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Major renovations are complete at the Ojibwa Casino in Baraga. The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community held a ribbon cutting Saturday as part of the facility’s grand reopening. The focus for the renovations has been a combination of aesthetics, economic improvements, and a more user–friendly atmosphere. One improvement was the installation …

Lansing is a long way from the Copper Country which is why it’s important for our representatives to make sure they are accessible to the local public. State Representative Greg Markkanen held an office hour at Keweenaw Coffee Works on Friday to hear what local residents had on their mind. …

High School In high school baseball this afternoon, weather permitting… – Jeffers plays at Hancock. Pregame coverage of the doubleheader begins at 3:40 on KBear 102.3 and KBear102.com. – Lake Linden-Hubbell plays at Houghton. In softball, Lake Linden-Hubbell plays at Calumet. Finlandia The Finlandia University baseball team lost to Wisconsin-Platteville …

Finlandia The Finlandia University baseball team will play a single game at Wisconsin-Platteville this afternoon. MLB The Detroit Tigers’ game against the White Sox in Chicago was rained out yesterday. It will be made up as part of a day-night doubleheader on July 3rd. The Tigers wrap up that series …

High School In high school baseball yesterday afternoon… – L’Anse swept its doubleheader against Lake Linden-Hubbell, winning the first game 21-3 in four innings, and taking the second contest 12-4. The Purple Hornets took control of the opener with an 11-run second inning. The top four in the L’Anse batting …

The following press release was issued by the Copper Country ISD. A ranking of the top school districts in Michigan for 2019 was released by BackgroundChecks.org. The rankings were determined by assessing scholastic and financial metrics, including student-to-teacher ratios, standardized test scores, teacher quality, graduation rate and school funding. Information …

The Copper Country Strawberry Festival is looking for candidates and sponsors for the 2019 Strawberry Queen Competition on Friday, July 12th. Young women ages 16 to 19 are invited to participate and compete for a $500 scholarship.   Local businesses can sponsor a candidate of their choosing for $35. The …

A collaborative effort between students at Houghton Middle School and Michigan Tech is providing hands-on STEM experience to a group of 8th graders. Students in Sarah Geborkoff’s science class have been working on fuel cell projects over the last four weeks under the direction of students from Michigan Tech’s Enterprise …

A team of Michigan Tech professors and students are working with Upper Peninsula lawmakers and energy experts on the problem of storing large quantities of energy–and the solution may literally be right below our feet. The MTU Social Sciences Department gave a special presentation Friday called “Liabilities into Assets: Enhancing …

Local residents are being warned about a new scam where the caller claims to be a grandchild or relative and says that they are in jail. The caller then sometimes hands the phone off to a second person claiming to be their attorney. One of them will ask for bond …