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Back to square one–that’s how local officials are describing the effect of this week’s rains on certain areas that were under repair from the June 17th flood. Two to four inches of rain fell Tuesday night into Wednesday, causing flooding in several areas in Houghton County. Canal Road, M-26 in …

Click on the blue links for more details. High School In high school volleyball tonight… – Hancock hosts Ishpeming. – Calumet welcomes Westwood. – Lake Linden-Hubbell visits Baraga. – L’Anse travels to Negaunee. – Ontonagon entertains Wakefield-Marenisco. – Ewen-Trout Creek hosts Watersmeet. – Jeffers welcomes Bessemer. In cross country… – …

Along the shoreline of Lake Superior, folks in the Upper Peninsula have recently taken an interest in rock hunting and head to the beaches at night in search of a rock that’s known as Yooperlite. The specimens glow under a black light and after being examined at a Michigan Tech …

Too often, unused prescription drugs find their way into the wrong hands.  That’s dangerous and often tragic. To keep that from happening, thousands of folks across the country recently cleaned out their medicine cabinet and turned in a record amount of prescription drugs, safely and anonymously. The next National Prescription …

LANSING, Mich. – State agencies are working hand-in-hand with local leaders in the Gogebic County area to identify solutions to the economic challenges that lie ahead as a result of the forthcoming closure of the Ojibway Correctional Facility. Project Gogebic, led by the Talent and Economic Development Department of Michigan, will …

With the November election in just a few weeks, voters have two opportunities to meet local candidates this Saturday. The first is at the Family Freedom Festival, being held in Chassell from 1-4pm at the Chassell VFW. Everything is free, sponsored by the eight auxiliaries of the district.  Food and …

Click on the blue links for more details. High School In high school volleyball last night… – Houghton fell to Iron Mountain 3-0. – Hancock blanked Westwood 3-0. – Calumet swept Negaunee 3-0 (25-14, 25-13, 25-9). – Lake Linden-Hubbell won both of its games at its own triangular, defeating Watersmeet …

The President of the League of Women Voters of the Copper Country, Leah Bectel, will be doing an educational presentation of Michigan’s Three November Ballot Proposals. The presentation will be Monday, October 22 at 6:30pm at the Portage Lake District Library.  This educational presentation will contain information on the three …

River Valley Bank is helping flood victims by exceeding their fundraising goal for the Portage Health Foundation’s Flood with Love initiative. The bank put out a challenge to the community that the River Valley Bank Foundation would match up to $20,000 in donations to the flood relief effort. The drive …

An international summit will be held this month on the campus of Michigan Tech focusing on an abundant resource in the Upper Peninsula. The UP is one of the largest forested regions in the United States…yet it remains traditional in terms of forestry products and services. The Michigan–Finland Summit on …