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Woodland Firearms and Supply of Baraga have been named business of the year. Yesterday the Baraga County Chamber of Commerce announced Woodland Firearms as the 2024 Business of the Year. The award recognizes an area business annually that demonstrates a passion for excellence, promotes advancing responsible business practices, and supports harmony …

The House of Representatives in Michigan passes a resolution seeking park status for Houghton Douglass Falls. On Wednesday 110th District Representative Greg Markkanen’s resolution urging the Department of Natural Resources to declare the Houghton Douglass Falls as the Houghton Douglass Falls Veterans Scenic Site, a unit of McLain State Park, was passed …

Michigan Technological University announces the institution’s new Dean of the College of Forest Resources and Environmental Sciences. David Flaspohler has been selected by the university to lead the College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science. Flaspohler was selected after a months-long national search says Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs Andrew Storer, who also thanked the search …

Furry friends and raising funds for a great cause. Last night the community showed off their puppy pals with Copper Shores Victim Support and other domestic violence and sexual assault advocacy groups during last night’s Paws for a Cause Puppy Parade. The parade, hosted at the Quincy Green, was joined by the Hancock Police Department, …

The final patches of snow will have less than 50 days to get gone. Because the Copper Country has some fun summertime festivities taking place in less than two months. The Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce, both Hancock and Houghton leadership, UPHS Portage and organizing groups are finalizing details for this year. In 2024 Bridgefest will include …

The Sault Ste Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians has taken action to recognize the inherent rights of living things in the natural world. At a recent tribal board meeting the Sault Ste Marie Chippewa Tribe recognized its responsibility to protect the rights of animals, plants, and the land and water that …

Houghton will move forward on a well replacement project for the city’s water system. Houghton’s city water system pumps water from an aquifer below the bedrock of Portage Lake. There are three wells, that the city has had regular maintenance conducted to ensure pumps can effectively move water to homes and businesses. It was determined that …

A humanities professor at Michigan Tech takes on President of the Midwest Victorian Studies Association. Dr. Laura Kasson Fiss, an Associate Teaching Professor of Humanities and Assistant Director of the Pavlis Honors College has been named the new president of the MVSA. The announcement was made official recently during the …

Houghton has passed a resolution to change 109 Shelden Avenue to a Commercial Rehabilitation district. 109 Shelden Avenue more known as the Kirkish Building, has been vacant for nearly a decade. Last year L & Z Rentals purchased the property for creating a mixed-use development at the center of the …

Calumet plans to save a historic building but needs help to do so. Over the past four years, the Village of Calumet DDA, Keweenaw Economic Development Alliance and Houghton County Land Bank Authority have worked to levy grant funding from the Michigan State Historic Preservation Office worth 100,000 dollars. KEDA …