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Born out of a passion for the outdoors, and enhanced by innovative manufacturing, Chicken Tramper has become a success story of up-and-coming businesses growing in the outdoor recreation space. In 202...

Budgeting season is underway in the Copper Country. Last Night Houghton held its first budget session. City manager Erica Waara started by going over the general fund budget with councilors. He says t...

Happy birthday Calumet. In 2025 the village celebrates 150 years of history and heritage. Today marks Calumet's official start to its celebrations throughout the year. From 3 to 6 pm today residents a...

Representative Jack Bergman joins an Illinois representative to introduce legislation protecting the United States postal service from downsizing facilities in underserved regions. Recently Representa...

Tomorrow night, the Memorial Union ballroom on Michigan Tech's campus will be filled with residents celebrating great accomplishments in the community. Sparkplug awards have nominated several projects...

Recently, the Keweenaw Health Foundation donated 15,000 dollars to support a veteran memorial sign project in Houghton. The donation supports a project led by the VFW 3900 post of Calumet. Veterans ho...

At the end of February, Michigan guaranteed sick leave for all workers in the state. To help businesses navigate new wage and sick leave policies the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportun...

Houghton Portage Township schools will begin work to design the Elementary school extension this summer. Additionally, the school board approved splitting the bond into three series. Superintendent An...

A town hall will invite the Copper Country's communities to express concerns and issues with recent funding freezes and workforce cuts made by Special Advisor to the President, Elon Musk and the Depar...

This story was produced by My UP News correspondent Rebecca Bartleme, find more coverage here. If you're planning to fish this year, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources says 2025 fishing lice...