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Closing Finlandia is an involved procedure that takes time and effort from everyone involved. Receiver of Finlandia University, Patrick O’Keefe, explained some of the efforts that are going into closing the university.  Finlandia is currently going through a state-court receivership, meaning it’s being supervised by the Attorney General of the …

The Hancock Planning Commission meeting tonight will provide updates on the Spring Cleanup, the scrap tire event, the Pitch In for Parks cleanup event, and on Finlandia property. It is unknown at this point if there are any updates yet in the clarification as to what the Finlandia property constitutes, …

The M-26 at Silver River Bridge between Eagle Harbor and Copper Harbor closed on Saturday due to a collapse of the retaining wall.  Traffic will be detoured via a posted rout on US-41.  The closure is expected to last about 10 weeks.  The bridge has had single lane traffic since …

Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. Youth Hockey The Team Michigan squads split yesterday’s games at the High School National Invitational Tournament in Minnesota… • The Juniors lost 3-0 to the Minnesota Seniors. With a pool play record of 1-2, the Michigan Juniors fell short of making …

On this week’s Copper Country Today: Spring brings potholes and road construction. Kevin Harju from the Houghton County Road Commission joined host Todd VanDyke to talk about summer projects, load limits, and the damage caused by recent flooding. Hear the conversation here. Adaptive equipment for those with physical disabilities is …

Youth Hockey The Team Michigan squads split yesterday’s games at the High School National Invitational Tournament in Minnesota… • The Juniors lost to the Wisconsin Juniors 7-1. The Juniors are now 1-1 in pool play, and will face the Minnesota Seniors this afternoon at 3:30 Eastern Time. • The Seniors …

Governor Gretchen Whitmer has added six Upper Peninsula counties to the flooding state of emergency. Alger, Baraga, Dickinson, Iron, Marquette, and Ontonagon counties have also experienced rapid snowmelt, causing flooding in some areas. Impacted counties have experienced severe serious damage caused by widespread flooding; including overwhelmed sewer and storm water …

Student teams from Michigan Tech have made it through the qualifying rounds for the New Venture Challenge hosted by Central Michigan University. The competition is for independent student ventures with companies in the start-up ideation, early growth, or seed stages. The companies ideally have a positive impact on the business …

The Copper Country Great Start Collaborative and Family Coalition will host a family friendly fun event to help their work on improving early childhood outcomes in the Baraga, Houghton, and Keweenaw counties. The Baraga County Spring Fling is a resource fair that will bring over a dozen local community organizations …

The Back 9 Endurance Run applications are open, and those who are interested are encouraged to apply and begin training.  Held for the third year in a row, the event will be held at the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge. Either participate as a team of 2 or 4, or by yourself.  …