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 ...
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 ...
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 — 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 ...
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 the nature of the threat. On Nov. 7, the board met to consider disciplinary action for the student. At the request of the student’s parent, the board went into closed session to discuss the issue. “For student discipline purposes, we have to make a decision in open session,” Hill said. ...
L’ANSE — The L’Anse Area Schools Board of Education held its monthly meeting on Monday evening and approved a variety of motions. The board approved the motion for the baseball co-op between L’Anse Area Schools and Baraga Area Schools for the Spring of 2025. The board then went on ...
