HOUGHTON – Scores of companies and hundreds of students gathered at Michigan Technological University's Student Development Complex Tuesday for Michigan Tech’s Spring Career Fair, which ran from noon to 5 p.m. More than 150 employers from across the country were on hand for the event, said ...

HOUGHTON — Long time community leader, educator and local sports personality, Robert "Bob" Backon passed away Sunday at the Omega House in Houghton. Backon was born in downstate Highland Park, but raised in Ironwood, graduating from Luther L. Wright High School. He earned his bachelor's of ...

This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.” LANSING — Lobbyists spent a record amount of money providing free food and drink for Michigan’s lawmakers in 2025, according to disclosure data ...

CALUMET – CopperDog is just two weekends away and Krissy Kovachich Tepsa, Volunteer Coordinator and Board of Directors member, has a message for the community: “We need you!” There are a multitude of people working behind the scenes to help CopperDog become a reality every year, but when ...

HOUVHGTON — Houghton County Clerk/Register of Deeds Jennifer Kelly has launched a fraud prevention tool designed to protect notaries and the community from the growing threat of notary-related document fraud. The Notary Fraud Alert (NFA) program is a free, easy-to-use service that allows ...

HANCOCK – Nine students from the Copper Country Intermediate School District CTE attended a recent SkillsUSA Regional Competition and will advance to state finals, according to CCISD Public Engagement Specialist David Sim. Bay College, in Escanaba, hosted the 2026 SkillsUSA Regional ...