Category Archives: Local News

Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce begins annual membership drive
As warmer weather gets the region to spring into action, the Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce is preparing to welcome new businesses to Copper Country communities. In April, the chamber plans to promote i...
Thomas Fournier Apr 01, 2026

Breakwater Federal Credit Union extends the student-member scholarship deadline
Breakwater Federal Credit Union has extended the deadline for its scholarship applications to Monday as high school seniors prepare for college. The financial institution plans to award three $1,500 s...
Thomas Fournier Apr 01, 2026

Copper Country CTE millage renewal appears on May ballots
Copper Country voters will decide in May whether to continue funding career and technical education programs that have served students across three counties since 2014. The Copper Country Intermediate...
Thomas Fournier Apr 01, 2026

Summer cooking classes with Husky EATS supports program needs during the school year
Husky EATS helps students cook delicious meals at home. And now the program will help the community gain those same skills. After the semester ends the Husky EATS teaching kitchen will invite the copp...
Thomas Fournier Mar 31, 2026

Dan Schmitt Gift of Music sponsors a concert headlined by a graduate of the program
A local music education program will celebrate one of its success stories Saturday. A graduate will take the stage at the historic Calumet Theatre. The Dan Schmitt Gift of Music has sponsored the Go R...
Thomas Fournier Mar 31, 2026

Treehouse Family Resources marks April as Child Abuse Prevention Month
April marks Child Abuse Prevention Month, and Treehouse Family Resources will host activities to strengthen families and help prevent child abuse before it occurs. Throughout the month, the center pla...
Thomas Fournier Mar 30, 2026

Summer Youth Programs at Michigan Technological University explore a wide range of topics
The Michigan Tech Center for Education Outreach thinks about summer as soon as the snow starts to melt. Students in the Copper Country and from around the state will soon gather on Michigan Technologi...
Thomas Fournier Mar 30, 2026

Volunteers for Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly holiday meals help seniors feel less isolated
Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly prepares to welcome seniors to holiday meal sites this Sunday and deliver meals across the Copper Country. Easter Sunday will bring many people across the Copper...
Thomas Fournier Mar 30, 2026

New meteorite display expands the A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum's celestial collection
The largest mineral museum in the Great Lakes region has expanded its collection with a significant new addition. The A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum on Michigan Tech's campus recently added a meteorite to...
Thomas Fournier Mar 30, 2026

Osceola Township man arrested after shooting firearm inside a residence
A Houghton County man was arrested early this morning after firing a gun inside a residence in Osceola Township. The Houghton County Sheriff's Office received a dispatch call at 3 a.m. after multiple ...
Thomas Fournier Mar 27, 2026






