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Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school volleyball tonight…• Houghton entertains Negaunee. Coverage will begin around 6:10 on the Voice of the Gremlins, 97.7 The Wolf.• Lake Linden-Hubbell journeys to Wakefield-Marenisco.• Chassell plays at Jeffers.• L’Anse visits Baraga.• Ewen-Trout Creek travels to Watersmeet. …

Holiday season often comes up faster than expected. And many people begin to make plans for shopping, festivities and family time well in advance. Just like those who have already begun preparing for the holiday season, Michigan Tech is seeking vendors for the 2022 Home for the Holidays Gift Market. …

The outdoors are for everybody. And Michigan’s state parks are leading the charge to make nature more accessible for people with disabilities. Michigan now leads the country in accessibility to track chairs in state parks. Track chairs are a rugged version of a standard wheel chair, the biggest difference are …

The future of passenger service in and out of the Houghton County Memorial Airport could be determined soon. At yesterday’s Houghton County Board meeting, airport manager Dennis Hext told commissioners that the bidding period for potential service providers has opened. Passenger flights are subsidized by the federal government under the …

The Houghton City Council will consider the potential sale of some city property at tonight’s meeting. The land is located behind Walmart, and is not being used. The J.M. Longyear Forestry Company has expressed an interest in purchasing an option. Council members could vote to open a discussion with them …

Laurium officials are looking for community input to help shape the village’s new Master Plan. A meeting has been set for Monday between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. at the CLK Schools Upper Commons Room. For more information, visit the Laurium village website.

The public transit services in both Houghton and Hancock recently passed milestones. The Michigan Department of Transportation and the Michigan Public Transit Association recently honored the City of Houghton for 40 years of transit operations, and the City of Hancock for 20 years of service. Brian Kass, U.P. project manager …

COVID-19 cases dropped again in the Copper Country last week. Thirty-three confirmed cases were reported by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services in Houghton, Keweenaw, Baraga and Ontonagon Counties. That compares to 40 the previous week. The CDC now lists all four counties as low-risk. Iron and Dickinson Counties, …

The sixth annual return North Professional Career Fair will return again this November. The regional career fair seeks to bring back alumni, former residents, and friends of the upper peninsula back to the area. Return North invites local professionals and those wishing to relocate to the Upper Peninsula to meet …

Approximately 23.2 percent of people in the western Upper Peninsula are 65 or over.   A recent AARP survey found that 77% of older Americans want to age in place; that is, to live in their own home safely, independently, and comfortably.  AARP’s HomeFit program is designed to help people live comfortably …