The votes are in at the Daily Mining Gazette. The editorial staff did not debate, question nor ponder the undisputed No. 1 headline of 2023 in the Copper Country. The choice was obvious in the spring when Finlandia University made its announcement to halt operations. The closing of this ...

HOUGHTON - Adelheid Sigrid Else Helene was born on May 29, 1934, the beloved eldest daughter of German Navy Captain Otto Teichmann and Lilli Teichmann (nee Weiss). Three brothers followed: Fiete (1936), Harro (1938), and Heino (1952). She grew up during World War II in Germany. There she ...

By Miriam Pickens For the Mining Gazette As new parents moving to the UP for work at Michigan Tech in 1985, we placed Chassell first on our list of cool places to live. I was looking for a community centered on art, and a nice place to raise children. The community was welcoming and ...

HOUGHTON – The Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw will host its annual Holiday Open House Saturday, December 9 from 1:00 to 2:30. Come warm up with some hot cocoa and sweets and enjoy traditional holiday music by Ellie Helman. Pick up your reserved gingerbread kits and, if you are able, ...

WASHINGTON — Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, an unwavering voice of moderate conservatism and the first woman to serve on the nation’s highest court, died Friday. She was 93. O’Connor died in Phoenix, of complications related to advanced dementia and a respiratory ...

With the spirit of thanksgiving blowing across the landscape this week, pushed by a cold Canadian wind, I was reminded recently of something I have been truly thankful for over many years, though it’s not something I think about in detail too often. My recollections began when talking with ...