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Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school hockey last night…• Jace DeForge scored twice, as Houghton edged Bay Port 2-1 in overtime. DeForge’s first goal early in the game held up until William Lyons of the Pirates found the net with six seconds …

The Big Annie Statue Committee enters into an important step toward erecting a bronze statue of Anna Klobuchar Clemenc. The Big Annie Stateu committee will begin seeking artists to commission design work for the bronze statue. Artists are encouraged to create a unique rendering of Annie that encapsulates her influence …

MTEC SmartZone’s Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Program launches its inaugural accelerator program cohort. The MTEC SmartZone announced today that the Advanced Materials and Manufacturing program will start its first accelerator program cohort to aid innovators and entrepreneurs in the Upper Peninsula. The Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Program seeks to support …

Editor’s Note: The MAFE Heritage Award was received by Houghton County Board Members Debbie and Jim WInquist. Debbie and Jim Winquist have been dedicated volunteers of the Houghton County Fair Board since 2004 when Debbie was first elected. Debbie quickly became very involved taking on roles as the board secretary …

Organizers have been getting geared up for close to a year, and the big weekend will return to Calumet before you know it. CopperDog 2024 will enter the race’s fifteenth year running. Over the years there have been plenty of memories made by race teams, volunteers, and spectators alike. CopperDog …

Maybe the bear rolled over early this winter. Heikinpaiva will arrive on the streets of Hancock starting tomorrow. While many events have been taking place ahead of the festival. Tomorrow is the big day, with the parade, markets, Spiral Dance polar plunge and so much more. But before the parade …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school hockey last night…• Jeffers overcame an early 3-0 deficit, and edged Kingsford 4-3. Cage Osterman had two goals and an assist for the Jets. Brit Heinonen and Kailob Bianco each scored once, with Heinonen’s the game …

A Houghton man has been convicted of defacing Hancock’s Temple Jacob with swastikas and other offensive symbols. A jury in a federal trial held in Marquette took very little time to find 23-year-old Nathan Weeden guilty. Prosecutors said he conspired with others to paint the Jewish synagogue with racist symbols …

The Superior Watershed Partnership has received 323,000 dollars in grant funds for improving stormwater runoff in Marquette. The Superior watershed partnership recently received a Great Lakes Grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s Sustain Our Great Lakes Program for coastal habitat and climate adaptation that will install green infrastructure …

Parents and caregivers interested in Learning more about the IEP program for children and young adults are invited to a presentation in Baraga. This evening the Michigan Alliance for Families, Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services will host a free presentation for caregivers …