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Click on the highlights for more details. High School In high school hockey last night, Hancock’s game at Kingsford was postponed because of bad weather. They’re hoping to make that up tonight. Also on the hockey schedule tonight… – Houghton entertains Jeffers. Pregame coverage will begin around 6:40 on KBear …

Candidates for the Michigan Governor’s seat continue to make their way across the Upper Peninsula.   Houghton County received a visit from two candidates on Friday—one from State Senator Patrick Colbeck, who attended a luncheon in Hancock with Keweenaw residents. Colbeck said, “This is part of a job interview to be …

The nominations for the Keweenaw Community Sparkplug Awards are out and tickets are still on sale for the annual awards dinner. The purpose of the awards is a celebration to pay tribute and recognize businesses, organizations, and individuals in our area whose exceptional achievements and outstanding contributions in the past …

LAURIUM, Mich.  – Diabetes self-management education programs at Aspirus Keweenaw and Aspirus Ontonagon hospitals have recently been awarded recertification by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Education Recognition Program for providing high-quality education services for patients. The ADA Education Recognition effort is a voluntary process and assures that approved education programs have …

The annual festival in Calumet celebrating the pasty is moving to a new date. The 15th Annual Pasty Fest will be held on Saturday, August 18th. The event has traditionally been held at the end of June but event organizers at Main Street Calumet say the move is to avoid …

Click on the highlights for more details. High School In high school hockey tonight, Hancock wraps up its regular season at Kingsford. Pregame coverage will begin around 6:40 on KBear 102.3 and KBear102.com. In girls basketball… – Houghton plays at Hancock. Pregame coverage will start around 7:00 on 97.7 The …

Click on the blue highlights for more details. High School The Houghton boys swim team won the Upper Peninsula championship yesterday, with a narrow 242-232 victory over four-time defending champion Marquette. The Gremlins used a strong overall performance to take the title, despite winning just one event – the team …

Click on the highlights for more details. High School In boys basketball last night… – Houghton edged Escanaba 60-56. – Hancock lost to Ontonagon 77-28. – Calumet outscored Chassell 72-61. – Jeffers downed Lake Linden-Hubbell 52-31. – Dollar Bay-Tamarack City remained unbeaten by shutting down Republic-Michigamme 69-35. – Ewen-Trout Creek …

Everyone in Michigan is invited to fish for free Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 17 and 18, for the 2018 Winter Free Fishing Weekend. A license is not required to fish those two days, but all other fishing regulations still apply. Ice Fishing Tips These two days make up #MiFreeFishingWeekend – …

HOUGHTON, MI, Tuesday, February 13, 2018 – The Department of Visual and Performing Arts and the Rozsa Center are excited to announce the spring gallery exhibition, Always Room for Rain, featuring work by artists Ross Chaney (Santa Fe, NM) and Raquel Alvizures (Guatemala). The exhibit will run from February 16 …