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Tomorrow evening the city of Hancock will host Pitch in for Parks. The spring cleaning activity seeks to beautify the city’s many parks, and clean up trash that has been revealed by the melted snow. Residents planning to participate in the clean up day are encouraged to bring their own …

Travelers to the porkies will need to check in at a temporary visitor’s center this summer, due to a road project near the park headquarters. Starting next Monday, until August 15th, the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park will temporarily relocate the visitor’s center. The Porcupine Mountains Winter Sports Complex, located …

126 years of history conclude with the graduating class of 2023 from Finlandia University. A bittersweet ceremony began yesterday afternoon as winter and spring graduates and their families joined in the Hirvonen Hall auditorium for the final commencement ceremony. Suomi College’s founder, Juho K. Nikander’s great grandson, Stephen Nikander, addressed …

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will need advanced notice from evening boat traffic, while crews inspect the bridge next week. Starting next Monday MDOT will begin performing inspections on the Portage Lake Lift Bridge. MDOT expects inspections will last until Tuesday, May 23rd. For work to take place, the …

Update: May 9th, 2023 9:09 am: Nante Niemi was found safely yesterday in the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, after search and rescue operation began on Sunday. The boy was found around 1:30 pm central standard time, by search responders approximately 2 miles from the family’s campsite. Niemi had taken …

Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. High School In high school baseball today… • Calumet travels to L’Anse. In softball today… • Calumet plays at Hancock. Coverage will begin at 3:45 on the Voice of the Copper Kings, KBear 102.3. • Houghton travels to Iron Mountain. • …

Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. High School In high school baseball yesterday… • Houghton v Escanaba – no report. In softball yesterday… • Hancock v Crandon – no report. NBA In NBA Tournament conference semifinals yesterday… In the Eastern Conference… • The Heat wilted the Knicks …

On this week’s Copper Country Today program: Visit Keweenaw’s Brad Barnett talked with host Todd VanDyke about the recent winter tourist season, and what’s expected in the upcoming summer season. Listen to the discussion here. Houghton City Manager Eric Waara spoke with host Todd VanDyke about the upcoming demolition of …

Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. High School In high school baseball yesterday… • Jeffers won both of its games against Calumet, 7-0 and 5-1. • Houghton took two from Hancock, with a 10-7 win in the opener, and a 5-4 walk-off victory in the nightcap. • …

Still serving the same classic hits, and informative reporting, but with some new accolades. Last weekend 97.7 The Wolf’s Kevin Ericson, traveled downstate to the Michigan Association of Broadcasters annual award show, to collect a few new pieces of hardware for the office. Our stations took home three Best Excellence …