Houghton-Hancock area celebrates 32nd-annual Bridgefest
HOUGHTON — Summer is finally in full swing, and what better way to welcome the warm weather than with a festival? The 32nd annual…
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Copper Country Community Art Center raffling off art as a fundraiser
HANCOCK — If you’re still looking for unique gift ideas this holiday season, pieces of local artwork may be just the thing. Over 50 pieces…
US-41 lane closure in Hancock starts October 22nd
HANCOCK — The Michigan Department of Transportation will be completing a $374,000 project to repair a flood damaged storm sewer. The project starting date will…
Rebuilding the Keweenaw Trail System
HOUGHTON COUNTY — With many uncertainties still surround the derivative effects from the Father’s Day Flood in Houghton County, one area of repair that is…
Contrast Coffee to open shops in Hancock, Iron Mountain
One of the Upper Peninsula’s specialty coffee shops is expanding in the near future. Contrast Coffee will be opening up two shops later this year…
WUPHD offering free well testing to Western U.P. residents
HOUGHTON COUNTY — Western U.P. Health Department is offering free well testing kits to residents with water wells that were flooded over the weekend. The…
Police locate missing juvenile
HANCOCK — Police in Houghton County were able to locate a missing juvenile after five and a half hours of searching Monday afternoon. The Houghton…
Men avoid federal trial by entering guilty pleas
MARQUETTE — Two men involved in robbing a licensed gun dealer last December have avoided a federal trial by pleading guilty. Alexander Santiago, 18, and…
Local homeless shelter seeks donations
HOUGHTON COUNTY–A homeless shelter serving Houghton and Hancock is currently seeking donations through a GoFundMe page to be ready for when the Upper Peninsula winter…
Community repays construction crews
HANCOCK–Vollwerth’s in Hancock was doing business as usual when a customer came in and brought up reports of construction workers being mistreated by motorists. “We…