KEWEENAW COUNTY – Christmas for children in Keweenaw County got a bit brighter this week, thanks to generous donations from the Keweenaw Health Foundation (KCF) and the CLK Rotary Club to the Keweenaw County Sheriff’s Office No Kid Without a Christmas campaign. On Wednesday, the Keweenaw ...

LAURIUM – With yesterday's opening of the public skating session for the winter, the Village of Laurium is now offering season ice skating passes. The $50 passes contain admission for 20 public skating times. In an effort to help reduce the burden of public skating costs for individuals ...

ESCANABA — For the second consecutive year, the Upper Peninsula Commission for Area Progress (UPCAP) is providing funding to assist and supply food to residents in need and to support food pantries throughout the Upper Peninsula, according to Jonathan Mead, UPCAP President & CEO. Over ...

MARINETTE, WI — Fincantieri Marinette Marine laid off nearly 100 workers Wednesday, about a week after the U.S. Navy announced it was canceling much of a multi-billion dollar order for ships that would have been built in Wisconsin. Marinette Marine laid off 93 employees who were “primarily ...

CALUMET – Recently the Fine Arts world mourned the death of Bill Ivey, an influential folklorist, cultural policy leader, and advocate for the arts who served as chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts. Ivey passed away on Nov. 7, he was 81. According to his obituary, Ivey was ...