Category Archives: Featured

NMU Welcomes Second President Candidate Today
The second of four candidates to become Northern Michigan University's next president is visiting the Marquette campus today. Ronald Hendrick is currently the Provost and Senior Vice President at Texa...
Todd Overbeek Oct 02, 2025

Houghton Trash Pickup Delayed Again
Waste Management continues to battle mechanical problems with a truck they use in Houghton. Trash pickup was canceled again yesterday, and will not take place today, either. The company hopes to catch...
Todd Overbeek Oct 02, 2025

Hancock Grows a Little - City Council Meeting Wrap
The City of Hancock is about to become a little bit larger. Last night, council members approved the annexation of a small parcel in Franklin Township. City Manager Mary Babcock explained that the pro...
Todd Overbeek Oct 02, 2025

Late Tigers Collapse Forces Game Three - Thursday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. High School At the Ewen-Trout Creek Invitational cross country meet yesterday... Dollar Bay-Tamarack City won the boys' team title. Ironwoo...
Todd Overbeek Oct 02, 2025 Created with GIMP

Ground Broken for Downtown Houghton Bank Office
Site preparation has been underway for some time, but ground was officially broken for Upper Peninsula State Bank's new downtown Houghton office yesterday. For bank President and CEO David Williams, i...
Todd Overbeek Oct 01, 2025

Skubik Leads Tigers to Playoff Win - Wednesday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. High School In high school volleyball last night... Houghton fell 3-1 (25-19, 23-25, 25-19, 25-19) to Ishpeming. Hancock dropped a tight 3-...
Todd Overbeek Oct 01, 2025 Created with GIMP

Isle Royale National Park will open the CUA portal for water-based businesses in November
The National Parks Serivces announces it will begin to accept water based commercial use authorizations applications for the 2026 and 2027 season at isle royale in November. On Monday the Isle Royale ...
Thomas Fournier Sep 30, 2025 DNR fisheries biologist Shawn Sitar holds a 53-inch redfin lake trout that was captured and eventually released during the DNR's recent Isle Royale lake trout survey. Photo credit: MDNR

Jeffers High School Farm to School invites the community to enjoy the students' harvest
Last year Jeffers high school students started a garden. With help from a Copper Shores grant and through the farm to school program, students are growing food and learning about nutrition. On Saturda...
Thomas Fournier Sep 30, 2025

Hancock Public Schools ask voters to consider a bond referendum at the ballot box in November
In November Hancock Public Schools will ask voters to consider a 13 million bond referendum. The ballot measure would continue the district's existing bond millage rate taxpayers already pay. When we ...
Thomas Fournier Sep 30, 2025
Volleyball Wins for LL-H, E-TC - Tuesday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. High School In high school volleyball last night... Lake Linden-Hubbell swept Chassell 3-0 (26-24, 25-10, 25-16). Cleo Milkey led the Lakes...
Todd Overbeek Sep 30, 2025






