Local News
UP Jobless inches up .5%
IRON MOUNTAIN — The Upper Peninsula jobless rate rose to 8.4% in February, up from 7.9% in January and 6.8% a year ago, according to data released by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. The February rate — not seasonally adjusted — was the region’s highest for ...
A demand for equal pay
HOUGHTON — The Copper Country League of Women Voters (CCLWV) held a demonstration on the campus of Michigan Tehnological University Tuesday to draw attention to the issue of pay inequity for women. March 25 is designated as "Equal Pay Day,"and league members passed out treats and brochures ...
Hancock Council OKs Skyline Commons resolution
HANCOCK — The Skyline Commons, formerly known as the Juulita Center, had its Redevelopment Brownfield Resolution of Concurrence 25-07 approved at Hancock’s City Council meeting on March 19. Funding for the redevelopment of the property would not be available without the approval. The ...
Celebrating Culture and Traditions
HOUGHTON — The Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College (KBOCC) and Michigan Technological University’s Biskaabiiyaang Collective collaborated to host the Nanda-Gikendan Powwow over the weekend. The event took place at the Gates Tennis Center where numerous Indigenous Peoples gatheried ...
Marquette Law Enforcement announces Officer of the Year
Negaunee — Michigan State Police Trooper Mack Schlicht of the Negaunee Post is being recognized as the Marquette County Law Enforcement Administrator’s Association (MCLEAA) - 2024 Officer of the Year Award. Schlicht enlisted with the Michigan State Police in July of 2004 as a member of the ...





