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Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school football last night… • Calumet fell 35-7 at Iron Mountain. The Mountaineers scored a touchdown on their second play from scrimmage, but the Copper Kings held them to just two field goals through the remainder of …

3,000 miles, 17 months and one canoe, is all it took for Steven “Toehead” Bromley to travel around the south east united states. Tomorrow evening Bromley will entertain an audience with tales of the rivers and lakes he traversed during his journey. Bromely started his journey on the French Broad …

Runners, get ready, set , go. The MTU Air Force ROTC’s Prisoner of War/Missing in Action 5K run start bright and early tomorrow morning. Those that are interested but haven’t signed up yet will have one last chance before the race starts at 11 am. This year’s race even has …

A Copper Country nursing home is in serious trouble with the State of Michigan. A recent investigation by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services discovered numerous violations at the Mission Point facility in Hancock. The 106-page report details a litany of complaints from both residents and staff members. …

Houghton County has a new budget. At a special meeting Thursday, county commissioners approved the general fund spending guideline, with projected expenditures matching anticipated revenues of $10.9 million. You can see a budget summary here: Page 1 Page 2 Note that an additional $10,000 was added to the allocation for …

The City of Houghton will celebrate its new waterfront pier Saturday. The long-awaited project will be saluted with a Fall Fest, with autumnal activities for the whole family. Those who attend can take a tractor ride along the Portage waterfront, press apple cider, pick out a pumpkin for Halloween, taste …

The City of Houghton’s fall clean-up effort begins today. Residents can drop off wood, brick and metal at the Public Works Garage on Gundlach Road through the end of October. Dumpsters will be available Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays only. Wood should be cut to four-foot lengths or less. Items such …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school volleyball last evening… • Hancock defeated Houghton 3-1. • Calumet dispatched L’Anse 3-0 (25-13, 25-17, 25-16). • Chassell v Dollar Bay-Tamarack City – no report. • Jeffers outlasted Wakefield-Marenisco 3-1 (25-19, 25-18, 20-25, 25-21). • Ontonagon …

From Northern Michigan University: Brock Tessman, who grew up in Plymouth, Mich., will become the 17th president of Northern Michigan University, effective Feb. 1. He has served as deputy commissioner of higher education for the Montana University System since 2018, and has previous experience as a faculty member and campus …

Fall foliage and autumn skies are right on the verge of showing their incredible display. And the Copper country has so many events and things to check out. In town during October Houghton, Bruce Crossing, Baraga, and South range all have fall harvest, and autumn themed festivals. “(They’re) Near downtown, …