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Baraga County Sheriff Joe Brogan took to Facebook Tuesday morning to celebrate the actions of a local business owner. She noticed a customer acting in a suspicious manner. It turns out the woman, who lives in the area, had been duped into believing she owed money to scammers posing as …

One of the most recognizable Copper Boom landmarks in all of the Keweenaw Peninsula is up for sale. The Thomas Hoatson House, better known as the Laurium Manor Inn, is part of an eight-property package with a listing price of approximately $3.5 million dollars. The seller’s description says all are …

The Holiday Hoopla charity event put on by the Keweenaw Young Professionals, the Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce, and the Keweenaw Economic Development Alliance has been canceled this year. It was scheduled for Thursday at the Bonfire Restaurant at the Continental Fire Company. In its place will be an online event …

The Portage Health Foundation is matching up to $200,000 for 22 local nonprofits in celebration of Giving Tuesday. Donations can be accepted in the form of cash or through stocks and other financial securities. You can learn more here. This is the fifth Giving Tuesday drive held by the Portage …

COVID-19’s fall resurgence is causing Heikinpaiva to be canceled again. Finnish-American Heritage Center Interim Director David Maki says too many of the event’s most cherished activities involve large gatherings or meeting in confined spaces. The most popular events of the festival each year are without a doubt the parade, tori …

The UP Regional Blood Center is in critical need of several blood types, including O-positive and O-negative, A-negative, and B-negative. O-type blood is extremely important because it is universally accepted for all donations. There is an opportunity locally to help alleviate the situation. A blood drive is scheduled for Thursday …

Donuts and coffee were on the menu for those taking advantage of Small Business Saturday this weekend. At the Keweenaw Chamber office near Franklin Square in Houghton, staff greeted people about to embark on a shopping spree. Katie Schlief says the holiday season is off to an enthusiastic start. The …

Kids teemed throughout downtown Hancock on Friday night, making the city’s Christmas Walk the largest ever. Manager Mary Babcock was at City Hall helping with cookie decorating. By 6:00 she was handing out gift packs of stickers and other holiday themed giveaways, because they had run out of treats. Across …

Correction: Article originally said Saturday when Friday was intended. Michigan State Police and Houghton County Sheriff’s Department personnel responded to a crash Friday evening just after six. A sport utility vehicle was rear ended by a pickup truck at the intersection of US 41 and French Town Road in Quincy …

Each Christmas season, the Copper Country Angel Mission sets up a tree filled with the wants and needs of children across the area. Sherry Middlemis-Brown, who sits on the Board of Directors, says that about two-thirds of the requests have been answered, but that still leaves 35 kids hoping for …