Category Archives: News

Keweenaw Health Foundation supports CLK Council of Churches Thanksgiving Meal Drive-thru site
Everyone deserves a home cooked meal on Thanksgiving. Keweenaw Health Foundation thinks so. On Tuesday, the foundation announced a five-thousand-dollar donation that will support the CLK Council of Ch...
Thomas Fournier Nov 05, 2025

Voters approve charter amendments, a $13 million referendum bond, and millage renewals
Results are in. Across Houghton County and Ontonagon County close to 2,000 people participated in the consolidated election. In Ontonagon County voters passed the Ewen Trout Creek School District oper...
Thomas Fournier Nov 05, 2025

One Injured in Houghton Crash
One person was injured in a two-car crash this morning in the City of Houghton. The Houghton Police Department was called out around 8:00 to the intersection of Portage Street and Sharon Avenue. They ...
Todd Overbeek Nov 04, 2025

Copper Country Angel Mission continues to coat the Copper Country
Copper Country Angel Mission and Salvation Army continue to provide coats for people that missed the recent pop-up free store. On Friday and Saturday Coat the Copper Country will open for a final push...
Thomas Fournier Nov 04, 2025

Transmission infrastructure issue causes widespread outage in the western Upper Peninsula
UPPCO provides an update on the cause of a widespread power outage on Monday. In the afternoon around 1:30 pm several thousand UPPCO customers were affected by a power outage. UPPCO reported that the ...
Thomas Fournier Nov 04, 2025

2025 Giving Tuesday Non-profits: 31 Backpacks
Across the Copper Country Intermediate School District 31 backpacks deliver groceries to students each week. The program even sends students home with extra food during holiday breaks in the academic ...
Thomas Fournier Nov 04, 2025

Voters take part in the consolidated November 2025 election
Voters enter ballot boxes today. Today's election will have only local ballot measures appear. Copper City will vote on a fire millage renewal of 0.5 mills that will renew services provided by the Ahm...
Thomas Fournier Nov 04, 2025

Hancock Middle School and Barkell Elementary School earn place among U.S. News and World Reports Best Schools
Hancock Public Schools earns rankings among the top elementary schools and middle schools in the country. Recently the U.S. News and World Report announced its annual list ranking the top elementary, ...
Thomas Fournier Nov 03, 2025

2025 Giving Tuesday Non-profits: BKG Shelter Home
The Barbara Kettle Gundlach Shelter Home was established 45 years ago in the copper country. And was one of the first shelters to receive public funding in Michigan. Despite the public support, and so...
Thomas Fournier Nov 03, 2025

Food assistance programs in the Keweenaw Peninsula show impacts beyond the dinner table
In 2021, Houghton Hancock and Calumet Farmers Markets began accepting Michigan's Bridge Card, Double Up Food Bucks, and other local food assistance programs. Since then, from-the-ground farmers market...
Thomas Fournier Nov 03, 2025






