The 12th Annual Keweenaw Brewfest, presented by the Rotary Club of Houghton, will be held on Saturday, July 27 from 1-5 p.m. at the City of Houghton’s Downtown Waterfront Pier. Tickets are available for $50 online until Noon on Friday, July 26. They can also be bought at the door the day of ...

L’ANSE — The Village of L’Anse held its second monthly meeting on Monday. Before the meeting addressed the issues on the agenda, Village Manager Bob LaFave informed council of Saturday’s passing of former trustee member Jim Hulkinen. “I know this is a really important body to him ...

HANCOCK — Police found a Quincy Township man dead in his home Monday, the day after he was suspected to have committed a string of politically motivated crimes in Hancock. Hancock police had received a message from someone at the man’s Samson Street address wanting to “confess a crime ...

According to a recent press release from the Upper Michigan Water Company, many customers in Calumet, Laurium and areas near Mohawk are reporting cloudy water.  UMWC explained the cloudy water is a result of a leak that brought air into the water system. The company claims they’ve ...

Mr. Cesar & The Lucha Tones, a Houghton-based surf rock band, have reached the Top 10 in a competition with America’s Next Top Hitmaker. The winner of the competition will receive $10,000, a feature in Rolling Stone magazine, and the opportunity to perform at Rolling Stone’s Future of ...

Measles is the most contagious disease there is. It can make people very sick, even hospitalize or kill them. Vaccination is the answer, yet up to one half the children in the Copper Country have not been vaccinated against measles. Michigan has the lowest measles immunization rate in the ...