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Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school baseball today…• Houghton entertains Jeffers. In high school softball…• Calumet plays at Lake Linden-Hubbell. In high school soccer…• The Houghton girls entertain Kingsford. NHL The Red Wings welcome the Canadiens tonight, in a game they must …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school baseball Saturday… • Lake Linden-Hubbell dropped both ends of a doubleheader against Ironwood, 15-5 in five innings, and 28-1 in four innings. College Hockey Denver blanked Boston College 2-0 to win the NCAA Division I hockey …

On this week’s Copper Country Today program: Anne-Mari Paster, Tommy Flanagan and Michel Wendell from the Finlandia Foundation National joined host Todd VanDyke in the studio for a discussion about their decision to take over the Finnish American Heritage Center, and their plans. Hear the conversation here. Julia Peterson from …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school baseball today… • Lake Linden-Hubbell entertains Ironwood. GLHL The Portage Lake Pioneers defeated the Calumet Wolverines 5-3 last night, to win the annual Gibson Cup series two games to none. It’s the second straight year in …

Spring is the season for celebrating. The Upper Peninsula Environmental Coalition will celebrate the U.P. tomorrow. The UPEC will host everything that makes up the Upper Peninsula from the smallest agate to the biggest tree. This year’s Celebrate the U.P. conference will go with the theme of Critical Lands and …

Michigan DNR announces changes to the state coyote hunting season. Previously year-round, the Department of Natural Resources recently voted to approve two regulations affecting coyote hunters.   The first change will shorten the season from all year, to from July 15th to April 15th each year. The second regulation coming …

Starting next Monday the Michigan Department of Transportation will lift seasonal weight restrictions for state highways. All state routes designated M, I, or US will lift the spring load weight restrictions. County roads and city streets are determined by local departments, please check with local restrictions while traveling. Most local …

Other actions by the county commission included approving an MPSC Co-Location License Agreement and resolution with the state for sharing the Centennial 911 location for equipment. The agreement and resolution documents the agreement between the county and state. “ We went back and forth a couple of times about some …

Houghton County’s Commission received the annual county equalization report. The county’s equalized value has risen since the previous report by fifteen percent for real property and eight percent for personal property, totaling 1,823,620,232 dollars. The five communities that received the highest equalized value included the City of Houghton, Portage Township, …

The United States Department of Agriculture announced more than 1 million dollars in grants awarded to Northern Michigan and Upper Peninsula food producers. Yesterday Rural Development State Director for Michigan Brandon Fewins announced the department’s support for food producers and rural businesses making investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency. …