HOUGHTON – Houghton is one of six Michigan communities receiving more than $23.9 million in total grant funding through the Michigan Talent Partnership Program, says a Jan. 15 release from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. Houghton City Manager Eric Waara said the funding is for ...

HANCOCK — Biting cold, wind chills in excess of 25 below and snow, disrupted life in the Copper Country Friday. All schools were closed, as were Michigan Tech, Gogebic College and KBIC Ojibwa Community College. Additionally, several government offices, non-profits and local business halted ...

HANCOCK – With polar-like weather across the Upper Peninsula, the Polar Plunge, scheduled for Saturday in Hancock is still on. Visit Keweenaw and the city of Hancock have worked with Takka Sauna and Small Craft, on Navy Street, to bring back the Polar Plunge, said Jesse Wiederhold, managing ...

LAURIUM – Skating and hockey have always been popular winter activities in the Copper Country, and Laurium has taken great strides to ensure their place in those activities, including a months-long fundraising campaign for the replacement of the ice generating plant at the Gipp ...

HOUGHTON — Due to expectations of severe weather, Michigan Technological University yesterday, made the rare decision to cancel today's classes and close offices. According to a Michigan Tech release, essential residential and dining operations are remaining open, but Little Huskies is ...

GWINN — A Gwinn man missing for several days has been found deceased in a rural area of Forsyth Township. Jamie Willis, 46, was last seen at his residence on Maple Hill Drive, in Gwinn, at around 10 p.m. Monday, according to the Forsyth Township Police Department, the agency that handled the ...