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No Kid Without a Christmas

EAGLE RIVER – The Keweenaw County Sheriff’s is gearing up for its 27th Annual No Kid Without a Christmas campaign, says Sheriff Cutt Pennala. On Monday, Keweenaw County announced applications for the program are now being accepted. The application is available on the county’s ...

Whitmer wants high court in on Line 5 case

LANSING — After a federal appeals court held that Michigan is not immune to legal action for its decision to revoke a Canadian energy company’s easement to operate a pipeline in the Great Lakes, the Whitmer Administration is seeking an appeal to the United States Supreme Court. In a ...

CopperDog is coming

LAURIUM – Village of Laurium officials are preparing for the 2026 edition of the CopperDog Sled Dog Race. Earlier this year, CopperDog announced the 2026 CopperDog will begin in Calumet, but will finish, for the first time, in Laurium. The CopperPull, a weight-pull competition, will also be ...

Good Boy!

ESCANABA — A new service dog is expected to soon join the ranks of working K9s in Delta County, and with a different area of expertise — arson detection. Zachary Denome, chief of the Escanaba Township Volunteer Fire Department, began looking into the idea of obtaining an arson-detecting dog ...

Preserving the past

HANCOCK — The Hancock Historic Commission is close to completing more signs dedicated to historic buildings and areas within the city. During the commission’s Tuesday meeting, members discussed signs that will be ready sometime after Thanksgiving and include locations including Laurn Grove ...

Getting ready

LAURIUM – After minor technical problems with the new ice-making plant caused some delays, the Village of Laurium is now in the process of making ice at the George Gipp Arena and has set a tentative date of Monday to begin skating. Ice making began last week after a brief ...