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Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school football yesterday…• Houghton defeated Bark River-Harris 34-16. College Football The Michigan Tech football team gave up three touchdowns in the fourth quarter, and lost at Midwestern State in Wichita Falls, Texas 28-21 Saturday. The Mustangs tied …

On this week’s Copper Country Today… • Todd VanDyke opens our coverage of the November election by talking with Houghton County Clerk Jennifer Kelly about the process, and the options voters have for casting their ballots. Hear the details here. • The effort to restore many of Calumet’s historic buildings …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school football last night…• The Calumet game at West Iron County was canceled. The Wykons discontinued their season because of low numbers. The contest will go into the books as a forfeit win for the Copper Kings.• …

Two people have been arrested following a four-month drug investigation in Baraga County. Detectives from the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team say they had identified two individuals who had been bringing large quantities of fentanyl into Baraga County. On Thursday, they stopped a vehicle with a 22-year-old woman and a …

Canal View has the support of Houghton County’s Board of Commissioners and many of its residents. This afternoon in a special meeting, Commissioner Janssen was absent due to a prior commitment, the Houghton County Board of Commissioners passed resolution 2022 – 13 A, showing their support of Canal View advocating …

Trails Week across the state starts on Sunday. The week long celebration encourages Michigan residents and visitors to hit the trails and get outdoors. And trails week doesn’t just focus on the state’s vast hiking trails. Because Michigan’s motorized trails also offer some of the region’s best scenic views, and …

Michigan’s eroding shorelines have traditional been solved with hard metal seawalls. But research is finding that hard armory solutions have more long term issues than establishing a more natural form. Living shorelines work by connecting the land to the water rather than separating them, like with seawalls. Eagle Shoreline Protection, …

Frustration about COVID-19 restrictions at Canal View-Houghton County could come to a head at a special meeting of the Houghton County Board of Commissioners this afternoon. The issue burst into public view September 2, when Canal View administrator Kimberly Salmi published a lengthy statement on social media. In it, she …

The logo for Michigan Tech’s 2023 Winter Carnival has been released.  Next year’s theme is “Tasty Foods for Wintry Moods.” The logo design features a mouth-watering assortment of treats, including a hamburger, a milkshake, French fries, an ice cream sundae, a frosted doughnut, and – of course – a pasty. …

The diversity of the Michigan Tech campus and the surrounding community will be celebrated at tomorrow’s Parade of Nations.  The parade will begin at 11 a.m. at Quincy Green. Floats, bands, dancers and marchers carrying banners and flags of more than 60 nations will travel through downtown Hancock, across the …