 28. The market gathers 20 LGBTQIA+ artists and makers to share artisan-made soap, jewelry, ...

Spring marks a time of regrowth and renewed commitments. Last week, the Keweenaw Community Foundation announced it continues to commit support for a variety of causes in the Keweenaw Peninsula, sharin...

The Environmental Protection Agency, EGLE and Honeywell met with the Lake Linden community this spring to share information about an environmental cleanup project starting this summer in Torch Lake. C...

hree foreign dignitaries made Hancock a destination Friday, joining the city's Juhannus summer solstice celebration and sharing their vision for growing Finno-Ugric connections in the United States. F...

More than 75 volunteers helped the Keweenaw Outdoor Recreation Coalition remove 4,300 pounds of trash from the Keweenaw Peninsula during the organization's sixth annual spring cleanup in May. Voluntee...

Calumet-Laurium-Keweenaw Schools is asking voters to approve a $21.85 million bond renewal on Aug. 4 to fund targeted improvements to aging building systems across the district. Heating, ventilation, ...

Juhannus lectures and presentations resume Friday morning after a ceremonial close to the celebration opening on Thursday. The four-day summer solstice celebration kicked off with an open forum inviti...

Treehouse Family Resources is expanding its community programming this summer with new support groups and pop-up events designed to help parents navigate the earliest and most challenging stages of ra...