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It’s time to start thinking ahead to Pastyfest. A planning meeting for Pastyfest 2017 will be held Monday, February 13th at 6pm at the Miners and Merchants Building Conference Room in Calumet. Organizers say the plan is to hold the event on 5th Street again this year but hope to make …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school hockey, L’Anse entertains Negaunee tonight. Pregame coverage begins around 6:40 on KBear 102.3 and KBear102.com. In girls basketball tonight… – Unbeaten Houghton plays at Calumet. – Hancock entertains West Iron County. – Lake Linden-Hubbell visits Republic-Michigamme. …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. MTU The Michigan Tech hockey team bounced back from a 3-2 loss to Ferris State Friday night, and defeated the Bulldogs 5-2 on Saturday. Thomas Beretta’s goal six minutes into the game gave the Huskies a lead they would never relinquish. …

A couple from Hartland, Michigan were rescued after falling through thin ice at the Upper Entrance to the Portage Canal Friday afternoon. Rescue crews from Coast Guard Station Portage, the Houghton County Sheriff’s Department and local first responders were called out at about 1:35 after receiving a notice that the two were …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School Hancock took both Wing Ding matches against Houghton Friday night. – In the basketball game, Houghton led 12 – 11 after the 1st quarter, but Hancock ramped up the defense against George Butvilas and Bradley Sirard, and took a 27-23 lead …

A downstate man is dead after a snowmobile accident in Houghton County. The sheriff’s office responded to the accident shortly after 3:30am Friday on Trail #3, north of Trail #121 in Adams Township. A snowmobile driven by a 57-year-old Rochester Hills, MI man was traveling southbound on Trail #3 when …

One of the biggest draws to Michigan Tech’s Winter Carnival are the snow statues. This year’s theme is “Snow Cascades Across The Decades”, with statues featuring snapshots of life at different points of history. The judges selected the top three in each division in the month-long statue contest—Men, Women and …

Calumet, MICH. – Calumet will take a big step forward in its neighborhood conservation and renewal strategy using a $33,000 housing development fund grant from the Michigan State Housing Development Authority. “This money will be used to stabilize a significant building in Calumet’s national historic landmark district,” said Brain Mills, …

Another arrest has been made in connection to a drug bust in Houghton County. Earlier this week, 24-year old Charles Lester Knuckles was arrested at a residence in South Range after UPSET Detectives executed a search warrant which led to the seizure of prescription pills, suspected heroin and crystal meth. …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school hockey last night… – Calumet scored five goals in a 5 1/2 minute stretch of the second period to blow away the Negaunee Miners 8-0. The game was called after two periods because of the mercy rule. …