Category Archives: News

The biggest award show of the season recognizes some of the greatest accomplishments, people, and ideas. No not the Oscars, The Keweenaw Sparkplug Awards. Last week the Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce, K...

Houghton Portage Township Schools will implement a cap on schools of choice on all grade levels in 2025-26. HPTS leaders say the school district is the first to start capping schools of choice in the ...

As the region moves on to the second half of winter and prepares for spring. The western upper peninsula's road commission departments have announced load weight restrictions starting on Monday March ...

Copper Shores assists many people in the western Upper Peninsula through several programs and opportunities. The foundation has meals on wheels for seniors and helps working people learn about managin...

Winter activity in the Copper Country is nearly as, if not as busy, as the region's summers. Each weekend offers a unique Keweenaw Peninsula experience from people meeting at winter farmers markets, p...

The CopperDog 150 will gather the copper country together Friday night to celebrate the start of the race. Each year the CopperDog attracts hundreds of volunteers from around the Upper Peninsula and s...

Michigan representatives in Washington voice support to settle land claims of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community. Recently in a joint release, Senators Gary Peters and Elissa Slotkin, and Representativ...

For many years Tom Bauer and the Otter River Sled Dog Kennel have been a local champion of the Copper Dog race. This year Bauer will step aside, and lend his teams to the Mushing Club at Michigan Tech...

The Baraga County Chamber of Commerce proudly announces Nite Owl of L'Anse has earned the 2025 Chamber Business of the Year award. The Nite Owl has earned the prestigious local award among the Baraga ...

Houghton unanimously passed a resolution opposing executive overreach related to recent cuts in the federal workforce and frozen funding. Last night the city council voted to approve a resolution oppo...