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CCT 05-02-21

The first segment has five guests, including Michigan Tech professor Aleksandr Sergeyev and students Heather Harris, Joe Barbercheck, Seth Cherry and Cole Kubick. They teamed for a special Senior Design project that will benefit a disable girl in Alabama. Kevin Cadeau and Commander Jeffrey Burl from the Civil Air Patrol’s …

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Stanton Township superintendent gets top spot at CCISD

The Copper Country Intermediate School District has announced the replacement for retiring superintendent George Stockero. Jim Rautiola will slide from the top post at Stanton Township schools to the same role at the CCISD. A vote was taken at a special meeting of the board of education Friday morning. Rautiola …

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Houghton going through with pier project

Houghton’s waterfront revamp will happen. Before Wednesday’s budget workshop, the Houghton City Council met for a special session on the pier. The lowest bid came in over $1.6 million above what had been anticipated, thanks to soaring steel prices. City Manager Eric Waara looked at several options to try and …

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Community encouraged to support projects when possible

Executive Director Kevin Store from Portage Health Foundation is excited for what comes next with his organization. In a wide-ranging Copper Country Today interview set to air this Sunday, he lays out a vision for the future that builds many of the recent projects supported by the nonprofit into a …

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Baraga County seeing elevated COVID activity

The Western Upper Peninsula Health Department and Copper Country Strong have switched to a once-per-week reporting system for COVID-19 cases in the region. The numbers back up this approach outside of potentially Baraga County, where 44 people have contracted the virus over the past seven days. In Houghton, the number …

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County redistricting webinar set for Wednesday

The League of Women Voters of the Copper Country will host a once prominent state political figure Wednesday to discuss local redistricting. Changing the boundaries for the national and state level get most of the attention, but a new census means that counties are required to redraw the lines for …

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Pension crisis has local impact

The Hancock City Council opened its meeting Wednesday night talking about a concerning letter from a money manager that will affect a small number of municipal employees. The Central States Pension Fund was begun in the 1950’s to oversee the obligations of the Teamsters union. Some Department of Public Works …

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L’Anse High School remote learning may last longer

After initially committing to remote learning only for all high school students through Friday, L’Anse Area superintendent Susan Tollefson believes quarantine restrictions may not be lifted by the end of the weekend. We are strongly considering extending it into part of next week. We just have not finalized looking at …

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Construction season busy at state, county levels

The Michigan Department of Transportation already announced an unprecedented summer construction budget for the Upper Peninsula of over $120 million. Work has begun on Townsend Drive and near Three Lakes in Baraga County. Three culvert replacements will be ongoing by the end of the month between Dollar Bay and Chassell. …

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Friday vaccine clinic for high schoolers

Upper Great Lakes Family Health Center is hosting a vaccine clinic on Friday evening from 5:00 to 7:00 meant specifically for 16 and 17 year olds. Its Hancock location is on Campus Drive. The Pfizer shot will be used and a clinic is already scheduled for May 28th for the …

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