Hancock’s police department has two new familiar faces added to squad. On Friday Hancock swore in Nanue Houle, and Scott Wuebben. Both officers are graduates of the Northern Michigan University police academy’s most recent graduating class. Both men are life long residents of the city of Hancock, and are excited …
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Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. High School The Houghton soccer team plays at Iron Mountain today. MLB Justin Verlander and the Astros routed the Tigers 17-4 yesterday. In vintage form, Verlander held Detroit batters to just two hits over five innings, striking out seven. Detroit starter …
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Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. High School At the third Annual Houghton High School Invitational Soccer Tournament Saturday, the Gremlins fell to Kingsford 1-0 in the title match. Houghton defeated Copper Country Christian 4-2 and Bayside Escanaba 5-0 in their earlier games. Ethan Heckel scored twice …
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On this week’s edition of Copper Country Today: Host Todd VanDyke talks with Copper Country Intermediate School District Superintendent James Rautiola about the upcoming school year, changes that parents can expect, and the continuing need for fulltime and substitute teachers. Hear the discussion here. Calumet Theatre Executive Director Jay Maki …
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Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. High School The Calumet High School football team began its season with a 40-13 loss at Escanaba last evening. In the first-ever game between the two teams, Michigan Tech commit Ben Johnson ran for three Eskymoes touchdowns and caught a pass …
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While the fair’s fun carnival games, and rides are whirling around outside. Inside the fairgrounds outbuilding is this year’s Houghton County exhibits, highlighting some of the fantastic, needlework, photography, green thumbs, and bake goods residents create at home. While each competitor wants to earn a blue ribbon, only one exhibitor …
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The Western Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Region is seeking survey responses from homeowners throughout Baraga, Gogebic, Houghton Iron and Kewenaw and Ontoangon counties. The planning and development organization has recently released two surveys asking the public about their recycling and trash habits. The first survey deals with hazardous waste …
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The Den, in downtown Houghton is excited to welcome the public to it’s new space for outdoor dining. The Den recently finished work with a main street grant, to repurpose an old driveway next to the restaurant. Previously the local eatery, had some outdoor dining in the back of the …
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The Keweenaw Area Community Foundation announces a new endowment fund for a small church in Copper Harbor. The Charles E Ryan Junior memorial foundation will provide financial grants to the Our Lady of the Pines Catholic Church. The endowment has been established in memory of Charles Ryan Junior, a calumet …
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The Nature Conservancy has invited the Copper Country to provide important feedback for its Blueprint of the Keweenaw Heartlands. Section five of the Heartlands’ documents will deal with the governance structure for future park operations. The section outlines the roles and capabilities of a local level entity to govern the …
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