Category Archives: News

Houghton Police host a special raffle to help build excitement for an upcoming fun event. Now, until September 6th the community can purchase a five-dollar raffle ticket to enter a drawing to win a 72...

Special Olympics plans to make a comeback in the Copper Country. Area 39 of the Special Olympics of Michigan, serving Baraga Gogebic, Houghton Keweenaw and Ontonagon counties, will kick off a grand re...

Copper Country 100 Women Who Care supports 31 backpacks with 5,300 dollars of support. The Copper Country 100 Women Who Care are a group of like-minded ladies in the community who want to help the reg...

A drive to collect supplies for the Copper Country Humane Society begins today. Items needed include: Paper towels, toilet paper, bleach, dish soap and hand soap; Cat litter, scratching posts, and dur...

Updated 8/2/25 The search for a missing Gogebic County man has ended sadly. Ninety-one-year-old Frank Wilson left his home in Ironwood Township early Friday morning, taking the family vehicle. Wilson ...

The Hancock Planning Commission could approve another step toward opening more rental housing units in the city at its meeting tonight. Moyle Construction subsidiary Hancock Office Building, LLC is as...

Nurses at UP Health Marquette could seek union permission to go on strike within the next few days. The relationship between nurses and management has been testy since Duke Lifepoint purchased the hos...

Hopefuls are beginning to line up for the soon-to-be-vacant 38th State Senate seat. Incumbent Republican Ed McBroom is term-limited, and cannot run again in 2026. Chris Reynolds has announced his cand...

There'll be a lengthy traffic slowdown on M-26 in Houghton beginning Monday. The Michigan Department of Transportation plans to continue repairs to a culvert south of the Canal Road intersection that ...

The winners in the Open and Youth Still Awards competition at the Houghton County Fair have been announced. Cathy Isaacson was named Exhibitor of the Year. Bonnie DeCaire-Jones received the Agnes Ahol...