Category Archives: Local News

'We Immigrants' Exhibit explores the journey from Finland to America
Art can connect the observer to the past. Tomorrow evening, the Finlandia Art Gallery hosts an opening reception for its newest exhibit, "We Immigrants." Finlandia Art Gallery Interim Director Clare Z...
Thomas Fournier Mar 11, 2026

Hancock Central High School SME Students tour Gatorbar's manufacturing facility
Education can expose students to new and interesting career paths and can even introduce students to various careers within a single industry. Forty-five Hancock High School SME Prize students had the...
Thomas Fournier Mar 11, 2026

Bianco embezzlement trial set for January 2027
A Baraga County woman's embezzlement trial will begin in 2027. Last Tuesday, Baraga County Prosecutor Joseph O'Leary and defendant Theresa Bianco, with her attorney Timothy Wrather, met in 12th Circui...
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Capes and Crowns brings generations together to support the Treehouse Resource Center
Treehouse Family Resources will host a special intergenerational dance this weekend, bringing together local families and residents of The Bluffs Senior Living Community for the Caps and Crowns Dance....
Thomas Fournier Mar 10, 2026

Walking Together Traveling Exhibit engages with living history through firsthand accounts
A traveling exhibit exploring the history and lasting impact of Michigan's Native American boarding school system has arrived at Michigan Tech. The exhibit offers observers a chance to learn about a d...
Thomas Fournier Mar 10, 2026

Sri Beldona named new dean of the Michigan Tech College of Business
Michigan Technological University announced late last week that Sri Beldona will serve as the new Dean of the College of Business beginning this summer. The selection follows a nationwide search by th...
Thomas Fournier Mar 09, 2026

Ontonagon and Dickinson County courts receive Operation Drive program grant awards
The Michigan State Court Administrative Office announced Monday it will distribute $1 million in grant awards to 12 district courts across the state to create new programs helping defendants resolve o...
Thomas Fournier Mar 09, 2026

Candidates hoping to represent the Upper Peninsula and northern Michigan meet residents in the Copper Country
Several candidates hoping to represent residents living in the Upper Peninsula and northern Michigan will meet the Copper country during a forum this week. Keweenaw Indivisible has organized several n...
Thomas Fournier Mar 09, 2026

Michigan Technological University launches $350 M capital campaign
Michigan Technological University announces plans for a capital Campaign that hopes to raise 350 million dollars to support the campus' future. Setting a lofty goal, the University announces the publi...
Thomas Fournier Mar 09, 2026

Quincy Mine Hoist Association engages with history all-year round
The iconic Quincy Mine hoist welcomes visitors year-round to the former industrial center on the Keweenaw Peninsula, even when snow covers the landscape above the mineshafts. The Quincy Mine Hoist Ass...
Thomas Fournier Mar 06, 2026






