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Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In girls basketball last evening…• Calumet opened up a close game with a strong third quarter, and defeated Baraga 51-43. The Vikings led much of the first half, and held a one-point advantage at halftime. The Copper Kings used …

The Baraga Chamber of Commerce brings back business development lunch and learn series to the community. The first Lunch and Learn presented by the chamber for 2023, will host Gary Kruzich from the Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College, Business Department, to share strategies for digital marketing with Baraga County entrepreneurs …

The Portage Lake District Library’s floor redesign plans are taking a very big step forward this week. Library officials are inviting local contractors to an open house to begin looking into what it will take to complete work for phase one of the project. The first phase expects to complete …

Veteran Gale Eilola will take over as chair of the Baraga County Board of Commissioners. Eilola was voted into the top spot at last night’s meeting. Returning commissioner Brad Dakota was elected vice-chair. Eilola and Dakota are the only two holdovers from the previous board. Craig Kent and Chad Cichosz …

L’Anse is bringing back its Old Timers Hockey Tournament. The L’Anse Winter Classic will be played March 4th and 5th, and will be a fundraiser for Meadowbrook Arena.  The last installment of the tournament was played in 2015. It will be sponsored by the Baraga County Next Gen Team, which …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In boys basketball last evening…• Calumet fell to Negaunee 65-36. The Copper Kings trailed by just nine points at halftime, but the Miners used a dominant third quarter to put the game away. Brayden Nelson led Calumet with 15 …

Michigan State Police Missing Children’s Clearinghouse encourages kids to get creative with a national poster contest, focusing on awareness for missing children’s cases. The 2023 National Missing Children’s Day Poster Contest promotes child safety, annually, by offering an opportunity to create a poster centered around the topic. The contest encourages …

The flu and respiratory illnesses are continuing to trend upward throughout Michigan and the western Upper Peninsula. Upper Peninsula Health Systems Portage continues to encourage residents, especially those working in medical facilities, receive their annual flu shot, and update other vaccinations. Throughout the flu season, the Center for Disease Control …

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has opened a public comment period on requests to lease metallic mineral rights for parcels in Baraga, Iron, Dickinson and Marquette Counties. The requests have been filed by the Keweenaw Land Association.  Targeted areas include:• Nearly 600 acres in several separate parcels south and …

The City of Hancock Planning Commission has set the date for a public hearing on the city’s proposed Solar and Wind Power Ordinance. Comments will be received January 23rd at 6:00 in the city council chamber at City Hall. Written comments can be mailed or dropped off at City Hall, …