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Five L’Anse students recently placed 2nd in the state at the Women of Aerospace Industry Association of Michigan’s Michigan Girls Future Flight Challenge. Students Amelia Knapp, Juliet Knapp, Hannah Wilson, Addy Snyder, and Genevieve Cadeau teamed up to create a unique solution for cleaning up the Great Lakes’ beaches. The …

Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. High School In boys basketball last evening…• Houghton shut down Calumet 58-21. The Gremlins defense held the Copper Kings to just eight second-half points. Luke Hill poured in 33 points for Houghton. Blake Tarvis led the Kings with nine. Hear the …

UPDATE: The Houghton County Sheriff’s Department reports that a Painesdale man who was reported missing has been found dead. The body of 80-year-old Francis Destrampe of Painesdale was located in Baraga County. No other details have been released. The Baraga County Sheriff’s Department, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, the …

Michigan Technological University will bring back a familiar face to lead the campus’ Office of Diversity and Inclusion. After the recent promotion of Kelli Raffaelli to Dean of Student Affairs, Michigan Tech sought the help of former Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion Wayne Gersie. Gersie had left Michigan Tech …

GS Engineering was recently awarded a 1.5 million dollar Small Business Innovation Research contract with the United States Marine Corps. GS Engineering in Houghton will further develop its unmanned platform, Remote Expeditionary Autonomous Pioneer System (REAPr). The system works as a sort of Swiss army knife for the Marine Corps …

Baraga County Sheriff Joseph Brogan gives support to the 109th District Republic and candidate Burt Mason. Mason announced his intent to run for the 109th house seat as a republican candidate in November. Yesterday Sheriff Brogan gave his official endorsement of Mason, believing he will be a strong voice in …

Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. High School In boys basketball this evening…• Houghton plays at Calumet. Coverage will begin around 7:00 on the Voice of the Copper Kings, KBear 102.3. On the girls schedule…• Calumet travels to Negaunee. In a girls-boys doubleheader…• Ewen-Trout Creek entertains Bessemer. …

One new member will join three incumbents who were returned to the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Tribal Council in Saturday’s general election. Unofficial results posted by the KBIC indicate that current council President Doreen Blaker and Assistant Secretary Robert “RD” Curtis won reelection in the Baraga District, with 331 and …

Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. High School Both Houghton High School swim teams finished second to Marquette, and ahead of Sault Ste. Marie, in a three-way meet at Marquette High School Saturday. • On the girls side, Marquette recorded 172 points, Houghton 92, and the Soo …

On this week’s Copper Country Today: Democratic State Representative Jenn Hill from the 109th District discussed with host Todd VanDyke the recent session of the state legislature, and decisions that affect the Copper Country. Hear the conversation here. Host Todd VanDyke welcomed Mike Lutz and Cynthia Drake from Omega House …