Copper Country Today

On this segment of Copper Country Today, Finlandia University President Timothy Pinnow talks with host Todd VanDyke about the difficult decision to close the college, and what the future holds for its institutions, infrastructure and students.

Copper Country Today airs throughout Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula Sunday mornings at 7:00 on WOLV 97.7 FM, 8:00 on WCCY 99.3 FM and 1400 AM, and 9:00 on WHKB 102.3 FM. The program is sponsored by the Portage Health Foundation.

On this segment of Copper Country Today, Houghton City Manager Eric Waara talks with host Todd VanDyke about the city's battle with Walmart over the giant retailer's property tax rate, and the latest on the upcoming demolition of the downtown parking deck.

Copper Country Today airs throughout Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula Sunday mornings at 7:00 on WOLV 97.7 FM, 8:00 on WCCY 99.3 FM and 1400 AM, and 9:00 on WHKB 102.3 FM. The program is sponsored by the Portage Health Foundation.

Five counties in the western Upper Peninsula are considering adopting a new sanitary health code. Tanya Rule from the Western U.P. Health Department talks with host Todd VanDyke about what it includes - and what it doesn't.

Copper Country Today airs throughout Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula Sunday mornings at 7:00 on WOLV 97.7 FM, 8:00 on WCCY 99.3 FM and 1400 AM, and 9:00 on WHKB 102.3 FM. The program is sponsored by the Portage Health Foundation.

A group in the Copper Country is helping to facilitate people who like to make things. Host Todd VanDyke talks with members of the Superior Fab Lab.

Copper Country Today airs throughout Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula Sunday mornings at 7:00 on WOLV 97.7 FM, 8:00 on WCCY 99.3 FM and 1400 AM, and 9:00 on WHKB 102.3 FM. The program is sponsored by the Portage Health Foundation.

Houghton city planning commission chair Tom Merz and host Todd VanDyke discussed the city’s recent quality of life survey, the new five-year plan process that's beginning, and the role of the planning commission in guiding the progress of the city.

Copper Country Today airs throughout Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula Sunday mornings at 7:00 on WOLV 97.7 FM, 8:00 on WCCY 99.3 FM and 1400 AM, and 9:00 on WHKB 102.3 FM. The program is sponsored by the Portage Health Foundation.

Several Copper Country school districts are bringing police officers into their facilities. Host Todd VanDyke talked with Lake Linden-Hubbell superintendent Brad Codere and their new school resource officer, former Lake Linden police chief Tom Rosemurgy, about the program, and the benefits they hope it will provide.

Copper Country Today airs throughout Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula Sunday mornings at 7:00 on WOLV 97.7 FM, 8:00 on WCCY 99.3 FM and 1400 AM, and 9:00 on WHKB 102.3 FM. The program is sponsored by the Portage Health Foundation.

Tens of thousands of acres of undeveloped land in Keweenaw County are being transitioned into public control. Rich Bowman from The Nature Conservancy updated host Todd VanDyke about the progress of the Keweenaw Heartlands project.

Copper Country Today airs throughout Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula Sunday mornings at 7:00 on WOLV 97.7 FM, 8:00 on WCCY 99.3 FM and 1400 AM, and 9:00 on WHKB 102.3 FM. The program is sponsored by the Portage Health Foundation.

With just a little effort, your lawn and garden can be made much more environmentally friendly by using native plants. Marcia Goodrich of Keweenaw Wild Ones discussed the options with host Todd VanDyke.

Copper Country Today airs throughout Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula Sunday mornings at 7:00 on WOLV 97.7 FM, 8:00 on WCCY 99.3 FM and 1400 AM, and 9:00 on WHKB 102.3 FM. The program is sponsored by the Portage Health Foundation.

Baraga County Prosecuting Attorney Joseph O'Leary recently announced that he would stop negotiating plea deals for those accused of manufacture and distribution of methamphetamine. He spoke with host Todd VanDyke about why he made the decision, and the effect he hopes it will have.

Copper Country Today airs throughout Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula Sunday mornings at 7:00 on WOLV 97.7 FM, 8:00 on WCCY 99.3 FM and 1400 AM, and 9:00 on WHKB 102.3 FM. The program is sponsored by the Portage Health Foundation.

The group Building A Resilient Copper Country, which is made up of a number of community service organizations, is conducting a survey of residents' attitudes toward mental illness and addiction. Host Todd VanDyke talked with Michelle Morgan from Keweenaw Support for healthy Minds, Alysa Cherubini-Sutinen from U.P. Kids, and Gail Plowe from the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department.

Copper Country Today airs throughout Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula Sunday mornings at 7:00 on WOLV 97.7 FM, 8:00 on WCCY 99.3 FM and 1400 AM, and 9:00 on WHKB 102.3 FM. The program is sponsored by the Portage Health Foundation.