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The holidays are known as a time of giving and that’s just what the Portage Health Foundation is encouraging people to do for Giving Tuesday. For the second year in a row, the foundation will be matching 100 percent of all donations made (up to $100,000) to 11 area charities. …

DETROIT – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, announces that the New Soo Lock project in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan will receive $32,388,000 in the fiscal year 2019 work plan. The funds appropriated to the New Soo Lock project will be used to initiate deepening of the upstream …

The Houghton County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an accident that happened in Adams Township Monday night. Authorities say a pickup truck hit a power pole on Erickson Drive near Old Mill Hill Road around 7pm.  The driver of the pickup fled the scene so deputies were unable to immediately determine …

Click on the blue links for more details. High School The boys basketball season tips off tonight… – Lake Linden-Hubbell plays at Hancock. Our broadcast will begin around 7:00 on KBear 102.3 and KBear102.com. – Calumet entertains Negaunee. – L’Anse visits Westwood. – Dollar Bay-Tamarack City hosts Republic-Michigamme. – Baraga …

Range Lions Club of South Range was recognized by Lions International with a membership satisfaction patch for the past fiscal year at their November meeting. During the meeting, the Range Lions agreed to volunteer their service to ring the bell for the Salvation Army during the yuletide season on Saturday, …

In the interest of student safety, the Copper Country Intermediate School District is taking measures to upgrade school security and add some interactive communications devices to its classrooms. The District will be installing the new equipment throughout the school year using funds from a Michigan State Police School Safety Grant. …

Maybe you’ll have a little more spending money for your holiday shopping now that you don’t have to put so much in your tank. Gas prices now average the lowest of the year in Michigan, and AAA says motorists should see additional discounts this week. The price of crude has …

IRON MOUNTAIN – Veterans and their families are invited to upcoming Veteran Town Halls in Copper Country and Ontonagon County November 27 and 28. The Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center will be hosting town halls at VFW Post 6165 in South Range at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, November 27, …

Click on the blue links for more details. Finlandia The Finlandia University women’s basketball team lost 60-40 to Wisconsin-Platteville at the Holiday Inn Express Thanksgiving Classic in LaCrosse yesterday. The Lions hung tough through the first quarter, but were held to single-digit scoring in each of the remaining three periods. …

Click on the blue links for more details. High School In high school hockey last night, Calumet blanked Hancock 6-0 in the second and final game of the Copper Island Classic. After a scoreless first period, Tanner Rowe, Alex Mattila and Scott Loukus found the net in the second frame, …