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IRON MOUNTAIN – Veterans and their families are invited to Veteran Town Halls being hosted in the region by the Oscar G. Johnson September 5 and 6, 2017.  Veteran Town Halls will be held on Tuesday, September 5, at 2 p.m. in Mohawk at American Legion Post 230, located at …

Click on the blue links for more details. High School In high school volleyball tonight, Ewen-Trout Creek plays at Wakefield-Marenisco. MLB Matt Boyd gave up five runs in the third inning, as the Detroit Tigers lost to the Chicago White Sox 7-1 yesterday. Detroit’s only score came on an Ian …

Click on the blue links for more details. High School In high school football yesterday… – The Hancock Bulldogs held off an undermanned but scrappy Lake Linden-Hubbell team, and opened their high school football season with a 21-14 victory Saturday. Lake Linden dressed only 14 players, but controlled the line …

Four people were treated for injuries following a three-car crash Friday afternoon in Hancock. Houghton County sheriff’s deputies were called out at 4:38 to the intersection of US-41 and Ingot Street. A statement released by the sheriff’s department says one driver was taken by ambulance to UP Health System-Portage. Three …

Click on the blue links for more details. High School In high school football last night… – Brent Loukus’ 36-yard touchdown run with 6:48 remaining in the game lifted Calumet to a 14-6 victory over Northland Pines. The Copper Kings took an early lead on a nine-yard Loukus to Matt …

In the Girl Scout world, back-to-school means back-to-troop and the opportunity to provide girls with the advantages of a single gender space in a world dominated by coed environments. As the Boy Scouts of America attempt to combat declining membership with talk of opening their program to girls, the Girl …

The U.P. Suicide Prevention Conference will be back for a second year on September 15th from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Ramada Inn of Marquette. The main goal of the conference is to help identify and promote current suicide prevention efforts taking place on the local, state and …

The Breakers to Bridge Paddle Festival, paddling events centering around the Keweenaw, is​ planned for Saturday September 9, 2017.  Friday begins with check-in at the Outdoor Adventure Program at Michgan Tech and then a casual social at the KBC at 6pm.  On Saturday, a 10 Mile non-­competitive timed paddle from …

The continuing battle against sea lampreys soon will come to locations in the local area. A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service assessment crew will conduct work on Falls and Ravine Rivers (Baraga and Houghton Counties, MI) during September 5 – 14, 2017 to estimate the abundance of sea lampreys. The …

Click on the blue links for more details. High School In high school volleyball last night… – Lake Linden-Hubbell and Baraga at Chassell – no report. – Dollar Bay-Tamarack City at Bessemer – no report. The local high school football season opens this evening… – Calumet travels to Northland Pines. …