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Just in time for Copper Dog next week, the Copper Country has been blanketed by some snow. And just in time for volunteer training this weekend. Race organizers encourage all volunteers attend training especially first timers. Volunteers play a key role to the function of the Copper Dog races, and …

Copper Country truckers can return to the roads with full weight this morning.  Seasonal load restrictions, which went into effect last week, were temporarily suspended yesterday. Temperatures back at seasonal levels should reverse the ground frost thaw that had forced load limits to be implemented weeks ahead of the usual …

The Calumet Village Council will consider appointments to both the Housing Commission and the Historic District Commission at tonight’s meeting. City staff will also provide an update about the road closing for the opening ceremony of the CopperDog 150 a week from Friday. Tonight’s session begins at 6:00 at village …

The Houghton City Planning Commission will hold a special meeting tonight at 5:30 at the City Center. The purpose of the special meeting is to receive the results of the Quality-of-Life survey done in September. The survey was conducted as part of the commission’s work revising the city’s master plan. …

Debbie Stouffer will continue as president of the Baraga County Chamber of Commerce.  Stouffer was re-elected to the Chamber board of directors at the organization’s recent annual meeting, and then re-elected to the top spot. Carla Engle was also returned to the board, and Mary Stafford was elected as a …

A Gladstone man died over the weekend when the side-by-side ATV on which he was riding plunged through the ice on the Escanaba River. The Delta County Sheriff’s Department was called out shortly after 7:00 Saturday morning. One man riding the side-by-side was pulled from the water by nearby fishermen. …

Click on the highlights scores for more game details. High School In girls high school basketball action last night…• Hancock overcame a 20-point deficit to edge Houghton 47-45. The Bulldogs never led until the final minute. Meghan Trewhella scored 22 points for the Gremlins, 18 in the first half. Stella …

The Michigan 2022 deer hunting season has wrapped up, and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has some highlights from the past year. For the first time hunters were required to report harvests. Michigan joined many other states in requiring  harvest reports, due to years of declining reports made …

The Let’s Eat! performance scheduled for next month at the Rozsa Center has been cancel due to complications with the artists’ visas. Michigan Tech’s campus was the only American stop on the L’Arrière Scène tour of Let’s Eat! Rozsa Director Mary Jennings say that the Rozsa is disappointed to cancel …

On-campus interviews for Michigan Tech’s open position of Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs will be held over the next two weeks. Four semifinalists have been selected.  In addition to the formal job interviews, each semifinalist will give two public presentations sharing their vision for Michigan Tech, and …