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MDOT will begin culvert replacement work on M-28 over Rolston Creek on Monday. The Michigan Department of Transportation will start a 1.9 million dollar project to replace a culvert, complete road reconstruction, ditch grading, and scour countermeasures on M-28 near Trout Creek township. The Department anticipates the project will finish …

CCISD Construction Technology Students may have found a great fit for fundraising efforts. During the recent National Sauna Week celebration in Hancock, the CCISD CTE program auctioned a student-built sauna. The fundraiser and project taught the students important construction and business skills. Since then the students started on a second sauna that will open for auction …

With warmer days and sunnier skies ahead in the Keweenaw Peninsula, the region has begun preparing for the annual farmer’s market season. Last year the local farmer’s market collective got the ball rolling with an introductory festival at the Houghton Waterfront Pier. This year the city of Houghton and the …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In baseball yesterday…• Houghton v Kingsford – canceled.• Calumet v Hancock – canceled.  On today’s baseball schedule…• Jeffers entertains Ironwood• Lake Linden-Hubbell welcomes Ontonagon.• L’Anse hosts Ewen-Trout Creek. Houghton’s baseball field will be dedicated tomorrow. The field is being …

A bill to name a section of M-26 after a former resident and World War Two veteran will move to the state senate for further consideration. Earlier this week representative Greg Markkanen spoke on behalf of his bill to rename a section of M-26 to the Private Wesley Karna Memorial …

Parents may remember fellow students sneaking out to smoke a cigarette in high school. Today’s students are confronted with a different way of ingesting nicotine. Next week the Copper Country Great Start Collaborative, UP Kids, and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services will invite Michigan state Trooper Nahri from the Calumet Post to share …

Michigan Tech names Bo Chen and Niusen Chen the 2024 Bhakta Rath Award Winners. Researcher Bo Chen and his former student Niusen Chen have worked together for six years on breakthrough design security capabilities for mobile devices. Bo Chen says that since earning his doctoral degree he’s worked on security research, and began exploring the …

Hancock’s fire department will receive an anonymous 10,000-dollar donation from a private citizen. Last night Fire Chief Bill Lepisto announced to the city council that a resident, who wishes to remain anonymous, has donated 10,000 dollars to the Hancock Fire Department. Lepisto says that after discussing the donation and the department’s needs with the donor, they determined the funds …

Spring cleaning around the house might have been completed in the last few weeks. But the Keweenaw Outdoor Recreation coalition has a much larger living room to clean up this spring than most residents. This weekend KORC will hold the organization’s annual spring clean-up to help maintain hiking trails, access …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In baseball yesterday…• Hancock downed Jeffers 5-1. On today’s baseball schedule, weather permitting…• Houghton welcomes Kingsford.• Calumet plays at Hancock. Coverage will begin at 3:45 on the Voice of the Copper Kings, KBear 102.3. In softball yesterday…• Houghton and …