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Sunflower Books and Coffee celebrates third year in business

Sunflower Books and Coffee reached its third year anniversary this past weekend in Hancock. The store that got its start in December of 2021 has grown from its starting point of the inventory purchased by the current owner, Susan Mattila. Mattila had acquired the skeleton of a bookshop but ...

Turn on the Heat

LAKE LINDEN — A Copper Country winter is too long a time to go without warmth. The Torch Lake Knights of Columbus are doing their part to keep seniors comfortable during the coldest parts of the year. The group held their annual Turn on the Heat fundraiser Friday and Saturday at Louie’s ...

Keweenaw Wild Ones promote pollinators

The Keweenaw Chapter of Wild Ones held a presentation at Calumet Public Library on November 20 about monarch butterflies and native plants they pollinate along with a workshop on seed balls. The event was mostly centered on educating children but allowed adults to attend as two representatives ...

Giving Tuesday accepting donations

HANCOCK — It’s Michael Babcock’s favorite time of the year, even if the people around him get a little annoyed. Babcock, director of marketing and donor relations for Copper Shores Community Health Foundation, gets a push notification every time a new donation comes in for Giving ...

Houghton student suspended for alleged threat

HOUGHTON — A Houghton High School student was suspended through the end of the year at a special meeting earlier this month after allegedly threatening school safety.  Speaking after Monday’s regular meeting, Houghton-Portage Township Schools Superintendent Anders Hill did not specify ...

Hill gets effective evaluation from H-PT board

HOUGHTON — Houghton-Portage Township Schools Superintendent Anders Hill received an “overwhelmingly positive” evaluation from the district board at Monday’s monthly meeting.  The board gave Hill a rating of effective. The rating is the highest of three available under a revamped ...