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Awards from last week’s Western U.P. STEM Fair competition have been posted. Gold medal winners included:• In the fifth grade individual science competition, Hannah You from Houghton Elementary School;• In the fifth grade group science competition, teams led by Elearnor Corrigan and Molly Loukus from Lake Linden Elementary School;• In …

Parts of the western Upper Peninsula received up to 18 inches of snow Thursday and Friday, and M-28 was closed between Marquette and Munising for nine hours because of severe drifting. But, spring arrives at 5:24 this afternoon, carrying hope that we’ll see better weather soon. Lake Superior State University …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School The Jeffers boys basketball team will face Munising in the state quarterfinals tomorrow at 7:00. The site of the game has been moved from Escanaba to Negaunee. A rally for the Jets will be held this afternoon between 3:00 …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School The Baraga girls basketball team fell 60-43 to Glen Lake in the Division Four state championship game Saturday. The Vikings got off to a quick start, and built a nine-point lead at the end of the first quarter. The …

On this week’s Copper Country Today program: The return of spring also brings the return of potential severe weather. On this segment of Copper Country Today, host Todd VanDyke talks with matt Zika from the National Weather Service office in Marquette about what to watch for, how to stay safe, …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School The Baraga girls basketball team will play for a state championship this morning. The Vikings will take on Glen Lake in the Division Four title game at 10:00 at the Breslin Center at Michigan State University in East Lansing. The …

Keweenaw Area Community Foundation is accepting spring grant applications for only a few more days. The foundation has three grants they hope to disperse this spring. All applications for the David Wiitanen and Slim McLean Memorial Youth Hockey, Joe Freed Empowerment, and Kellogg Youth Endowment funds are due no later …

Houghton High School Students will host a special fun event for local area kids tomorrow. The Interact Club’s Interact Fun Day is the group’s biggest fundraiser. Throughout the year the student group works with local nonprofits to volunteer in the community. And like the Rotary Club, Interact Club also emphasizes …

As the city of Houghton’s battle with Walmart over the store’s property taxes heats up, Republican state Senator Ed McBroom is making another run at adjusting state law to clarify how such stores should be assessed. McBroom’s proposed legislation would start by moving such disputes out of the jurisdiction of …

People who make things – and people who would like to make things – will gather Saturday at Houghton High School for the first Superior Maker Fest.  The event has been organized by the Superior Fab Lab… We’re a group of makers, or those interested in making different things out …