Dear Readers: In perhaps what is the understatement of the year, last week was a wild one. In the last few days of the previous week, the National Weather Service forcasted what they called an "historic winter storm." Predictions of as much as four feet of snow in some locations across the UP ...

Sometimes an expression is used and/or overused to the point that it's original meaning, no matter how pertinent, turns the expression into a cliche. Such is the case with the phrase that begins "It takes a village ..." The original phase, which comes from Nigeria, translates to "It takes a ...

The byline on Wednesday's page one story "Developing the North Landing," should go to Graham Jaehnig, staff writer.

From Luke 3:10: The crowds asked him (John the Baptist), “What then should we do?” Luke 3:11 continues: John replied, “Whoever has two tunics should share with him who has none …” Our community demonstrated this Word of God during our recent Copper Country Angel Mission Coat the ...

Funeral services are being held at noon today for Michael "Mike" Lahti, former school board member, county commissioner, state representative and long-time Copper Country businessman and developer. Mike passed away Monday of an apparent heart attack at the age of 80. In cases like this, when ...

The photo credit with the story of MTU commencement in Monday's Gazette, is "Courtesy of Michigan Technological University."