With November coming to a close also comes the end to Homeless Awareness Month. The holiday season is often the more charitable of times in which citizens reach out to lend a helping hand with volunteerism or monetary and material donations. The Salvation Army has its arms open for those in ...

Editor’s Note: This is the fifth installment in a series that examines food insecurity and its causes. In September 2024, the Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA ERC) published a report titled, Global food security improves in 2024 with higher incomes and ...

CALUMET — For people looking to serve and those looking for companionship on the holidays, the Little Brothers Thanksgiving dinners have become a holiday staple. The Calumet site was one of seven across the Copper Country and Marquette where Little Brothers hosted sitdown meals.  Edythe ...

HOUGHTON — While Black Friday lures shoppers in for big-ticket items at large retailers, people who want to keep their dollars closer to home have plenty of options.  Local chambers of commerce are planning Small Business Saturday events this week. Both the Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce and ...

HANCOCK — If someone moved suspiciously quickly for seconds at their Thanksgiving dinner Thursday, multiple factors could be at play. One, they’d already worked up an appetite. Two, they’d already gotten plenty of practice moving that day.  That could apply to any one of an estimated ...

HOUGHTON — The Michigan Tech Huskies men’s basketball team had, by all accounts, a very strong weekend in Duluth, Minnesota, last weekend, falling to No. 6 Minnesota-Duluth, 80-70, and then defeating No.3 Minnesota State-Moorhead, 74-70. However, coach Josh Buettner’s team does not get ...