EAGLE RIVER — Keweenaw County Sheriff Curt Pennala announced on Tuesday that the county is seeking public input in the early stages of planning for a Keweenaw County Emergency Operations Center. An online survey is available for interested members of the public to complete and a public ...
HANCOCK — Keweenaw Community Foundation (KCF) has announced that funds are available for Spring 2024 scholarships and grants. The Kellogg Youth Fund is offering grants to support programs and projects that are directly related to youth in Houghton and Keweenaw Counties. “The grant opportunities is for youth-related projects,” said KCF Executive Director Robin Meneguzzo. “That’s coming from the Kellogg Youth Fund that is held here.” The goals of the Kellogg Youth Endowment Fund are to engage youth in philanthropy, address the needs of local youth, and perform effective ...
Sean Gohman, executive director of the Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission, has announced in a Thursday release that Keweenaw Heritage Grant applications are now available. The Keweenaw NHP Advisory Commission is offering Keweenaw Heritage Grant opportunities to owners and operators of historic properties and providers of history programs in support of projects that further the preservation and interpretation of the story of copper on the Keweenaw Peninsula. At the January 9, 2024 quarterly meeting of the Advisory Commission, Gohman said that with the exception of ...
CALUMET TOWNSHIP — Township Supervisor Tim Gasperich has announced that the project of repainting and refurbishing one of the township’s two 500,000-gallon water tanks. The water towers supply drinking water to customers of the Upper Michigan Water Company in Calumet, Laurium, Copper ...
HOUGHTON — Two years ago, Michigan voters approved Proposal 2, giving them expanded early voting options. Taryn Mason of the League of Women Voters of the Copper Country walked residents through the changes for the upcoming election season at a presentation at the Portage Lake District ...
HANCOCK — Hancock School Board was treated to a demonstration of Barkell Elementary VEX Robot at the regular January meeting Monday evening. Genevieve Nordmark, Barkell’s elementary STEM teacher and VEX IQ Robotics coach, told the board that Barkell hosted its first-ever VEX Robotics ...
