Education regularly evolves to fit the educational needs of a community of young people. Soon the Houghton Portage Township School District will begin a series of community forums to give families, students, faculty, and the public opportunities to voice opinions as the district looks to explore potential uses of space …

A driver has been arrested for multiple felonies in several jurisdictions following a chase that led police across the Upper Peninsula. On Friday law enforcement made contact with a man wanted on several outstanding warrants on the M-35 highway near Gwinn. Some warrants were outstanding from the state of Colorado …

Hancock Public School’s SRO Officer was recognized as Police Officer of the Year for 2023.  Hancock Police School Resource Officer Darron Olson was recognized during the Pigs-n-Heat game on Friday. Olson came into the City of Hancock Police Department last March when a School Resource Officer Position opened up in …

The Ahmeek Hockey Rink receives a 5,000 dollar grant to Build the Boards. The Keweenaw Community Foundation recently announced that the CLK Youth Hockey Fund has awarded a 5,000 dollar grant to the Build the Boards project in memory of Joel Tuoriniemi. Earlier in the year several community members concerned …

Happy Sauna Week! For the next week, Michigan’s residents are encouraged to take part in a little Finnish tradition that has become enjoyed by many throughout the region. Famously the Upper Peninsula has earned the name the sauna belt thanks to the region’s Scandinavian ancestry and affinity for the steam …

Houghton County voters can begin casting their presidential primary ballots starting tomorrow. Ealry in person voting laws in the state were passed in 2022 as a part of the proposal two legislation.  Houghton county’s early in-person voting center is located in room 203 of the Houghton City Center. The site …

Copper Dog’s organizers are finalizing their change in places for the first weekend of March. The Sled Dog weekend will still need a handful of volunteers to assist with the event’s two new competitions, the Copper Pull and Copper Dash. Organizers have recently reconfigured the CopperDog volunteer portal to accommodate …

Travel across the Portage Lake Lift Bridge for snowmobilers has been temporarily suspended until more snow falls in the region. Recently the city of Houghton and the Keweenaw Snowmobile Club met with Michigan Department of Transportation officials determining that the little amount of snow on the ground would force the …

Last year Jibba Jabba returned after a near 10 year hiatus. Well residents and visitors in the area won’t have to wait nearly as long to see snowboarders back on Huron Street. Jibba Jabba returns to Houghton to tear up Huron Street with exhilarating tricks, rail slides, and plenty of …

UPDATE: ATC, the American Transmission Co are doing an emergency repair on one of their transmission lines at that time. It is completely outside the Village’s control, and the impacted area is larger than the Village’s service territory. L’Anse Township, Aura, Skanee, Herman, and other areas will also be without …