BRUCE CROSSING — A 73-year-old woman from Bruce Crossing died as the result of a two-vehicle accident Tuesday night. According to the Ontonagon County Sheriff’s Department, at approximately 8:20 p.m. deputies responded to a reported two-car Personal Injury Accident located on Highway M-28 near Lepponen Rd. west of Bruce Crossing. According to a press release, […]

COPENHAGEN, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Greenland's parliament is set to ratify on Tuesday the Arctic island's security agreement struck with US President Donal...

ONTONAGON, Mich - Camp Josh was established in 2000 by a group of residents in memory of Josh Bader. Since then, the camp has become a place where dis...

A temporary closure of a section of an ORV route will be in effect in Ontonagon County for a few days. From today, Nov. 2 through Wednesday, Nov. 4, O...

A temporary closure of a section of ORV Route BN in Ontonagon County will be in effect from Monday, Nov. 2 through Wednesday, Nov. 4 for work on ORV t...

Finding the right cancer specialist can be difficult for residents in rural communities. Finding support within the community should not be. Since 198...

HOUGHTON — One championship trophy stayed in the Copper Country Saturday as Houghton hosted the Upper Peninsula Cross Country Finals for the first time in 20 years. That belonged to the L’Anse girls who retained their Division 3 title with 38 points. They were followed by Ewen-Trout Creek 74 and Rapid River 82. “One of […]

LAKE LINDEN — There had only been 10 Lake Linden-Hubbell football teams that had gone undefeated before Saturday. The 2026 Lakes became the 11th with a 42-24 win over the Ontonagon Gladiators. While a 9-0 season is something to celebrate, Lakes coach Brett Gervais says there is still a bigger goal – a state title […]

Three stranded lake sturgeon spotted by Upper Peninsula hikers led to a much larger rescue. Michigan crews ultimately moved 27 threatened fish from the low-water Ontonagon River channel. Continue reading…

Ontonagon Area Schools is asking voters to renew a five-year bus maintenance millage on the November 3 ballot. The district plans to use the funds to ...