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High School On the opening night of the boys high school basketball tournament… In the Division Two District, Houghton’s season ended with a 75-60 loss to Kingsford. The Gremlins got off to a cold start, while the Flivvers hit seven three-pointers in the first half to open up a 40-20 …

High School Please note that school closings and weather conditions may affect tonight’s high school schedule. On the girls high school basketball schedule tonight, Dollar Bay-Tamarack City will host Watersmeet, in a game that was rescheduled from January. The varsity game will start time at 5:00, so fans can attend …

High School In girls high school basketball yesterday, Baraga defeated Lake Linden-Hubbell 61-26. The boys hoops tournament begins tomorrow. Houghton plays at Kingsford – pregame coverage starts around 5:40 on 99.3 The Lift and 993TheLift.com. L’Anse tips off at Norway – pregame coverage begins around 6:40 on KBear 102.3 and …

High School In boys hoops last night… Chassell claimed the Copper Mountain Conference Copper Country Division title with a 62-54 victory over Dollar Bay-Tamarack City. Blade Warren scored 19 for the Panthers, and Elijah Soumis added 18. Ashton Janke had 16 for the Blue Bolts.Hancock lost to West Iron County …

Ontonagon’s Ed Polatowski has been named the Copper Mountain Conference Most Valuable Player for the 2018-2019 season. Brendan LeClaire from Dollar Bay-Tamarack City earned Defensive Player of the Year Honors. The All-Conference Elite Team announced today includes Polakowski and LeClaire, along with Abe Gockenbach from Chassell, Ashton Janke from Dollar …

Calumet’s Brent Loukus has been named the Great Lakes Hockey Conference Player of the Year. Loukus, who set an all-time Copper Kings career point record, helped lead Calumet to a perfect 10-0 conference record. Local skaters named to the first team include Sam Erkkila and Tanner Rowe from Calumet; Kevin …

Drivers near the L’Anse Area Schools are being asked to obey a “No Left Turn” sign that is meant to protect students walking home from school. School officials posted a request for the public’s help in keeping kids safe on their Facebook page. The sign is located near the Pizza …

Food, clothing, and shelter are often available through programs that help provide the basic necessities, but when a family has a child who needs just a little extra help, that family can turn to Simple Kindness for Youth (SKY). SKY is a local organization that Bubba Megowen says provides those …

Some changes are in store for the entertainment lineup at the Historic Calumet Theatre. The venue is under new management and is proud to announce its full schedule for the 2019 entertainment season, including several well known headline acts.  “We like to think we’re upping the ante a little bit …

A Hancock resident is calling on the city council to take action to manage snowmobile traffic in the city before climate change leads to bigger problems. John Budd, a local researcher and advocate of climate change awareness, shared his concerns about snowmobile traffic with the city council at their regular …