Category Archives: News

Right Start UP celebrates 10 years and dedicates the Hancock Community Hub Theater to Rachel Marie Blau
Right Start Up celebrates 10 years in the Keweenaw Peninsula, making a difference. Since 2015, the non-profit organization has supported several projects. Board of directors secretary Sara Lahti says ...
Thomas Fournier Jul 03, 2025

Copper Dog organizes announce big changes coming to the race weekend in 2026
Even in the middle of summer, Krissy Tepsa is already thinking about snow. She and other Copper Dog board members recently announced a big change coming to the race in 2026. The race weekend will drop...
Thomas Fournier Jul 02, 2025

Community leaders encourage people explore how millage requests could impact Houghton County
Voters will enter ballot boxes in Houghton County soon. The August 5th election will carry a lot of weight with it, behind four millage considerations. Each entity requesting voters to consider a spec...
Thomas Fournier Jul 02, 2025

Police Search for Missing Alger County Teen
The Michigan State Police Negaunee Post is requesting the public's help in locating a juvenile who is considered voluntarily missing in Alger County. Fifteen-year-old Jayden Whittenburg had reportedly...
Todd Overbeek Jul 01, 2025

South Range celebrates the Fourth of July from sun up to sun down
Many communities make the Fourth of July a special occasion. But few celebrate from sun up to sun down. Bright and early, South Range begins its celebrations of the nation's independence with a flag-r...
Thomas Fournier Jul 01, 2025

Traffic Stop in Ironwood Leads to Drug Bust
A routine traffic stop in Ironwood turned into a drug arrest late last week. On Thursday, a trooper from the Michigan State Police Wakefield Post was on patrol and observed a subject he knew had a rev...
Todd Overbeek Jun 30, 2025

Tapiola Road Closing Announced
The Tapiola Road will be closed to through traffic between Karvakko's Market and Kurts Korner Store from Monday to Thursday this week and all of next week, so the Houghton County Road Commission can r...
Todd Overbeek Jun 30, 2025

A bright future is unveiled at the Calumet Theatre
The Calumet Theatre restored the light at the top theater over the weekend. The chandelier glistens and sparkles with more than 1800 settings, and thousands of crystals. The project took close to two ...
Thomas Fournier Jun 30, 2025

Canal Road/M-26 traffic signal test starts Wednesday before implementation next week
Travelers driving down the m-26 hill into Houghton will notice a new stop in town. The Michigan Department of Transportation will test a new traffic signal on Wednesday before implementing the permane...
Thomas Fournier Jun 30, 2025

Body of Second Canoe Mishap Victim Recovered at Copper Harbor
UPDATE: The body of the second person missing after a canoe mishap early Saturday in Copper Harbor has been recovered. The Keweenaw County Sheriff's Department confirmed the recovery late Sunday eveni...
Todd Overbeek Jun 30, 2025