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Click on the blue links for more details. High School In high school football… – Calumet opened its season with a dominant 48-6 victory over the Gogebic Miners at the Bessemer field. The Copper Kings’ ground game produced some long touchdown runs – Travis Ojala scored on 61-yard and 66-yard …

Here are the winners of this year’s Houghton County Fair Exhibitor’s Awards Exhibitor of the Year (Formerly Homemaker of the Year): Cathy Issacson Open Indoor Best in Show: Sewing—Theresa Shebby Crochet—Melanie Perrault Knitting—Gretchen Hein Quilting—Beegu Keranen Stichery—Sue Harter Other Needlework—Karen Labell Food Preparation–Cathy Isaacson Food Preservation–Diane Eshbach Fine Arts—Joanne Seppanen …

LAURIUM, Mich. – It’s pretty common for a toddler to take a tumble, get up and toddle on, no worse for wear. However, as we get older, falls can be a serious health risk, even worse, life-threatening. To help raise awareness about the dangers of falls, Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital and Clinics …

Sea lamprey larvae live in certain Great Lakes tributaries and transform to parasitic adults that migrate to the Great Lakes and kill fish. Failure to kill the larvae in streams would result in significant damage to the Great Lakes fishery. Infested tributaries must be treated every three to five years …

A Houghton native is being featured in an article by the US Navy highlighting hometown servicemen and women. Lt. Jared Moberg is a dentist aboard the USS Frank Cable, an expeditionary submarine tender based in Guam. He was a graduate of Concordia Academy in 2005 and has trained with the …

The start of the new school season is almost here and preparations are being made on the campus of Michigan Tech as the university welcomes a new group of Huskies to the Keweenaw. As many families will be visiting the Houghton/Hancock area this weekend, hotels are booked and the reason …

Click on the blue links for more details. MLB Matthew Boyd turned in six shutout innings yesterday, as the Detroit Tigers defeated the Chicago White Sox 7-2. Ronny Rodriguez, Mikie Mahtook and Nicholas Castellanos homered for Detroit. The Tigers host the White Sox again this evening. Michael Fulmer will return …

Six athletes will be inducted this fall into the Calumet High School Athletic Hall of Fame. This year’s class includes Chuck Boorman, Shannon (Helminen) Koski, Dan Mattson, Katie (Twardzik) Bonacorsi, Lisa Twardzik and Rudy Zunich. The recognition ceremony will take place Saturday, September 8th, at 11:00 in the CLK Schools …

A doctor with offices in Marquette and Traverse City is facing multiple charges of sexual assault. Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette has charged 43-year-old Dr. Jonathan Robertson with 8 counts of Criminal Sexual Conduct in the 3rd degree, related to sexually assaulting female patients in his care. Each count carries …

Houghton residents are being asked to be patient when it comes to potentially getting a new Meijer store. Representatives from the company have met with the city manager and plan to do some soil borings on the proposed site. The city of Houghton is working with Portage Township on some …