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The Hancock Planning Commission has a couple of major items on its plate this evening. They’ll consider approving the city’s five-year capital improvement plan, and endorsing the proposed Solar and Wind Energy Ordinance. The energy ordinance would be forwarded to the city council for final consideration and improvement. The meeting …

The Western Upper Peninsula Board of Health will hold a public hearing on the new regional health code tonight. The hearing will begin at 5:30, and will be followed by the board’s regular monthly meeting at 6:00. To accommodate an anticipated larger-than-usual crowd, tonight’s meeting has been relocated to the …

The Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center in Iron Mountain welcomes a new director today. John Shealey will take over from acting director Christine Kleckner. Shealey served eight years in the U.S. Army, and has 20 years of healthcare experience in the VA and private sector. He was most recently …

A Genesee County woman was injured Saturday in a snowmobile crash in Marquette County’s Sands Township. Marquette County Sheriff’s deputies received the call around 4:40 Saturday afternoon, and responded to Trail 8, just west of County Road NC. Officials say the woman misjudged an intersection, hit a snowbank, and was …

One of the five Michigan State University students injured in a mass shooting at the University February 13th has been released from the hospital. Troy Forbush revealed his identity on his Facebook account yesterday, writing “I took a bullet to my chest, had a brush with death, and almost didn’t …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School The girls high school basketball district playoffs open tonight.• In Division Two semifinals, Houghton plays at Kingsford. Coverage will begin at 5:40 on the Voice of the Gremlins, 97.7 The Wolf. Escanaba plays at Cheboygan in the other semifinal.• …

Click on the highlights scores for more game details. College Hockey Eleventh-ranked Michigan Tech closed its regular Central Collegiate Hockey Association season with a 3-2 loss to 12th-ranked Minnesota State Saturday night. The Huskies trailed 2-0 late in the game. Tristan Ashbrook and Kyle Kukkonen each scored with the goalie …

On this week’s Copper Country Today program: Several Copper Country school districts are bringing police officers into their facilities. Host Todd VanDyke talked with Lake Linden-Hubbell superintendent Brad Codere and their new school resource officer, former Lake Linden police chief Tom Rosemurgy, about the program, and the benefits they hope …

Click on the highlights scores for more game details. High School Hancock and Houghton will face off for the hockey regional championship Tuesday, after victories in the semifinals last night. The Gremlins dispatched Jeffers 8-1. Jace DeForge led Houghton with two goals and three assists. Mikey Maillette and Landon Stevens …

Two people have been arrested for three counts of selling methamphetamine in Houghton County. On Tuesday UPSET West concluded a six month investigation into Michael Statler and Arleen Statler of Atlantic Mine. Detectives have made multiple drug purchases from the Statler’s home in Atlantic Mine, during the course of their …