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Click on the bold scores for more details. High School In high school softball Friday… – Calumet swept a doubleheader from Baraga. The Copper Kings got two home runs from Celia Peterson in the opener, and collected 13 hits in a 22-2, five-inning victory. Emily Erkkila struck out four, and …

The Portage Lake District Library will host the Superior AmeriCorps Book Club for Kids celebrating Pajama Day on Saturday, May 13, from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Kids ages 3 through 9 are invited to wear pajamas and bring their favorite stuffed animal for bedtime stories. After listening to stories, kids …

ONTONAGON, Mich. – Following on the heels of a successful community open house celebration for the new emergency department and inpatient unit at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital, generous support for the main entrance canopy continues to come in. Ontonagon residents Bill and Joanne Wood presented Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital Foundation President Jim …

Health care provides a wide range of career opportunities for students. Students from the Copper Country Intermediate School District toured U.P. Health System—Portage to get a behind-the-scenes look at working at a hospital. Manderfield-051217-1 Catherine Manderfield, RN, and Clinical Human Resources Coordinator for U.P. Health System—Portage, said, “So they were …

Click on the bold scores for more details. High School In high school softball yesterday… – Houghton v the Gogebic Miners – not reported. – Calumet took both ends of their doubleheader against Hancock, winning the first game 5-3, and the nightcap 10-4. – Jeffers v L’Anse – not reported. …

LANSING, Mich. – Gov. Rick Snyder has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags to be lowered to half-staff Friday, May 12, within the state Capitol complex and within the 109th District of the House of Representatives in honor of state Rep. John Kivela, who died Tuesday, May 9. “John was a …

The Western Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Region (WUPPDR), based in Houghton, today announced the award of $10,000 in total funding to two Western U.P. organizations  by WUPPDR’s 2017 Placemaking Grant Program. The program is funded by the State of Michigan’s 2017 Regional Prosperity Initiative (RPI). The 2017 WUPPDR RPI …

Houghton, Mich. – The future for solar energy in the Western Upper Peninsula just got a bit brighter thanks to a $27,230 grant from the Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development (MDARD) to the Western Upper Peninsula Planning & Development Region (WUPPDR). The grant will be used to support …

Roller Derby fans at the Calumet Colosseum Saturday are going to see some high flying, hard hitting derby action. The Keweenaw Roller Girls will take on Wisconsin’s Chippewa Valley in their first bout ever as a league sanctioned by the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association. Wright-051017-1 Katie Jo Wright, a.k.a. …

Burger King is coming back to Houghton. After nearly a 15 year absence, the fast food restaurant will be moving into the former Arby’s location on Sharon Avenue this summer. The burger chain previously had a location on the east end of downtown. The Houghton City Council approved some measures …