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Refusing to give up on winter was a driving factor behind this past weekend’s copper dog activities. Friday night saw a couple of hundred people fill up 5th Street to take in the warm March night, and howling huskies. Despite CopperDog canceling the full race formats the snow track returned …

Keweenaw Outdoor Recreation Coalition announces details for its Spring Benefit in April. KORC works throughout the Keweenaw Peninsula with the mission to protect the region with access for everyone, forever. During the year KORC volunteers and members work with state, county, and townships and other recreational outdoor clubs and organizations …

Houghton Portage Township Schools thanks the community for its interest and participation in recent weeks to help the district elevate education for ALL Gremlins. The district completed its second community forum on Wednesday and has since released a survey for attendees and the community to respond to. The survey will …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School Houghton has been seeded first in the semifinals of the Division Three state hockey tournament, and will face fourth-seed Cranbrook Kingswood Friday morning at 11:00 at the USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth. Coverage will begin at 10:30 on the …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School Houghton advanced to the semifinals of the state hockey tournament with a dominant 7-1 victory over Sault Ste. Marie in their quarterfinal game Saturday. Mike Maillette led the offense with four goals. Connor Arko, Hudson Markham and Jay Halonen …

On this week’s Copper Country Today program: Host Todd VanDyke welcomes Northern Michigan University President Dr. Brock Tessman for a discussion about the college, and it’s impact on the Upper Peninsula. Listen to the conversation here. State Police Trooper Alan Narhi from the Calumet Post talks with host Todd VanDyke …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School Houghton will face Sault Ste. Marie in the Division Three hockey tournament quarterfinals today. The Gremlins enter the game with a record of 21-2-2. The Blue Devils’ record is 19-5-1. Face-off is at 1:00 at Lakeview Arena in Marquette. …

Celebrate March as Youth Arts Month with the Copper Country Community Arts Center. Starting tomorrow and running throughout the month, the community arts center will open its youth gallery displaying artwork from local students. This year the gallery will share works created by students from Baraga Area School, Calumet High …

Houghton County first responders reported to an apartment fire in Chassell this morning. At 5:30 am the Houghton County sheriff responded to 45190 US-41 for a fire at the Northwoods Resort and Apartments. Upon arrival, the north side of the structure was observed as fully engulfed in flame. Deputies made …

Children should never go through traumatic or abusive experiences. However, criminals with ill intent will still perpetrate abuse against children. In the Copper Country, since 2020, the Houghton Keweenaw Child Advocacy Center has worked with 175 cases to help victims of physical and sexual abuse document their experience and begin …