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Turnaround is complete

CALUMET – Calumet Theatre Company Board Chairman Dan Jamison stepped down from his position last week, saying the five-year plan is complete. Jamison said he came to the Board in 2020 as a turn-around specialist. The theater has turned around, and the turn-around specialist doesn’t go on to ...

Dog Days of Winter

CALUMET – On Friday evening, spectators lined 5th Street in downtown Calumet to watch the start of the CopperDog events for 2026. After a presentation of the Canadian and American flags by some young mushers coupled with live performances of the respective national anthems, the competitors ...

Seeing stars

The City of Houghton Beautification Committee partnered with The Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw to host a star-decorating party this Saturday. The event was to commemorate the nations' 250-year anniversary. The Beautification Committee looking trying to repeat their success with last ...

US – Israel strike Iran

U.S. - Israeli strikes on Iran continued for a second day Sunday after the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei threw the future of the Islamic Republic into uncertainty and raised the risk of regional instability. There were explosions in Tehran on Sunday as Israel said it ...

Substitute teacher arrested

HARRIS TOWNSHIP – A Gladstone resident who was a substitute teacher at Bark-River Harris School was arrested for second degree criminal sexual conduct following an investigation at the school, according to the Menominee County Sheriff’s Office. Timothy Charles Brandt, 58, was arraigned in ...

Tech sets room and board rates

HOUGHTON — At its regular meeting Friday, the Michigan Technological University Board of Trustees set room and board rates for the 2026-27 academic year. The motion to increase rates was made by Board Treasurer Carlos Rodriquez. “These rates have been carefully curated and reviewed by ...