Category Archives: Local News

Keweenaw Community Foundation extends a thanks to the community for their recent support during Keweenaw Gold. Earlier this month, the Keweenaw Community Foundation hosted its annual foundation fundra...

Keweenaw Co-op teams up with Breakwater Federal Credit Union to support the Western UP Food Bank. On Saturday the pair have set a goal to fill more than 100 bags of groceries with essential nonperisha...

Every day Ron Rea thinks of ways he can keep fighting food insecurity in the Keweenaw Peninsula. He's run the Calumet Free Fridge inside The Office Shop for many years. In the past two weeks, the frid...

Copper Shores Community Health Foundation officially opens the 2025 giving Tuesdaydonation portal. In eight years, the GivingTuesday campaign has raised more than 4.7 million dollars to support the co...

On Dec. 2nd, the Copper Country will come together to support more than 50 non-profit organizations, including the Ontonagon Artist Collective (OAC). In the village of Ontonagon, the OAC keeps a space...

L'Anse area schools celebrate many veterans who once roamed the schools' halls. For today's veterans' day ceremony, the district asked 2011 graduate of L'Anse high school, Jacob Schwartz to deliver th...

Coming up with the funds to pay medical bills can often become a challenge for patients battling cancer. Add on top of that stress, finding a doctor within driving distance, and life's other expenses ...

Throughout Michigan Technological University's history engineering has been a major part of the college's identity. I look at our accreditation data, and we've been accredited for nearly 100 years her...

Fire departments respond to more than house fires in the Keweenaw peninsula. During traffic accidents, firefighters have used the jaws of life to rescue victims. And even respond to wildfires after li...

A former Michigan Technological University student was sentenced last week in Houghton county 97th district court. Avery Lawrence was accused in September of stealing and discarding close to 900 Ameri...