Local News

Just how much snow has piled on Houghton County this year? County Highway Engineer Kevin Harju says Painesdale has tallied 275 inches as of the end of last month with Calumet buried under more than 300 inches of snow. Clearing the roads of all that powder isn’t cheap. Harju said …

The Copper Country League of Women Voters spent part Tuesday’s Equal Pay Day on the campus of Michigan Tech, passing out literature and cookies and explaining the gender pay gap to students. “Equal Pay Day is the day in 2018 that women have to work on average to make as …

The Houghton County Board of Commissioners may seek to penalize one of their own. Commissioner Scott Ala became the topic of discussion at Tuesday’s regular meeting when, for the second time in the last few months, Ala appeared by telephone. In his previous phone appearance, Ala was allowed to participate …

Hungarian Falls is one of Houghton County’s most beautiful locations–it can also be of its most dangerous. Steps are being taken to put together a high angle rescue team for when crews must respond to an accident at the falls. Emergency Measures Director Chris Van Arsdale said the team would …

Plans to build an addition to the Houghton County Jail are moving forward as is. The League of Women Voters of the Copper Country presented the feedback they received from the community during three public forums and from their online survey regarding the jail. The League contends there needs to …

The Keweenaw Mountain Lodge will be put up for auction this summer. At a special meeting of the Keweenaw County Board of Commissioners on Monday, the board decided to hold on auction of the historic lodge on July 26th. Maas Companies of Rochester, Minnesota will conduct the auction. There will …

HOUGHTON, Michigan (Friday, April 6, 2018) – Love abounds! Trickery and magic reveal lovers and fools. A Midsummer Night’s Dream brings together some of Shakespeare’s most memorable characters in a romantic and hilarious adventure. Tech Theatre presents the classic Shakespeare comedy of love, magic, and mixed signals, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, for …

Ever since he visited his relatives in the Copper Country last spring, screenwriter and Tornio, Finland native Mikko Myllylahti has been eager to come back to the area to show the award-winning film he wrote. On Thursday, April 12, at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m., he’ll accomplish this mission.Myllylahti will be at Finlandia …

The 20th Annual Western UP Science Fair and STEM Festival will catapult into the Michigan Tech MUB Commons on Thursday, April 12, from 4:30-7:30 pm. The STEM Festival features nearly thirty hands-on Science & Engineering activity stations led by Michigan Tech students and community members. Many MTU student chapters are …

The Portage Lake District Library will host the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Division for “Conversations and Coffee” with the public on Thursday, April 12, from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. George Madison, Fisheries Manager for the Western Lake Superior Management Unit, will discuss fish management topics that are pertinent …