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As the push toward the midpoint of winter continues, the annual Heikinpäivä festival continues with more events this week. The Finnish-American celebration of the season features a spinning workshop and a squeaky cheese making class Monday afternoon at the Finnish-American Heritage Center.  The spinning workshop is at 2pm and the …

High School In high school hockey tonight, Jeffers entertains Negaunee. Pregame coverage will begin at 6:40 on KBear 102.3 and KBear102.com In boys basketball this evening… – Houghton welcomes West Iron County. – Hancock travels to Negaunee. – Lake Linden-Hubbell tips off at Ontonagon. – Dollar Bay-Tamarack City hosts Wakefield-Marenisco. …

High School In high school hockey yesterday… – Calumet fell to Birmingham Brother Rice 5-3. The Warriors scored the first two goals of the game, then added three more in the second period to put the game away. Sam Erkkila scored early for the Copper Kings. Tanner Rowe and Nick …

High School In high school boys basketball last night, Houghton defeated L’Anse 56-45. Brad Sirard led the Gremlins with 27 points, and George Butvilas added 19. In girls play last evening… – Houghton lost at Westwood 54-39. – Hancock got past Jeffers 35-28. Taylor Sebbas scored 12 points for the Bulldogs. …

Upper Peninsula residents will get their first chance to meet new Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Lieutenant Governor Gilchrist since they were elected in November. The state leaders will be hosting a series of “Whitmer Winter Warmup” events throughout Michigan…including one on February 16th in Marquette.  The event will be held …

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), ranking member on the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care, introduced legislation aimed at lowering the cost of prescription drugs. Americans pay – by far – the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs. Already this year, prices on more than 1,000 medications have …

IRON MOUNTAIN – The Iron Mountain Veterans Affairs Medical Center is seeking entries in visual arts, creative writing, and performing arts by Veterans for the local Veterans Creative Arts Festival being held March 8, 2019, in Iron Mountain with a chance to attend the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival, October …

The Michigan Department of Transportation held a public meeting at the Houghton City Center last night where residents voiced their concerns and made suggestions that will be taken into consideration for a major reconstruction project that will take place on US-41. Our little town is growing up. And with that …

High School In high school boys basketball last night… – Calumet buried West Iron County 72-48. Matt Ojala had 22 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists. – Hancock v Dollar Bay-Tamarack City – no report. – Jeffers defeated Lake Linden-Hubbell 72-61. Christian Hocking scored 28 for the Jets. – Chassell …

A Copper Country radio legend whose career spanned five decades has died. Norman Koski, known to everyone as Mr. Norm, passed away Wednesday evening at the age of 80. A graduate of Calumet High School, Koski got his start in local radio in 1956 at WMPL in Hancock and worked …