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The holiday hoopla might be this Thursday but silent auction bids are open. Last Friday the silent auction to support the PHF – KEDA CTE scholarship program officially opened for bids. Some big ticket items up for auction includes, Michigan Tech Huskies Hockey tickets, maple wood outdoor furniture, Upper Peninsula …

The Post Office in Baraga is now officially named after a groundbreaking Baraga County woman. Legislation designating the building as the “Cora Reynolds Anderson Post Office” was signed into law by President Joe Biden last week. The bill was sponsored by Michigan U.S. Senators Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow.  Cora …

A portion of a Marquette County snowmobile trail has been closed because of logging in the area. The stretch of Trail Five connects Trails 14 and 310 southwest of Big Bay. The closure is expected to last through the end of January. An alternate route is available via Trails 310 …

The Western Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Region (WUPPDR) has received a $500,000 grant to help improve energy efficiency of homes in the area.  The money comes from the Michigan State Housing Development Authority’s Michigan Housing Opportunities Promoting Energy Efficiency program (MI-HOPE). WUPPDR will use the funds for repair or …

Tickets are now on sale for the 17th Porcupine Mountains Music Festival. The festival will be held August 25th and 26th, 2023. If purchased now, two-day passes cost $80 for adults, and $10 for children ages 7 through 12.  The Festival presents an eclectic mix of roots and Americana music …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School The boys basketball season opens this evening…• Calumet travels to Bessemer.• L’Anse welcomes Ontonagon – varsity tipoff will be at 6:15. In girls action tonight…• Lake Linden-Hubbell plays at Chassell – the varsity game tips off at 6:00.• Jeffers …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In hockey yesterday…• Hancock edged Traverse City Central 3-2. Davis Olson, Bryce Hanner and Sam Roberts scored for the Bulldogs. Saku Cunard made 20 saves. College Hockey The Michigan Tech hockey team skated past at Northern Michigan 3-1 Saturday …

On this week’s Copper Country Today program… • Maggie Munch from U.P. Kids Big Brothers Big Sisters talked with host Todd VanDyke about how their program works, and how kids and adults can get involved. Listen to the segment here. • Sherry Middlemis Brown from the Copper Country Angel Mission …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In hockey last evening…• Houghton erupted for five goals in the second period, and blanked Traverse City Central 7-0. Troy Povich made 17 saves to earn the shutout in net. Camden Markham had two goals and two assists. Landon …

The Michigan DNR needs hikers help protecting the state’s more than 170 million hemlock trees. An invasive species called, wooly adelgids, has been confirmed in infected eastern hemlock trees in five counties along Lake Michigan’s shoreline. Winter hikers are key to the state department’s fight against the invasive species. Wooly …