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Goblins, ghouls, and monsters come out to play during October. And the Halloween theme includes haunted houses, corn mazes, trick or treating and murder mysteries. This Saturday Bay Ambulance in Baraga is inviting the community to a Murder Mystery Dinner, that will feature a Great Gatsby and roaring twenties theme. …

Most parking fines in the City of Hancock are set to double. The new fee schedule approved by the city council last night will still keep the vast majority of fines at $20 or less. Notable exceptions include a $50 fine for parking within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, …

A record 26 local non-profit organizations will benefit from this year’s Portage Health Foundation Giving Tuesday campaign. New participants this year include: • The Bootjack Fire and Rescue Foundation  • Camp Josh • The Copper Country Junior Hockey Association  • The Ripple Recovery Center, and the Great Lake Recovery Centers Foundation  • unitē Mental …

Upper Peninsula high school seniors who plan to pursue college study in the health industry are invited to take part in an essay contest. The third annual National Rural Health Day competition is being coordinated by the Northern Michigan University Center for Rural Health, in partnership with the Michigan Center …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School in high school volleyball last night…• Baraga blanked Dollar Bay-Tamarack City 3-0. On the volleyball schedule this evening…• Houghton entertains Lake Linden-Hubbell. Coverage will begin around 6:10 on the Voice of the Gremlins, 97.7 The Wolf.• Calumet hosts Gwinn.• …

Orbion Space Technology cut the ribbon on their new facility yesterday. The company plans to test newly developed and manufactured plasma propulsion systems for small satellites, before they are sold to their customers. Orbion also provides end-to-end services like engineering, planning, orbit and mission analysis, propellant fueling, and on-orbit support. …

Over the weekend Houghton broke out the new pier for it’s first ever event, the Fall Festival. Saturday’s weather allowed for a large crowd to gather on the new place making project, for music, a hayride, and games. In total the pier’s construction came in on budget, ever after an …

Today is a critical attendance day for our public school districts.  Known as “Count Day,” this is the day on which attendance is measured to determine the student count on which next year’s per-pupil funding will be based. Each student in a district that is not included in today’s count …

The Hancock City Council could adopt an updated series of parking fines at tonight’s meeting.  Most of the fines would come in at $20 or less. Exceptions would include blocking a fire hydrant or fire escape, or parking in a handicap zone. Council members will consider buying a new pickup …

COVID-19 case numbers fell slightly in the area last week. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reports 33 confirmed cases in Houghton, Keweenaw, Baraga and Ontonagon Counties, compared to 40 in the previous week. Statewide numbers fell for the third straight week, with a daily average of 1,445 …