Category Archives: News

Blood supply for regional hospitals at a critical need in the Upper Peninsula
Everyone can donate. And everyone can help save up to three lives. Blood donations to local blood centers stay local and help medical professionals care for accident victims and perform vital surgerie...
Thomas Fournier Feb 26, 2025

Jason Heikkinen sentenced in Houghton County 12th Circuit Court for embezzlement over $100,000
A Dollar Bay man was sentenced on Monday for embezzling money using his relationship with an elderly woman. On Monday in Houghton County 12th circuit court Jason Heikkinen was sentenced to serve 180 d...
Thomas Fournier Feb 26, 2025

Advanced Material and Manufacturers Program accepting cohort applications for 2025
The MTEC SmartZone helps businesses drive innovation. Last year SmartZone launched its Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Program to assist new businesses grow from an idea into a fully operational ...
Thomas Fournier Feb 25, 2025

Local Copper Country Music Department raise over $3,000 to support Laurium
On short notice, the Copper Country raises over 3,000 dollars to support Laurium's DPW recovery efforts. Last week the Lake Linden - Hubbell Schools music department worked with area schools, and the ...
Thomas Fournier Feb 25, 2025

United States Coast Guard encourage caution when traveling across icy bodies of water
The recent run of warmer temperatures has the coast guard warning snowmobile riders to use caution when near ice. Warm air temperatures will cause frozen waters to melt at alarming rates and may cause...
Thomas Fournier Feb 25, 2025

A small Upper Peninsula university drives important research and innovation for the nation
Michigan Technological University was recently elevated to an R-1 research university by the Carnegie classification for institutions of higher education. The designation places the university among t...
Thomas Fournier Feb 25, 2025

Sculptora Borealis Claims First Hancock Snow Sculpture Title
At the inaugural Hancock Snow Sculpting Invitational yesterday, Hancock DDA Coordinator Todd Gast handed the $1,500 first place check to Sculptora Borealis. https://youtu.be/2PDypM76qUM Team USA took ...
Todd Overbeek Feb 24, 2025

Iron River Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking
An Iron River man is heading to prison for drug trafficking. In U.S. District Court late last week, 45-year-old Matthew Joseph Sheehan was sentenced to an 84-month term. He pleaded guilty in October t...
Todd Overbeek Feb 23, 2025

Iron Mountain Mail Processing Center Will Continue - For Now
The United States Postal Service's Iron Mountain Processing and Distribution Center will remain in operation - for now. U.S. Senator Gary Peters says he was informed by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy ...
Todd Overbeek Feb 23, 2025

New Minimum Wage Rules Take Effect in Michigan
New rules for minimum-wage and tipped workers are now in effect in Michigan. On Friday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed compromise legislation that ended a battle that began with a 2018 ballot propos...
Todd Overbeek Feb 23, 2025 ZakharovEvgeny / Depositphotos.com