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Local businesses are banding together to encourage residents to do as much Christmas shopping as possible in the Keweenaw this year. The Keweenaw Peninsula Chamber of Commerce will celebrate Small Business Saturday this Saturday. The Chamber’s Katie Schlief says their Welcome Center at Franklin Square in Houghton will be open …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school hockey last night…• Bryant Lee made 20 saves as Houghton blanked Marquette 3-0. Landon Stevens scored twice for the Gremlins, and Mike Maillette found the net once.• Jeffers outskated Negaunee 5-2. Two Calumet volleyball players have …

Giving Tuesday helps highlight various non profits working in the copper country. Many are well known outside of the area, but others are not so well known. The Dan Schmitt Gift of Music may fall into the later category, but the work they do with kids in the region helps …

Part of the Portage Health Foundation’s mission is creating happier and healthier communities in the Keweenaw Peninsula. With that goal in mind the foundation has spent a lot of time and money helping support various trail clubs and outdoor recreation groups in the Copper Country. But with outdoor recreation comes …

This Satuday artisans and vendors gathering at the Rozsa Center for another local holiday shopping opportunity. The Rozsa Center will hold the 24th annual Home for the Holidays Gift Market, for students and the community, to check out some great local artists, businesses and vendors. The Home for the Holidays …

Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday means it is that time of the year again; when shoppers will pack stores around the country to get the best discounts for holiday shopping. And while a lot of focus is always placed on brand names and big box stores, …

Two building projects in Calumet will receive big boosts from the state. Grants from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation’s Michigan Strategic Fund will help pay for renovations of the historic structures. Fire Tower Property Group, LLC plans to redevelop the two-story building at 104 Fifth Street, and will use the …

A 31-year-old man has been arrested after authorities say he shot a gun toward a residence in Marenisco. State Police troopers and Gogebic County Sheriff’s deputies were called out around 11:00 yesterday morning on a domestic disturbance complaint. While en route, they were told that the suspect was firing a …

For the first time, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has pardoned a turkey in advance of Thanksgiving. Yesterday, she issued the stay of execution to a 16-week-old tom from the Mitten Misfits Farm Sanctuary in Grand Ledge, a nonprofit rescue farm run by Bob and Victoria Worthy. Whitmer also christened the …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school hockey tonight…• Houghton skates at Marquette. Coverage will begin at 5:40 on the Voice of the Gremlins, 97.7 The Wolf.• Jeffers entertains Negaunee at 7:00 at the SDC. College Basketball The Michigan Tech men’s basketball team …