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Lions Advance to NFC Championship Game – Monday Sports Wrap

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In girls basketball tonight…• Houghton entertains Jeffers.• Calumet hosts Marquette.• Lake Linden-Hubbell welcomes Ironwood.• Dollar Bay-Tamarack City visits Ontonagon• Baraga plays host to Wakefield-Marenisco. On the boys schedule this evening…• Calumet tips off at Chassell.• Hancock visits Jeffers. NHL …

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Houghton Hockey Win Streak Ends with Tie – Sunday Sports Wrap

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school hockey Saturday…• Houghton and Northville skated to a 1-1 tie. Mike Maillette put the Gremlins on the board late in the second period. The Mustangs tied it early in the third. The Gremlins remain unbeaten, but …

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Copper Country Today – January 21, 2024

On this week’s edition of Copper Country Today: The tragedy of the treatment of children at Indian orphanages and boarding schools has gained nationwide notoriety in recent years. Mitch Bolo from the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community talked with host Todd VanDyke about research being done on the orphanages at Assinins …

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Hockey Wins for Gremlins, Copper Kings – Saturday Sports Wrap

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school hockey last night…• Houghton blanked Grandville 8-0, in a game that ended early in the third period because of the mercy rule. Connor Raffaelli had two goals and three assists. Mike Maillette had two goals and …

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Grant Funds for Preservation and Interpretation are Available with the Keweenaw National Historic Park Advisory Commission

The Keweenaw National Historic Park Advisory Commission wants to help the community preserve historic interpretation opportunities. The park’s advisory commission has begun to accept applications for the 2024 Keweenaw Heritage Grant program. Grant funds awarded through the program help local partners preserve and interpret resources related to the region’s history …

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Copper Country Humane Society Makes Volunteering with Animals Easy

During tomorrow’s comedy night with the Copper Country Humane Society, the community will laugh and raise money for the animal shelter. Throughout the years CCHS has become known for its wonderful pets available for adoption. People who volunteer or work with the shelter love these dogs and cats. And while …

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Hancock Awarded $50,000 Rural Readiness Grant for a Feasibility Study of Finlandia Properties

Hancock has received funds to study potential redevelopment opportunities for former Finlandia University properties. The city of Hancock was recently awarded a rural readiness grant worth 50,000 dollars by the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity. The city will use the funds toward a feasibility study and environmental assessment …

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NMU Center for Rural Health Director, Eleise Bur, Added to the SDOH Advisory Council

Northern Michigan University’s Center for Rural Health’s director has been selected to join the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Social Determinants of Health Hub Advisory Council. Elise Bur, director of the Center for Rural Health at NMU was recently selected to join the state’s advisory council for the …

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Debbie Paver’s Art Selected as the Poster for National Sauna Week

A Calumet local’s art will feature for the Finlandia Foundation’s third National Sauna Week. Yesterday Finlandia Foundation announced that it has chosen Debbie Paver’s artwork to feature as the winning entry to the celebration’s inaugural poster competition. Paver’s artwork features many soft blues, centered by a right orange sauna. Paver …

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Efforts to Raise a Statue of Big Annie Continue in 2024

Fundraising efforts to erect a statue of Calumet legend Anna Kloubacher Clemenc continue in 2024. Last year a group of residents began efforts to raise awareness for Big Annie’s history and influence in the Copper Country during labor movements in the 1910’s. On Sunday the statue committee will host its …

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