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Parade of Nations Begins the 2024 Logo Contest with Local Area Students

Michigan Tech’s international students will soon finish up the spring semester before returning home. And in the fall when students return, they’ll be greeted by a grand parade. Organizers for the Parade of Nations recently announced the start of the event’s annual logo design contest. The Parade of Nations each …

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Let’s Rebuild Community Begins Seeking Homes for the Summer Volunteer Program

Last summer Let’s Rebuild Community helped repaint and complete some exterior work on homes in the Calumet area. This year the program will return but will work with homeowners around South Range, Adams Township, and Tapiola. Let’s Rebuild Community helps homeowners retake pride in their home says organizer Bill Binroth, …

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Unified Basketball Game at Hancock Central High School Postponed to April

Sports have a way of bringing together everyone in a community. The Unified Basketball game has been postponed. Hancock Central High School will host its fifth annual Special Olympics unified basket game on April 19th. Due to schools being closed today for weather. The Special Olympics of Michigan allows kids …

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Inclusive by Design with Ryan O’Connell Visits the Rozsa Center

Tonight American writer, director, LGBTQ and disability activist, and comedian Ryan O’Connell has been invited to share the Rozsa stage for his presentation Inclusive by Design. During the monologue, O’Connell will break down what systemic ableism is, discuss how to build inclusivity into spaces like classrooms and communities and talk …

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U.P. Community Health Town Hall Invites the BKG Shelter Home, Women’s Center in Marquette and Jenna Nelson to Discuss Domestic Violence

Throughout the year the U.P. Community Health Town Hall series discusses important topics that affect communities across the region. This month the Center for Rural Health at Northern Michigan University will invite three individual experts working with domestic violence victims to its panel. Tomorrow’s town hall, led by the Center’s …

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NPS Isle Royale Reveals the 2024 Summer Artists in Residence

Isle Royale National Park reveals this year’s artists and teen artists in residence for the summer. The National Park Service each year invites artists to capture Isle  Royale’s majesty. This year the park service will invite three artists and two teen artists to the island for two to three weeks. …

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Upper Peninsula Leaders Show Support for $50 Million State Investment in Western U.P. Mining

Upper Peninsula leaders show support for 50 million dollars in state investment supporting mining in Gogebic County. Yesterday Upper Peninsula community and state leaders, and business owners held a virtual press conference to commend the recent 50 million dollars investment by the Michigan Strategic Fund to support site preparation at …

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Easter Dinner with Little Brothers Brings Together the Whole Community

Easter meals with Little Brother’s friends of the Elderly are a special occasion that everyone can enjoy. The local senior programs organization invites the community to share a meal, help out with dinner, and enjoy the company of the copper country’s elders on Easter Sunday. “We have entertainment, and our …

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Wings Fall in OT, Lose Ground in Playoff Race – Wednesday Sports Wrap

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. NHL The Red Wings couldn’t hold an early lead, and fell to the Capitals 4-3 in overtime last night. Dylan Strome’s second goal of the evening was the game-winner. Alex DeBrincat, David Perron and Patrick Kane scored for Detroit. Alex Lyon stopped …

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Johnson Pleads Guilty in Fatal Holiday Station Crash

The driver of a semi truck that veered off US-41 and killed a L’Anse man nearly 18 months ago has pled guilty. In 12th Circuit Court in Baraga County this afternoon, Dawaun K. Johnson admitted that he had been drinking before the truck he was driving crashed into the Holiday …

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