Results are in for the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Primary Election. On Saturday KBIC tribe members chose four representatives from a selection of 10 candidates. Tony Loonsfoot led the pack with 127 votes, followed by Sue Ellen Elmblad with 112 ballots cast. They will be joined on the KBIC council …
Read More »Lions Top Packers – Monday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School The high school volleyball tournament opens tonight. In Division Three, West Iron County plays at Ishpeming. The winner will face Calumet Wednesday, with pregame at 5:40 on the Voice of the Copper Kings, KBear 102.3. Westwood plays at Ironwood, …
Read More »Tech Hockey Completes Sweep of NMU – Sunday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School Calumet’s football season ended with a 51-15 loss to defending state champion Kingsley in the opening round of the Division Six playoffs Saturday. The Stags scored on every possession except their final one, which ended the game. They opened …
Read More »Tech Hockey Skunks Northern – Saturday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School Jeffers has been named Volleyball Team of the Year in the Copper Mountain Conference. Mia Nordstrom of the Jets was honored as Player of the Year by league coaches, and Rachel Sondgerath was named Coach of the Year. Ironwood’s …
Read More »Copper Shores announces 50 organizations will join Giving Tuesday celebrations
Soon Copper Shores Community Health Foundation’s Giving Tuesday portal will start to receive donations from the community and friends of the Keweenaw Peninsula. This year the organization’s campaign that spread money across the Copper Country will support 50 organizations. In the last two years, the day has grown in size …
Read More »Winter overnight parking enforcement starting around the Copper Country
As a reminder winter parking enforcement has begun in communities around the Copper Country. Within the last 24 hours cities and townships will begin to enforce overnight street parking. Cities such as Houghton request vehicles be removed from the roadway for the hours between 2 am and 7 am. These …
Read More »Voters will make the final decision for the HPTS bond issue
Houghton Portage Township schools asks the district’s residents to fund a bond millage extension. since summer district officials have worked to inform the community about how millage may impact taxpayers. The bond would fund three phases of work, security and technology upgrades at facilities, new flex space in the elementary …
Read More »Lakes Win Torch Lake Trophy – Friday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school volleyball last night… Lake Linden-Hubbell claimed the Torch Lake Trophy with a 3-1 (25-6, 21-25, 25-13, 25-18) victory over Dollar Bay-Tamarack City. Cleo Milkey had 10 kills and 5 aces for the Lakes, Emily Burnham had …
Read More »Calumet Claims Top WestPAC Volleyball Honors
The Calumet High School volleyball team swept the top honors in this year’s WestPAC All-Conference voting. Outside hitter Allie Bjorn was named Player of the Year, libero Jess Anderson was named Defensive Player of the Year, and Kate Bonacorsi was honored as Coach of the Year. Local members of the …
Read More »Copper Country Today – November 3, 2024
On this week’s Copper Country Today: Host Todd VanDyke talks with Erin Smith from Michigan Tech about the upcoming 41 North Film Festival. Listen to the discussion here. Carol Korpela from Little Brothers-Friends of the Elderly talked with host Todd VanDyke about their services, and potential expansion in Ontonagon County. …
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