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On this week’s Copper Country Today program: Doug Harrer from the CopperDog 150 board talks with host Todd VanDyke about the difficult decision to cancel the race events on CopperDog weekend, and outlines events that are still planned. Hear the discussion here. Host Todd VanDyke welcomes Jim Kurtti from the …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school hockey last evening…• Houghton wrapped up its regular campaign with a 1-1 tie against Marquette. Brody Sheldon gave the Sentinels a brief lead in the second period. A Mike Maillette goal quickly tied the game. The …

First District Republican U.S. Representative Jack Bergman of Watersmeet has officially kicked off his reelection campaign. Bergman was first elected in 2016. If reelected, this would be his fifth term in Congress. He is 77 years old. His campaign today announced upcoming appearances in Houghton Lake, Alpena, Beulah, Traverse City, …

Houghton County voters can begin casting their presidential primary ballots starting tomorrow. Ealry in person voting laws in the state were passed in 2022 as a part of the proposal two legislation.  Houghton county’s early in-person voting center is located in room 203 of the Houghton City Center. The site …

Copper Dog’s organizers are finalizing their change in places for the first weekend of March. The Sled Dog weekend will still need a handful of volunteers to assist with the event’s two new competitions, the Copper Pull and Copper Dash. Organizers have recently reconfigured the CopperDog volunteer portal to accommodate …

Travel across the Portage Lake Lift Bridge for snowmobilers has been temporarily suspended until more snow falls in the region. Recently the city of Houghton and the Keweenaw Snowmobile Club met with Michigan Department of Transportation officials determining that the little amount of snow on the ground would force the …

Last year Jibba Jabba returned after a near 10 year hiatus. Well residents and visitors in the area won’t have to wait nearly as long to see snowboarders back on Huron Street. Jibba Jabba returns to Houghton to tear up Huron Street with exhilarating tricks, rail slides, and plenty of …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school hockey last evening…• Calumet concluded its regular season with a 2-0 victory over Kingsford.  On the hockey schedule tonight…• Houghton wraps up its regular campaign at Marquette. In high school boys basketball last night…• Calumet fell …

Three women were injured in a two-car crash Thursday afternoon near Atlantic Mine. Houghton County Sheriff’s deputies were called out at around 1:30 to M-26, near the Erickson Drive intersection. They discovered that a northbound vehicle had collided with a vehicle traveling in the southbound lane. The 17-year-old female driver …

UPDATE: ATC, the American Transmission Co are doing an emergency repair on one of their transmission lines at that time. It is completely outside the Village’s control, and the impacted area is larger than the Village’s service territory. L’Anse Township, Aura, Skanee, Herman, and other areas will also be without …