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SkyWest Airlines trying to pull out of Houghton County

A pilot shortage has SkyWest Airlines reevaluating which airports it serves across the country. The carrier is a regional affiliate of United, bringing planes into and out of Houghton County Memorial Airport from O’Hare in Chicago. It is looking to maximize profit by focusing on more popular routes, and that …

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Copper Country Today 03-13-22

Calumet High School’s JROTC program is one of the oldest in the country and they have qualified for the national JLAB competition in academics for the first time ever. Learn about that and the other components of the program, made up of about 90 students. Major Michael Farley and First …

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League of Women Voters mark Equal Pay Day

The League of Women Voters of the Copper Country will be gathering around the husky statue on Michigan Tech’s campus tomorrow, decked in red. The demonstration marks Equal Pay Day, meant to highlight the wage disparity that exists between men and women. President Barry Fink says in a release that …

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College Avenue fire update

Update; Houghton Police say that temporary housing arrangements have been made for all residents of the apartment building as of 11am today. The City of Houghton Police Department has put out a press release that clarifies some additional details surrounding yesterday’s explosion near Franklin Square. At 1:27 AM a call …

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Former Houghton AD Horsch Honored by MHSAA – Monday Sports Wrap

High School In the boys basketball tournament tonight…• Lake Linden-Hubbell faces Ewen-Trout Creek in a regional semifinal at 5:30 at Negaunee. North Central will play Munising in the second semifinal. After the Michigan High School Athletic Association first announced that tomorrow’s quarterfinal girls basketball game between Baraga and Pickford would …

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Explosion, ensuing fire destroy Houghton apartment building

Just as clocks sprung forward, an explosion rocked the Franklin Square area of downtown Houghton Sunday morning. Happening just after 3:00 AM, the blast led to a fire which subsequently destroyed an apartment complex next to the Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce Office and Welcome Center. Keweenaw Report spoke to Councilor …

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Tech, Northern Fall in CCHA Semifinals – Sunday Sports Wrap

High School After first announcing that Tuesday’s quarterfinal girls basketball game between Baraga and Pickford would be played at Negaunee, the Baraga Athletic Department now reports that the Michigan High School Athletic Association moved the game to Munising, with tipoff at 6:00. The state high school hockey champions were crowned …

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Calumet Hockey Falls in Semifinals – Saturday Sports Wrap

High School The Calumet High School hockey team lost 4-3 to Midland Dow in the state Division Three semifinals yesterday afternoon. The score was tied at two after the first period, as Calumet got goals from Gabe Mattila and Jackson Rilei. After the Chargers scored two more, Ayden Williams closed …

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Houghton Community Broadcasting Scores Five “Bests” in MAB Awards

97.7 The Wolf and KBear 102 were awarded five “Best in Category” awards and two Merit awards during ceremonies Thursday hosted by the Michigan Association of Broadcasters.  The five is the highest ever received by the stations in the excellence in radio competition and is the most awarded to any small-market station this …

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Bernie’s Annual St Patrick’s Day Dinner in 24 Hours

Corn beef and Saint Patrick’s day go together like America and apple pie. Bernie’s Annual Corned Beef Dinner will be hosted by the American Legion Post 90 in Lake Linden. Post Commander Ron Schmitt says the annual dinner began many years ago, and has been a staple holiday fundraiser for …

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