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Students can get a good paying job when they graduate without having to attend a four-year college and stay in the area–one way is by putting their automotive skills to work. That was the message shared by the Copper Country Intermediate School District and Michigan Works! as students from Automotive …

Opposing court rulings on the Michigan ballot recount. The state court of appeals says it should end, being Green Party candidate Jill Stien did not have enough of a vote to qualify for a recount. But a federal appeals court upheld the original ruling forcing the recount Monday, saying a …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school hockey last night… – Calumet defeated Marquette 6-1 in a game that ended in the middle of the third period when a glass panel fell out at Lakeview Arena. – Houghton scored five goals in the …

December 10th at 7: 30 pm ~Ted Vigil as John Denver: A John Denver Christmas at the Calumet Theatre A singer, songwriter and tribute artist, Vigil has been performing since age 10. In 2006 he went to Laughlin, NV to compete in Talent Quest involving 28 states, New Zealand, Australia …

The drug problem in the western U.P. continues to escalate and now law enforcement has a team in place to combat the growing epidemic. The Upper Peninsula Drug Enforcement Team’s newest addition—UPSET West—will focus on narcotics investigation in the region. First Lt. Randy Danison of the MSP Calumet Post said, …

The Portage Lake District Library will host Barry Fink with the League of Women Voters of the Copper Country for a discussion about the electoral college and where it stands today on Thursday, December 8, from 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. The recent presidential election was the fifth time in …

A Chicago area man arrested last week after a drug bust conducted by the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team has been arraigned. 38-year-old Fountaine Gordon faces three felony drug charges, including delivery/manufacture of heroin or cocaine, less than 50 grams. Gordon was arrested on November 30th at the Super 8 …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School The boys high school basketball season opened last night. – Hancock began with a 45-41 victory over Calumet in a game that does not count in the WestPAC standings. Hans Stimac led all scorers with 17 points for the Bulldogs. …

A Hancock woman is dead following a rollover accident Sunday night. The Ontonagon Sheriff’s Department says the accident happened around 7:30 p.m. 29-year-old Mandy Kela was driving northbound on U.S. 45 when she lost control of the vehicle. Her vehicle reportedly spun 180 degrees and hit a ditch, where the tires …

Vietnam Veterans are now welcome to apply for the Upper Peninsula Honor Flight. That means all veterans from 1941 thru May 1975 are now eligible to apply. Anyone who served in war time or peace time during that period is eligible to fly to Washington D.C. with the U.P. Honor …