Category Archives: News

Copper Shores extends the deadline for the James Bogan Health Administration Scholarship
Sometimes offering more time can help create opportunities. Copper Shores will extend the deadline for the James Brogan Health Administration Scholarship. The scholarship fund provides 5,000 dollars t...
Thomas Fournier Jul 30, 2025

Local 4-H member earns the Junior Goat Science award at the 2025 State Awards
A local 4H member earned the Junior Goat Science award at the recent 4H state Awards. Recently, 38 4-H members from around the state gathered at Michigan State University for the annual Michigan 4-H S...
Thomas Fournier Jul 30, 2025

Verna Mize Triathlon builds a dedicated community of participants and volunteers
The Verna Mize triathlon enters 2025, gearing up for the race's fifth edition. Lead organizer Mary Kaminski started the triathlon in 2021 as a celebration of Lake Superior and the legacy of Verna Mize...
Thomas Fournier Jul 29, 2025

Canal View seeks to renew 2.1 millage rate between 2026 and 2029
Voters will enter voting booths next Tuesday. Canal View seeks to renew its county millage rate to continue providing low-cost services to residents. The facility has helped house the community's pare...
Thomas Fournier Jul 29, 2025

Hancock Public Schools offers "gear sale" to support high school athletics
In case you missed out on the Green Bay Packers or the Detroit Red Wings' recent gear sales. Hancock Public Schools has all the jerseys you'll need. Recently, Hancock Public Schools and the athletic b...
Thomas Fournier Jul 29, 2025

Tour da Yoop, Eh! arriving into Houghton today, traveling the Keweenaw Peninsula tomorrow
Tour da Yoop will arrive in Houghton today. The Cross Upper Peninsula cycling event, which raises funds for child cancer research and promotes biking safety awareness, began its journey last week in M...
Thomas Fournier Jul 28, 2025

New art continues to tell the story of the Copper Country's mining history
Art can preserve a feeling of what a period or moment in time was like. Later this week, the Keweenaw National Historical Park, the Keweenaw NHP Advisory Commission, Isle Royale and Keweenaw Parks Ass...
Thomas Fournier Jul 28, 2025

Michigan State Police warn of new phone scam posing as personnel
Michigan State Police warn of a new phone scam impacting residents. A new phone scam targeting Michigan residents has been reported to the Michigan state police. Individuals are posing as MSP personne...
Thomas Fournier Jul 28, 2025

Canadian Smoke Prompts Air Quality Caution
Smoke from Canadian wildfires is again causing problems in our area. An Air Quality Advisory continues through today for the entire western Upper Peninsula. PM 2.5 levels edged into the red level at m...
Todd Overbeek Jul 25, 2025

Hancock City Council Calls Special Meeting
The Hancock City Council has called a special meeting today at noon. The only item on the agenda is the approval of the sale of a lot in the city's Spruce Haven subdivision. It's being purchased by th...
Todd Overbeek Jul 25, 2025






