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Click on the blue highlights for additional details. High School Calumet will face West Iron County in the high school volleyball tournament regional final tonight. Those two teams met twice in the regular season, with the Copper Kings taking 3-1 victories each time. Because of travel considerations, that game has …

Adoba Industries will not be purchasing the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge. The company withdrew from consideration and appear to be no longer interested in the historic property. The Keweenaw County Board of Commissioners had chosen to move ahead with Adoba after another company, Anthony Lane Partners, LLC, had pulled their intent …

2017 has been a good year for the Keweenaw National Historical Park. Tuesday’s board meeting highlighted some of the recent events for the season and recapped the success of the NHP’s community involvement. Several heritage sites recently received new signage, allowing the old ones to be honored in the trail …

Perhaps the inmates can sleep in tents outside? That may be a drastic move but the overcrowding situation at the Houghton County Jail is at a critical point. Sheriff Brian McLean has once again informed the county that the population at the jail exceeds their maximum capacity. There are reportedly …

The millage renewal for the Portage Lake District Library received overwhelming support from voters in Tuesday’s election. The seven-year renewal received 1,071 yes votes to only 131 voting against. The millage is the primary funding source for the library and its programs, bringing in an estimated $460,000 in revenue annually. …

Click on the blue highlights for additional details. High School In the high school volleyball tournament regional semifinals last night… – In Class C , Calumet advanced with a 3-0 (25-10, 25-12, 25-14) sweep over St. Ignace. Leah Bjorn led the offense with 19 kills. Amber Johnson recorded 26 digs. …

When shoppers visit downtown Hancock this holiday season, they’re going to see plenty of decorated windows to help spread the cheer. That’s because the Keweenaw Culture Project has teamed up with the City of Hancock to introduce the Hancock Holiday Window Display Competition. Those with an artistic eye and holiday …

The Secretary of State Office in Mohawk is back to its winter hours. The office has returned to one-day-a-week service instead of two as it adjusts to seasonal business volume. Now open on Thursdays only, the hours at the office on U.S. 41 remain 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with …

Voters in the City of Houghton and Portage Township will vote today and decide the fate of the Portage Lake District Library. The current proposal on the ballot would renew an existing mill property tax that has sustained the library for the past 20 years.   Portage Lake District Library …

A Lake Linden woman facing embezzlement charges has accepted a plea agreement. 46-year-old Susan Dulong appeared in Houghton County Circuit Court Monday and pled No Contest to one count of Embezzlement from a vulnerable adult and one count of Attempted Illegal Use of a Financial Transaction Device. Additional counts of …