Category Archives: Local News

Houghton County will not see the jail project millage appear on a ballot until 2026 at the earliest. Last week Houghton County closed a meeting on Tuesday to avoid a potential violation of the open me...

A new childcare center in the Keweenaw Peninsula will help close the need in the community. On Friday Gabby Hodges opened her new childcare facility, Gabby's Guppies in Hancock. The space will open, f...

Just like how you can find small patches of thimbleberries in the Keweenaw Peninsula. This week the first Thimbleberry Festival will start small. From the ground board member Amanda Makala says the fa...

They're coming back. Next week Michigan Technological University's student will officially begin moving back into the campus' dorms. While some student living off campus may have already started settl...

Keweenaw County has started work on updating its master plan. The non-governing document serves as a guide for potential future development, projects, programs, or endeavors a community wishes to unde...

Friends of the Portage Lake District Library (PLDL) opens the annual used book sale today, offering the community a chance to pick up a new book for an affordable price. The Used Books Sale will sell ...

Woody Guthrie, Edgar Winter, Davy Jones, and many other incredible artists have taken center stage in Calumet. This Saturday night, country artist Keith Anderson will join the theatre's lineup of musi...

Students will return to the classroom on the first Monday in September. And soon after picking up a pencil again. And some students will pick up a set of keys and hop behind the wheel for the first ti...

There's not much you can do with an old tube TV, cellphone with a broken screen or old printer that once hummed with faxes. On Friday and Saturday EGLE, Great Lakes Climate Corps, and Superior Watersh...

As the Rozsa Center at Michigan Technological University enters its 25th year, the theater is planning an exciting season. Over the years, the theater has hosted unique and acclaimed shows, performers...