The Copper County’s own Americana/country music recording artist Hanna Bethel will perform a special homecoming concert at the Calumet Theatre Saturday, Oct. 22.
UP Librarian Dillon Geshel has opened an informative website detailing the unsolved case of 11-year-old Karl Heikell, hoping to raise awareness and spark interest in renewing the case.
The Diocese of Marquette says two outstanding women of faith, Jonie Richtig of Immaculate Conception Parish in Iron Mountian and Barbara Karpus of St. Sebastion Parish in Bessemer, have been chosen as this year’s recipients of the Catholic Service Award (CSA).
34-year-old Andrew Paul Geronimi is facing a felony murder charge, along with first-degree assault and first-degree burglary charges in Lane County, Ore.
The Iron Mountain Downtown Development Authority threw an Oktoberfest celebration to welcome the new month. There was live music, food, games, and beer. All proceeds from the event go to the Iron Mountain DDA for grants for businesses and historic buildings.
The Big Red Barn in Niagara, Wis. is hosting Pumpkin Fest every weekend this October. The festival features food, tractor rides, a corn maze, and, of course, pumpkins.
The school’s LGBTQ Pride Club was initially told they would not be able to take part, however, after a Gwinn school former substitute named Kursten Mottes called the superintendent they were told they could.
The Houghton County Board of Commissioners approved a purchase agreement that gives them ownership of property that they hope to use for a new county jail.
The city of Houghton is hosting its first annual Fall Fest, where community members can enjoy a variety of fall-themed activities, foods and specials from local businesses.
The NMU Native American Student Association organized a gathering in honor of Orange Shirt Day. The group gathered at the NMU fire site near Whitman Hall to pray, share stories, and reflect on how the Indian Boarding School System affected indigenous communities and individuals.
Blackrocks Brewery is hosting a party this Saturday to introduce its seasonal Oktoberfest beer. There will be live polka music, a stein holding competition, and a lot of beer.
The Everything Quilting and Sewing Sale is this Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. The Women’s Federation Club House will be filled with everything from quilt kits and sewing machines to fabric and thread. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Marquette Lions Club and the Marquette County Quilters Association.
Upper Peninsula Honor Flight is a nonprofit which fundraises to send all Veterans who served from 1941 to May of 1975 to see the memorials that stand to honor them. A flight from the U-P costs between $125,000 and $135,000. The entire tour is Free for veterans.
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. has announced Friday that employees represented by the United Steelworkers (USW) at its Tilden and Empire mines in Michigan, and its United Taconite and Hibbing Taconite mines in Minnesota have ratified new 47-month labor agreements at those locations.
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