Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school softball Saturday…• At a tournament at Pulaski, Houghton defeated Coleman 10-0. Estella Soumis struck out 10 and was the winning pitcher. She also drove in two runs. Brynn Arko had a double. The Gremlins fell to …
Read More »Copper Country Today – April 28, 2024
On this week’s Copper Country Today program: Kathleen Henry from the Superior Watershed Partnership talks with host Todd VanDyke about efforts to remove trash from the bottom of Lake Superior, and their other programs. Listen to the discussion here. Host Todd VanDyke talks with State Senator Ed McBroom (R) about …
Read More »Hancock Softball, Baseball Sweep IM – Saturday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school softball yesterday…• Hancock swept Iron Mountain 12-0 and 18-2. Sadie Biekkola struck out 10 in the opener, which ended after five innings. Brooke Koskela had three hits including a home run. Sydnie Scholie also had three …
Read More »Woodland Firearms and Supply Earns 2024 Chamber Business of the Year Award
Woodland Firearms and Supply of Baraga have been named business of the year. Yesterday the Baraga County Chamber of Commerce announced Woodland Firearms as the 2024 Business of the Year. The award recognizes an area business annually that demonstrates a passion for excellence, promotes advancing responsible business practices, and supports harmony …
Read More »State House Urges DNR to Move Forward with the Houghton-Douglass Falls Park
The House of Representatives in Michigan passes a resolution seeking park status for Houghton Douglass Falls. On Wednesday 110th District Representative Greg Markkanen’s resolution urging the Department of Natural Resources to declare the Houghton Douglass Falls as the Houghton Douglass Falls Veterans Scenic Site, a unit of McLain State Park, was passed …
Read More »Michigan Tech Names David Flaspohler as Dean of the College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science
Michigan Technological University announces the institution’s new Dean of the College of Forest Resources and Environmental Sciences. David Flaspohler has been selected by the university to lead the College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science. Flaspohler was selected after a months-long national search says Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs Andrew Storer, who also thanked the search …
Read More »The Copper Country Supports Victims of Sexual Assault and Copper Shores Victim Support
Furry friends and raising funds for a great cause. Last night the community showed off their puppy pals with Copper Shores Victim Support and other domestic violence and sexual assault advocacy groups during last night’s Paws for a Cause Puppy Parade. The parade, hosted at the Quincy Green, was joined by the Hancock Police Department, …
Read More »Bridgfest has Fun Planned for on Land and Water
The final patches of snow will have less than 50 days to get gone. Because the Copper Country has some fun summertime festivities taking place in less than two months. The Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce, both Hancock and Houghton leadership, UPHS Portage and organizing groups are finalizing details for this year. In 2024 Bridgefest will include …
Read More »DH Sweeps for Houghton, Hancock Softball – Friday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school softball yesterday…• Houghton shut down Westwood 10-2 and 14-0. Stella Soumis pitched the first game, striking out 10, and walking just one. Clea Ollanketo and Mackenzie Collard each went five-for-five at the plate. Romi Mattson pitched …
Read More »Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians Pass Resolution Protecting the Rights of Plants and Animals
The Sault Ste Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians has taken action to recognize the inherent rights of living things in the natural world. At a recent tribal board meeting the Sault Ste Marie Chippewa Tribe recognized its responsibility to protect the rights of animals, plants, and the land and water that …
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