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Two Copper Country businesses are receiving state help to upgrade their technology. Calumet Electronics and L’Anse Manufacturing will each get $25,000 from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation’s Industry 4.0 Technology Implementation Grant program. Each company will need to provide equal matching funds toward manufacturing technology upgrades. Calumet Electronics makes precision …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: UPDATE: A graveside service for Dolores will be held on Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at 11:00 am in the Lake View Cemetery, section 37. Dolores Jean Capello, 87, passed away peacefully on Tuesday December 6, 2022 at Garden View Assisted Living …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school boys basketball last night…• Houghton lost to Kingsford 90-60.• Blake Tarvis’ shot in the closing seconds capped a late comeback, as Calumet edged Dollar Bay-Tamarack City 45-43.• Ewen-Trout Creek got past Lake Linden-Hubbell 65-57 in overtime.• …

Finlandia University’s alumni turned out to support their alma mater this past Giving Tuesday. The university’s Giving Tuesday campaign helps the institution continue focusing on providing education to their students, many of whom receive some amount of financial aid. This year the school’s alumni added over 50,000 dollars to the …

The U.S. Department of Education supports Michigan Tech’s Ronald E. McNair Postbachelorette Achievement Program with a 1.3 million dollar grant. Michigan Tech’s McNair Scholars Program prepares undergraduate students from historically under represented demographics and first generation university students for doctoral studies, through research and scholarly activities. The grant from the …

As received from the WestPAC: The WestPAC officially announces the addition of three new affiliate members for the sport offootball – Gladstone, Kingsford & Menominee – with their first season of play beginning with thefall 2023 season. “The addition of these three storied and accomplished programs will help preserve 11 …

The Hancock City Council will hold a special meeting tonight to interview candidates to fill an open seat. The vacancy was created when Michael Lancour declined to accept his election to the council in November. Lancour had suspended his campaign when he learned that he could not join the council …

Hancock will celebrate the 105th anniversary of Finnish independence tonight. Although Finnish culture dates back thousands of years, the region was dominated first by Sweden, and then by Russia, until independence was declared in 1917. By that time, a flood of Finns had already emigrated to the Keweenaw Peninsula, establishing …

A local ski resort has again found itself ranked among America’s favorites. Mount Bohemia finished third in the national voting for the USA Today Readers’ Choice Awards. It’s the fifth straight year the resort near Lac La Belle has placed in the top five. The 620-acre resort has earned a …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School The boys basketball season opened last evening…• Calumet shut down Bessemer 41-22.• L’Anse lost to Ontonagon 51-43. In girls action last night…• The Lake Linden-Hubbell – Chassell game was postponed because of illness on the Chassell team. No make-up …