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The Portage Health Foundation is offering a round of small grants to boost local food pantries. The rising cost of food is forcing more people to rely on food pantries. Foundation officials say they recognize that the need has increased. The grants are designed to help deal with the surge. …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In volleyball yesterday…• Ewen-Trout Creek v Ontonagon – no report. On today’s schedule…• Houghton travels to Iron Mountain.• Hancock plays at Westwood.• Calumet travels to Negaunee. Coverage will begin around 6:10 on the Voice of the Copper Kings, KBear …

The City of Houghton Planning Commission is preparing to update the Houghton master plan that will guide future developments, infrastructure projects, public investment, and policy within the city. As part of this process, the planning commission is seeking community input. The ideas, views and opinions of residents play a key …

Update: More details on yesterday’s fire in the one hundred bock of Osceola Street in Laurium. Laurium Police report that the call for the fire came in around 740 am yesterday. Four adults’ two children and family pets were all able to escape the burning building safely. Crews were able …

Over the weekend the Copper Country League of Women’s Voters held a march, coinciding with other marches across the country. Rallies, marches, and demonstrations held in the nation’s and state capitols, along with those in outlying cities and towns are meant to raise awareness for the upcoming midterm elections. Come …

Joe Pera Talks With You aired on Adult Swim in the early hours of the morning. The show like much of the channel’s programming found niche audiences. Pera’s soft voice and discourse about the simple parts of life made for interesting television after awaking on the couch after falling asleep. …

Michigan Tech University’s board of Trustees has approved the school’s new master plan. The master plan will guide the university’s development of future buildings, collaborative space for faculty and students, and new place making features. Thousands of students and alumni have contributed to the new master plan during the past …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In volleyball today… • Ewen-Trout Creek plays at Ontonagon. College Soccer The Tech soccer team blanked Davenport 2-0 yesterday. Stephanie Yeager and Julia Pietila scored for the Huskies. NHL The Red Wings open regular-season play at home against the …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In volleyball Saturday, Houghton at the Esky Invitational in Escanaba – no report. College Football Will Ark’s one-yard plunge with 27 seconds remaining gave Michigan Tech a 35-34 homecoming victory over Wayne State Saturday. The two teams combined for …

On this week’s Copper Country Today… • Our local election coverage continues, as host Todd VanDyke talked with Houghton County Commission District Five contenders Roy Britz and Daniel Niemela. Hear the discussion here. • Faith Morrison from the League of Women Voters joined Todd to review the statewide ballot issues …