CALUMET — Copper Island Academy was one of many schools locally to thank and honor veterans for their service on Veterans Day. The school hosted a gathering of veterans Tuesday to eat a meal served by students and faculty with their families. The event was held in the school gymnasium, where ...
MARQUETTE — The Superior Health Foundation has announced a $65,000 allocation to support food pantries and hunger-relief programs across The Upper Peninsula. The funding comes in response to the delay in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit distributions, which began Nov. ...
The United States entered World War I in the conflict’s final year. After the German Empire had announced an unrestricted submarine warfare, the United States declared war against the Central Powers on 6 April 1917. The war was already in its third year. Among the divisions the U.S. sent to ...
HOUGHTON – The Houghton County Jail Committee met last week to search for a solution to the jail issue that voters will endorse. “We need a solution that people will support,” Committee Chair Jared Hyrkas said. “All our time will be wasted if we don’t come up with a plan that gets ...
BATES TOWNSHIP — An 18-year-old Kiel, Wis., woman was injured in a traffic crash at about 1:11 p.m. (CST) Friday on U.S. 2 near Bates-Amasa Road in Bates Township, according to Iron County Sheriff Ryan Boehmke. "The woman was the driver of a 2016 Chevrolet Trax that rear-ended a truck that ...
L’Anse — The annual Waawaashkeshi, or Deer Camp, was held by the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) Natural Resources Department, Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College (KBOCC), Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission and Tribal Police at the KBIC Teaching Facility. The camp ...