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Click on the blue highlights for additional details. High School In high school cross country today, many local teams run at the West Iron County Invitational. Finlandia The Finlandia men’s soccer team will play at Webster University this evening. The Finlandia volleyball team will host Gogebic Community College tonight at …

Nurses who recently completed a 48-hour strike against UP Health System-Marquette are asking for community support in their battle for a new contract. The nurses say they’re trying to use the negotiation to address low hospital staffing levels that could endanger patient safety. Hospital staff walked off the job Thursday …

On this week’s Copper Country Today, Todd VanDyke talks with representatives from Calumet Electronics about the growth of their company, and how they’re providing jobs and a positive economic force in the Copper Country. Calumet Electronics In the second segment, Todd is joined by William Cooke from Michigan Tech, who …

Click on the blue highlights for additional details. High School In high school football yesterday… – Lake Linden-Hubbell edged Houghton 12-8. – Ontonagon blanked Bear Lake 80-0. WestPAC Standings 1. West Iron County Wykons (5-0, 6-1) 2. Hancock Bulldogs (4-1, 6-1) 3. L’Anse Purple Hornets (3-2, 4-3) 4. Hurley Midgets …

Nurses who ended their two-day strike against UP Health System-Marquette Saturday morning have, at least for the most part, not been allowed to return to work. In a statement issued Friday, hospital officials said that they had been obliged to make a five-day work commitment to the replacement nurses they …

Nurses walking the picket lines at UP Health System-Marquette have been told their services won’t be needed by the hospital until Tuesday. The two-day strike by the nurses union was scheduled to end this morning at 6:59. Nurses have been protesting staffing levels which they say are too low, and …

Click on the blue highlights for additional details. High School In high school football last night… – Calumet upended L’Anse 22-14. The Copper Kings put the game away with a late 88-yard drive, capped by a five-yard touchdown run by Travis Ojala. The result leaves each team with four victories, …

Despite the rainy forecast, tomorrow’s Baraga County Beer Fest will take place at L’Anse Waterfront Park. The second annual event is a fundraiser for the Baraga County Chamber of Commerce, which is putting up tents to keep visitors and vendors dry. The Fest will be open from 1:00 until 5:00, …

The Houghton-Portage Township School District continues to reap the benefits of Michigan’s School of Choice policy. Enrollment numbers for the 2016-2017 school year published by the MLive website show that 43 percent of students at the Houghton schools come from other districts. That’s one of the highest percentages in the …

The strike by nurses at the Upper Peninsula’s largest hospital has moved into its second day. Members of the Michigan Nurses Association want UP Health System-Marquette to resolve what they say are dangerously low staffing levels. The walkout is scheduled to end tomorrow morning at 7:00, but union bargainer Janie …