Category Archives: Local News

Trout Lake Township home a total loss in a fire
This story was produced by My UP News' Rebecca Bartleme, find the story here. Police in the eastern Upper Peninsula are investigating an incident leading to a house being a total loss after a fire Tue...
Site Staff Dec 20, 2024

Keweenaw Bay Indian Community receives a $7.1 Million HUD PRICE grant to support manufactured housing improvements and developments
The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community receives 7.1 million dollars to support manufactured home construction. The tribe announced on Thursday that it will receive a 7.1 million dollar grant from the U.S. ...
Site Staff Dec 20, 2024

Superior Health Foundation organizes AED fundraiser to save lives in the Upper Peninsula
Around the new year is an important to time look ahead. But it's never a bad time to look ahead to what to do in an emergency. Before February 2025's celebration of Healthy Heart Month, the Superior H...
Site Staff Dec 20, 2024

Three men arrested in connection to multiple break-ins in Houghton and Keweenaw counties
The Houghton Sheriff's office arrested three men in connection with multiple home robberies in Houghton and Keweenaw counties. On Thursday the Houghton County Sheriff's office announced the arrest of ...
Site Staff Dec 20, 2024
Copper Country ISD recognizes teaching professionals during the final meeting of 2024
Teachers play special roles in a child's life. Recently the Copper Country Intermediate School district recognized two teaching professionals for their service to students and the community. At the CC...
Site Staff Dec 19, 2024

SISU at NMU and Innovate Marquette partner with the NMU College of Business for the PEAK25 mini pitch competition
The entrepreneurial spirit thrives in regions where people have to rely on their communities to solve a problem. PEAK25, a conference co-hosted by SISU at NMU and Innovate Marquette, recently announce...
Site Staff Dec 19, 2024

Michigan House Republicans stage a walk-out over tipped wage debate
Despite a decision this summer where the Michigan Supreme Court rebuked state republicans' efforts to stymy a 2018 ballot measure to raise the minimum wage, some are still fighting against the change ...
Site Staff Dec 19, 2024

Hancock Community Hub launches new logo ahead of new year
The Hancock Community Hub has an official logo. Earlier in the year Right Start UP opened a logo design contest for the Hancock Community Hub. The group received a wide range of logo ideas and inspira...
Site Staff Dec 19, 2024

A Lake Linden English Teacher receives a special nomination for the VFW District 15 Teacher of the Year
In the past several years the VFW Post 4624 of Hubbell has supported Lake Linden and Dollar Bay students with scholarships for education. The Patriot's Pen and Voice of Democracy essay programs throug...
Site Staff Dec 19, 2024

BHK Community Action Agency hosts food distribution site on Sharon Avenue
The Community Action Agency will host a drive-through distribution today. At 2 p.m., the BHK Community Action Agency will pack food boxes into individual vehicles with an extra pre-packed box of froze...
Site Staff Dec 19, 2024