ESCANABA — A Delta County man, U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant (Ret.) Steven Kwarciany, was honored at the Upper Peninsula Veteran of the Year for 2026 at a ceremony at the U.P. State Fair yesterday. Since the first fair in Escanaba in 1928, there has been a “Governor’s Day” or ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — After roughly four decades in the community, Tadych's Marketplace Foods shut its doors for good early Thursday evening. The grocery store at 1600 Stephenson Ave. officially ended business a week earlier than the date it originally posted when Minnesota-based Coborn's Inc., ...
HANCOCK — Hancock's Navy Street project continues to be a controversial issue. At the regular meeting of the Hancock City Council Wednesday, a large group, many of them of Portage Lakeside Condominium (PLC) residents listened to a presentation from former City Manager and current Navy Street ...
HANCOCK – The Copper Country Intermediate School District is seeking a special education millage request on the upcoming November 3 ballot. If approved, the 0.2903-mill measure would secure operational funding across Baraga, Houghton, and Keweenaw counties for the next 20 years. CCISD is ...
NEGAUNEE — Trooper Tom Kinnunen has lived most of his life in the Upper Peninsula, worlds away from where he was born in Korea. “My parents adopted me when I was one,” said Trooper Kinnunen. “The U.P. is my home. I have a wonderful life and career here, but I don’t know much about my ...
HOUGHTON — An incredibly impactful figure in the Michigan Tech and broader Houghton community, Christine “Chris” Anderson died Tuesday at age 77. A native of the Iron County community of Stambaugh, she attended Stambaugh High School. After graduating from Michigan State University with ...
