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Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School The Calumet High School volleyball team advanced to the state tournament semifinals with a 3-0 (25-22, 25-14, 27-25) victory over McBain last night. The Copper Kings took an early lead in the first set, then held off a Ramblers’ …

The Copper Harbor Trails Club’s extensive network of mountain biking trails scatter around Copper Harbor. The club regularly looks for ways to grow their trails, and has found success working with the Portage Health Foundation for many years. This past season even using a grant from the foundation to complete …

The Finnish –American Heritage Center will screen a 2002 Oscar nominated comedy tomorrow afternoon. The Man Without a Past is a Finnish comedy drama, and is the second in Aki Kaurismaki’s Finland trilogy. The other two are 1996’s Drifting Clouds, and 2006’s Lights in the Dusk. The Man Without a …

It is a snowy start to rifle season in the Keweenaw Peninsula. Hunters started this morning at 7:11 am with about three inches of snow blanketing the forest floor. Hunters’ fears that last year’s winter weather would hurt the deer herd in the in Upper Peninsula did not come to …

The Portage health foundation’s Giving Tuesday is supporting two domestic violence shelters in the region. In Baraga County the Baraga County Shelter Home supports domestic violence victims with a 24 hour hotline, their facility that offers refuge, and counseling services. President of the of Baraga County Shelter, Char Weingarten, says …

L’Anse is finalizing this year’s community Christmas celebration. At last night’s village council meeting, councilor Leann Davis said the Light Up Baraga County event will be held December 10th. Current plans are for Santa to visit the fire hall at 3:00. The parade will begin at 5:00, and will be …

The Houghton City Council will hold its post-election organizational meeting tonight.  A mayor and mayor pro-tem will be elected, and committee assignments will be reviewed.  There are no changes on the council itself – current mayor Bob Backon, mayor pro-tem Robert Magowen and council members Mike Needham and Craig Waddell …

The Houghton City Planning Commission will continue its discussions about the city’s master plan update at its meeting tonight.  The commission recently hosted two public comment sessions about the quinquennial revision.  Commission members are also expected to devote more time to the upcoming demolition of the big downtown parking deck, …

The Houghton County Board of Commissioners will continue its discussion about how to distribute money received from the American Rescue Plan at its meeting this afternoon. The agenda also calls for commissioners to review bids on upgrading the air conditioning system in the county building, and consider appointments to several …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School The Calumet High School volleyball team will face McBain in the quarterfinals of the state tournament tonight at Gaylord. It’s a rematch of last year’s quarterfinal, which McBain won in five sets. Coverage will begin at 5:40 on the …