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TRAPROCK VALLEY— The Traprock Valley Fourth of July Parade is a fairly new tradition, and this year’s parade sparked some controversy online. The issue is regarding a parade float that some are calling racist and xenophobic. The controversy is prompting some residents to call for the resignation of Houghton County Commissioner Joel Keranen (District 2). […]

By Michele Bourdieu Across from Veterans’ Memorial Park in Houghton, participants in the April 10, 2026, Anti Data Center rally, a Michigan…

Protestors gathered at the Houghton Waterfront Pier to rally and march across the Portage Lift Bridge on Saturday. The goal of the third No Kings rally nationwide was for people to exercise their first amendment right and directly protest President Donald Trump and his administration’s policies. The rally at the pier started to […]

By Michele Bourdieu Carrying a variety of signs in support of democracy, voting rights, immigration justice, free speech and more, 600 peopl…

By Michele Bourdieu On a cold and snowy Saturday, January 10, participants in the ICE OFF vigil join those rallying against the administrati…

It was a year local political controversy, reactions to national policies, local protests and rain … a lot of rain. Here’s a look back at stories that made news in 2025, in no particular order. Here comes the rain again Heavy rains in June and again in July caused considerable damage to many area streets […]

By Michele Bourdieu* More than 100 local residents fill the courtroom at the Houghton County Courthouse for the Dec. 9, 2025, Houghton Count…

It declares that there are only male and female sexes and that options such as “other” and undetermined should not appear on documentation.

Hunger doesn’t take a holiday, and neither did local community members this season. Volunteers from Keweenaw Indivisible collected more than 12 shopping carts full of food to support St. Vincent de Paul’s food pantry to help those in need this season. Keweenaw Indivisible organized a food drive on Nov. 22, Tadych’s Marketplace to […]

By Valorie Troesch* Hundreds of participants in the October 18, 2025, “No Kings 2.0” rally and march line the Portage Lift Bridge in Houghto…

While many people enjoyed a day on the boat. A couple hundred people celebrated Labor Day and labor movements…

The nonprofit, Undue Medical Debt, partnered with Keweenaw Indivisible to close millions in medical debt.

Poster courtesy Keweenaw Indivisible. HANCOCK -- Keweenaw Indivisible is sponsoring a fundraiser to wipe out medical debt in our community (…

By Michele Bourdieu Keweenaw Indivisible welcomes a crowd of more than 150 people to their Labor Day Anti-Billionaires Rally with speakers,…

Protests and events against President Donald Trump’s controversial policies were held at more than 1,600 locations around the country Thursday. The “Good Trouble Lives On” national day of action was held in honor of the late Congressman John Lewis. Locally, scores gathered at Houghton’s Veterans Memorial Park. The protest was organized by Keweenaw […]