Category Archives: Local News

HED of Royal Oak earns National Recognition Award for work with Michigan Technological University to develop the H-STEM Complex
A Royal Oak company earns a National Recognition Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies for work completed on the Michigan Technological University H-STEM Health Technologies Complex...
Thomas Fournier Apr 02, 2025

VFW Post 144 host the Baraga County Spring Veterans' Fair in April
Veterans give everything they have in the name of service to the country. When military members are released from active duty, they can begin receiving benefits provided through Veteran service organi...
Thomas Fournier Apr 02, 2025

Sweeney Todd visits College Avenue for a bloody good time
The Demon Butcher of Fleet Street will make a visit to College Avenue next weekend. Michigan Tech Theater takes the stage with Nich Radcliffe's largest cast yet. More than 20 students will take the au...
Thomas Fournier Apr 02, 2025

Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College hosts spring career fair at the Niiwin Akeaa Center
Higher education prepares students to become professionals. Community Colleges play important roles in the development of turning from a student to a professional nurse, welder, childcare leader, or f...
Thomas Fournier Apr 01, 2025

Marenisco Township man arraigned on OWI and Manslaughter charges in 98th District Court
A Marenisco man has been arraigned in the 98th district court on OWI charges. Brian Berquist, 57 years old of Marenisco Township, was arraigned on Friday in 98th district court for two counts of opera...
Thomas Fournier Apr 01, 2025

Copper Country Community Arts Center and Orpheum Theater host the Art in Silico opening reception events
Art in Silico continues to expand and explore how technology can influence art. The three-day computational art festival enters its third year in 2025. The first year of Art in Silico offered opportun...
Thomas Fournier Apr 01, 2025

Kids' Day returns to downtown Hancock on Saturday
A day just for kids returns to Hancock, helping kick off spring, on Saturday. Kids' Day in Hancock gets families out on sidewalks and in shops throughout downtown for fun activities in the community. ...
Thomas Fournier Apr 01, 2025

Michigan State Police seek assistance in a break-in investigation in Crystal Falls
Michigan state police ask the community for assistance in an investigation into a church break-in in Crystal Falls. Yesterday, the Michigan State Police requested the public's assistance in an investi...
Thomas Fournier Apr 01, 2025

Updated Child Car Seat Safety Law takes effect starting in April
A new child car seat safety law will take effect on Wednesday. In 2023 the state of Michigan passed an updated law requiring children under two years old to sit in rear-facing child car seats while tr...
Thomas Fournier Mar 31, 2025

Copper Country League of Women Voters, Houghton County Sheriff Office support a new jail project
In August Houghton County expects to ask residents to fund a new jail project. In the past decade, the county has sought to build a new jail site and move out of the facility that was built in 1963. S...
Thomas Fournier Mar 31, 2025






