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On this week’s edition of Copper Country Today: Aspirus Keweenaw Nurse Practitioner Shannon Handler talks with host Todd VanDyke about health issues kids will face as they head back to school. Listen to the discussion here. Democratic State Representative Jenn Hill, whose 109th District includes Baraga County, talked with host …

UPDATE 7:15 PM SATURDAY – Per the Houghton County Sheriff’s Department, Jason Kramer has been located, and is in custody. The Houghton County Sheriff is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a man wanted for aggravated assault, fleeing and eluding, bond violations and removing an electronic monitoring device. Yesterday, at …

Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. High School In high school football last night…• Ontonagon outscored Stephenson 42-14. Michigan Tech The Michigan Tech soccer team will host Minnesota-Duluth today at noon. At the U.P. Open volleyball showcase in Marquette yesterday, the Michigan Tech volleyball team fell to …

It is library card sign up month, and just in time for the start of school next Tuesday. The Portage Lake District Library is promoting area residents signing up for a library card. Which not only allows access to the library, its books, and facilities. But also get individuals more …

Fast paced. Plenty of hard hits. And an out of this world level of competition. Tomorrow the Keweenaw Roller Derby will host the ninth annual Solar System Smack-down. The mixer brings together roller derby skaters from around the region, and are split into two interstellar teams going head to head. …

No town quite does Labor Day like the Village of Ontonagon. Today starts the 67th annual three day festival. This year festival organizers will honor Vietnam Moving Wall memorial founder, John Devitt, as the parade marshall. The Vietnam Moving Wall has traveled throughout the United States since 1984, honoring those …

Celebrating the Keweenaw’s mountain biking trails and community, Copper Harbor hosts the Copper Harbor Trails Club’s Copper Harbor Trails Fest. The annual event will invite well over 500 bikers to the small town. Trails Club Executive Director says that there are plenty of great things to do around town during …

Michigan Tech University’s Jackson Center for Teaching and Learning has announced the 2023 faculty members receiving Instructional Awards. This year’s award winners will present during a luncheon an overview of their efforts that led to being honored with an instructional award. The Jackson center’s 2023  award recipients are; Elham Asgari, …

Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. High School In high school football last night…• Calumet used a strong second half to put away Westwood 42-22. The game was tied 14-14 at halftime. The Copper Kings then scored four straight touchdowns in the second half to take control, …

Three people were rescued Tuesday from a capsized vessel near Saxon Harbor, Wisconsin. On Tuesday, just before 11:30 am, the coast guard received a distressed radio broadcast from a person reporting that their vessel was rapidly taking on water. The coast guard was able to locate the vessel’s position five …