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Camp Josh is new to the Portage Health Foundation’s giving Tuesday campaign. The group operates out of Ontonagon, on a 40 acre plot, and includes a fishing pond. Camp josh’s mission is to bring outdoor recreation and education opportunities to the disabled community. Even though this is their first year …

Ahmeek’s fire department has also joined in on the fun and excitement that comes with Giving Tuesday. The fire department has worked over the past few years with the portage health foundation on grant opportunities that have helped keep the department equipment up to date, and in proper working condition. …

Michigan Tech University has partnered with Nexteer Automotive on an Education Partnership Agreement. The relationship between the two groups will help Nexteer employees earn graduate certificates or a master’s degree from Michigan tech global online campus. The certificates available to Nexteer’s employees include mastering skills and meet the demands of …

Today is Veterans Day, and several observances are planned across the Copper Country. At Houghton High School, the JROTC cadets will conduct a Veterans Day ceremony in the gym. The community is welcome. They asked that those attending be seated by 11:00 a.m., for a ceremony that  will last approximately …

The Auxiliary of Alfred Erickson American Legion Post 186 of Hancock is again coordinating an effort to send bits of home to active-duty Copper Country servicemen and women this Christmas.  Operation Copper Country Active Duty 2022 will provide gifts for natives of Houghton, Keweenaw, Baraga and Ontonagon counties. Containers for …

Six young men from the Copper Country were sworn in as new Michigan State Police troopers yesterday. They were among 59 graduates from the MSP’s 142nd Trooper Recruit School. Nolan Jenich of Calumet will be assigned to the Negaunee Post. Mason Heinonen of Houghton will be attached to the Wakefield …

Finlandia University has kicked off its annual Giving Tuesday campaign. Donations will go toward student scholarships. The official date for Giving Tuesday is November 29th, but the university is already accepting contributions.  Donations can be made…• Online here. https://www.finlandia.edu/alumni/giving/giving-tuesday/  • Via mail at 601 Quincy St Hancock, MI 49930  • …

High School In high school volleyball last night… • Calumet won a Division Three regional title, outlasting Elk Rapids 3-2 (25-9, 25-27, 25-14, 20-25, 15-12) in a seesaw battle that went down to the wire. Helen Beiring logged 40 kills – a new school single-match record – and passed the …

John Douglas Allen was sentenced yesterday in two separate criminal cases relating to a 5 million dollar extortion plot using pipe bombs placed outside of cell phone stores in Cheyboygen and Sault Ste. Marie. The cases were separated because Cheyboygen and Sault Ste. Marie fall into different federal court districts. …

The Copper Country Habitat for Humanity. This group works to build starter homes in the area for families that need assistance. Currently the group is able to construct one home a year, mostly due to short construction seasons, and the availability of volunteers and materials. When the organization has raised …