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Click on the blue highlights for additional details. High School In high school hockey yesterday… – Jeffers lost at Ashland 3-1. – Hancock trounced Escanaba 9-3. – Calumet and Kingsford skated to a 5-5 tie. Finlandia The Finlandia University men’s hockey team fell 7-1 at Adrian College yesterday. Garrett Nichol scored …

Click on the blue highlights for additional details. High School In high school hockey last night, Jeffers outskated the Northwest Icemen 7-1. Evan Larson and Matthew Halonen each scored twice for the Jets. Today… – Jeffers plays at Ashland. – Hancock skates at Escanaba. – Calumet entertains Kingsford. Our broadcast …

Heikinpäivä is well under way and the city of Hancock is making preparations for a weekend full of winter fun as the signature events are scheduled for tomorrow. The list of activities for this weekend includes a downtown parade, kicksled races, the wife carrying contest and several other unique activities …

The Carnegie Museum is seeking to borrow artifacts from the community for an exhibit on World War I and the Copper Country to open in September 2018. The exhibit is part of a series of events being organized by the Committee for World War I & the Copper Country along …

The Copper Country ISD is excited to announce that they have received a $364,000 competitive Career and Technical Education (CTE) grant from the Michigan Department of Education. The money is to be used to purchase equipment for the new Welding & Manufacturing class that will be offered to all Copper …

The Houghton County Planning Commission is finalizing the process of updating the county’s 2012 Master Plan. The public is invited to provide input as the commission completes its 5 year review, revision and update on the plan. The updated Master Plan can be viewed by clicking here. Written input can …

Click on the blue highlights for additional details. High School In high school hockey last night… – Houghton mercied Negaunee 9-0. – Hancock outscored Escanaba 8-2. Alex Nordstrom scored four goals for the Bulldogs, and Carter Nettell added two. This weekend… – Jeffers visits the Northwest Academy Icemen tonight, and …

Portage Health Foundation (PHF) and Michigan Technological University are once again seeking local applicants for the Making a Difference Scholarship. At the heart of what the Portage Health Foundation does, is investing in health care, health research and health education. “We believe there is an enormity of opportunity for young people,” said Kevin Store, executive director of the PHFoundation. “By helping to provide access to …

January is human trafficking awareness month, and the Upper Peninsula Human Trafficking Task Force has been giving presentations all week to spread awareness across the UP. The recently re-assembled task force has teamed up with local and federal law enforcement agencies and will hold two more seminars today. When you …

The city of Houghton made two appointments to the Library Board at their regular meeting Wednesday. Though there is currently only one open position on the board for the Portage Lake District Library, the pulling out of Chassell Township from the library district means Houghton will be able to appoint …