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Hancock, Michigan – The Portage Lake Youth Endowment Advisory Committee of the Keweenaw Community Foundation (KCF) announced that $2,789.83 has been awarded from the Portage Lake Youth Endowment Fund to one local organization supporting programs and activities that are designed to serve youth of the Portage Lake area. This geographical …

The annual Copperdog 150 and Copperdog 80 races concluded Sunday afternoon in downtown Calumet, bringing mushers and dog sled teams from as far away as Quebec, Canada.   “It was a fun event. It was challenging as normal, so I’m very happy with that,” said musher, J.R. Anderson, who finished …

Click on the highlights for more details. High School The boys high school basketball tournament opens tonight… – In the Class C semifinals, Hancock plays at Calumet at 7:00. Hear the broadcast on KBear 102.3 and KBear102.com. L’Anse plays at Houghton at 7:00. We’ll broadcast that game on 97.7 The …

Click on the highlights for more details. High School Hancock claimed the regional hockey title yesterday, with a 4-0 shutout of Calumet at the SDC. Bryce Randell gave the Bulldogs an early lead, Trevor Tchida scored twice, and Austin Salani added a power play shot. Dawson Kero earned the shutout …

Click on the highlights for more details. High School Chassell claimed the girls Class D district basketball title last night with a 52-37 victory over Ontonagon at Jeffers High School. Sydney Danison led Chassell with 16 points, and Sophia Huhta added 13. The Panthers improve to 22-1 on the season. …

Community Leaders from Across the Keweenaw were honored last night in downtown Houghton at the Annual Spark plug awards dinner. The event was hosted by the Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce in partnership with  MTEC SmartZone, Keweenaw Economic Development Alliance (KEDA), and Keweenaw Young Professionals, and Featured Bud Cole as the …

Michigan Tech will soon be increasing the security of its cyber presence. The university will be updating its web pages to a single sign on page requiring log in users to enter a user name on one page, and a password on a second. The two page sign in will …

The 2018 Michigan fishing license is now available for purchase. Licenses  went on sale yesterday with annual licenses valid until March 31, 2019. The DNR says there are two ways to purchase a fishing license.. They can be obtained in person at local retail outlets or electronically on the e …

If you’re a Michigan driver that’s ever had to pay a driver responsibility fee, you’ll be happy to know that those add on fines put in place by former Governor Jennifer Granholm will soon be “blown away.” The Driver Responsibility Fee Program was instituted in 2003 and required drivers to …

Click on the highlights for more details. High School Both of last night’s regional hockey semifinals ended early because of the mercy rule. Calumet routed Jeffers 9-1. Scott Loukus had a hat trick, and Sam Erkkila added two goals. Hancock blanked L’Anse 9-0. Alex Nordstrom had a hat trick. Teddy …