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High School In high school boys basketball last night, Hancock lost to Ishpeming 76-48. In boys hoops tonight… – Houghton travels to Negaunee. – Calumet tips off at L’Anse. – Lake Linden-Hubbell visits Dollar Bay-Tamarack City. – Jeffers plays at Baraga. – Ontonagon entertains Watersmeet. In girls basketball this evening… …

The Houghton-Keweenaw County Genealogical Society will hold an AncestryDNA workshop on Tuesday, January 8th, 6PM, at Portage Lake District Library. Society members will work with individuals or small groups on strategies for getting the most out of your AncestryDNA matches. You’re asked to please bring a laptop if you have …

The Friends of the Calumet Public Library is offering numerous ways for people to get involved in the community.  There are many ways to lend a hand at the library, including programming ideas, volunteer opportunities, and the Red Jacket Readers book club. Meetings are held the second Tuesday of each …

The Department of Natural Resources is giving people the opportunity to share input and ideas on policy decisions, programs and other aspects of natural resource management and outdoor recreation opportunities. The public is encouraged to attend one of the upcoming DNR meetings in January, including the Outdoor Recreation Advisory Council being …

Autism is the fastest growing developmental condition in the United States, affecting 1 in 59 children in some form or another.  There are a lot of unknowns about the condition and as we move forward, educators continue to learn and adapt.  Such is the case with Hancock Public Schools that …

High School In high school boys basketball tonight, Hancock travels to Ishpeming. NBA The Detroit Pistons’ struggles continued last night with a 121-98 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. Blake Griffin led Detroit with 29 point and nine rebounds. The Pistons have lost five of their last six games, and visit …

MTU Lake Superior State University won its first Great Lakes Invitational Tournament title yesterday, with a 6-3 victory over Michigan Tech in the championship match. The Lakers struck early, with two goals midway through the first period. Tech got one back when Jake Lucchini scored late in the first, and …

MTU The Michigan Tech hockey team will face Lake Superior State University in the title match of the Great Lakes Invitational Tournament today. The Huskies advanced by winning a shootout after playing to a 2-2 tie with the University of Michigan yesterday. Alec Broetzman and Brian Halonen scored for Tech. …

A White Pine man was killed Saturday evening when his car rear-ended an Ontonagon County Road Commission plow truck. Ontonagon Country sheriff’s deputies say 48-year-old Darren Jay Tuomi was westbound on M-64 near Stroud Road at 8:09 pm. As he came up on the slower-moving westbound plow truck, the truck …

High School In hockey yesterday afternoon, Escanaba broke open a tie game with two goals in the third period, and defeated Jeffers 5-3. Jonathan Mantila scored twice for the Jets. Finlandia The Finlandia University women’s basketball team fell to to Franklin College 65-51 yesterday afternoon at the DePauw Classic in Indiana. …