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Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. High School Four Copper Country schools claimed cross country titles at the U.P. championships at Gladstone Saturday. In Division Two… • Jeffers claimed the boys team title. Hancock finished seventh out of eight teams competing. Landon Larson of the Jets took …

On this week’s Copper Country Today program: Host Todd VanDyke welcomed Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly Director Carol Korpula for a discussion about their need for medical transport drivers, their firewood heating program for seniors, and their upcoming Thanksgiving and Christmas meals. Hear the discussion here. Host Todd VanDyke …

Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. High School In high school football last night…• Houghton used a strong second half to claim a 28-6 victory over Hancock in the annual Copper Bowl game. The Gremlins held a narrow 8-6 halftime lead. Houghton concludes its season with a …

Next week the Barbara Kettle Gundlach Shelter will enjoy an evening a the Inn. Next Saturday BKG will host a fall fundraising event to help support their operations. During the fundraiser for the shelter home and to bring awareness to Domestic Violence Awareness Month, attendees will enjoy delicious food. As …

Summer days in the Copper Country are fantastic for meeting new people, and picking up some fresh local produce. But when temperatures begin to drop, and the snow starts flying, it’s difficult to host a farmer’s market. Tomorrow From the Ground Farmer’s Market Collective will start the group’s cool season …

Hancock Public Schools has closed its purchase of McAfee Field from Finlandia University’s State Receiver. Earlier this week the school district finalized its acquisition of the football field after being owned by the university for the past 14 years. Interim Superintendent Chris Salani says that the district was able to …

Keweenaw CAPE challenges students to use their education in different creative ways. Tomorrow the organization will get youth in the copper country outside, thinking creatively and having some wacky fun with a new community event. One of CAPE’s instructors Anna Sanchez says that she wanted to start pumpkin races in …

Roadside parks across the upper peninsula will close soon. Next week the Michigan Department of transportation will begin to close down the region’s roadside parks and turnouts for the upcoming winter. The transportation department operates 32 roadside parks in the Upper Peninsula. The department will keep the visitor’s center north …

Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. High School In high school volleyball last night…• Houghton defeated Hancock 3-1 (24-26, 27-25, 27-25, 26-24) in a hard-fought Copper Spike game .• Jeffers swept Lake Linden-Hubbell 3-0 (25-16, 25-18, 25-17). Kaeda Rajala had eight kills and three blocks. Mia Nordstrom …

Michigan Senate Republicans urge the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to proceed with permitting the Great Lakes Tunnel Project. In a letter recently addressed to Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Lieutenant General Scott Spellmon, the Michigan senate’s 18 Republicans urged the army corps to permit the tunnel project for line 5 under …