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Houghton’s city council will have three seats up for election in November. The city has four candidates registered for the election. Philip Foltz, was a former council member. He says that while on the council four years ago he brought experience from time working in public works. “Having had the …

This story was produce by My UP News Anchor Rebecca Bartleme. Find the original story here. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nestle announces her office has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women to support the recently launched Operation Survivor Justice. The …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school volleyball Saturday… At the D3-D4 Showdown in Livonia, Calumet tied Mendon 25-21, 21-25, and defeated the Plymouth Christian Academy 29-27, 25-18. Other scores were not reported. At the Marquette Sentinel Invitational Saturday, Hancock lost to Kingsford …

On this week’s Copper Country Today, host Todd VanDyke hosts the four candidates running for three seats on the Houghton City Council in the November election. Hear the discussions with challengers Philip “Buck” Foltz and Brendan Leddy here. Listen to the conversations with incumbents Brian Irizarry and Virginia “Jan” Cole …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school football last night… Houghton fell at Menominee 50-0. Maroons quarterback Tanner Theuerkauf scored on a 69-yard run on the first play from scrimmage, and Menominee built up a 44-0 halftime lead.  Calumet lost to Kingsford 14-0 …

Copper Shores Community Health Foundation enjoys giving back to the community. For seven years the foundation has organized Giving Tuesday. Raising funds for several organizations, and programs aimed at creating more healthful communities in the copper country. Last year we had 32 different things we were raising money for. Some …

Gogebic Community College earns a 70,000 dollars award to cover tuition and book costs from the Michigan Center for Rural Health. The Superior Health Foundation announced this week that it will also award the community college another 25000 dollars to support emergency medical service Education. The one-year grant will cover …

Last year the community showed their Plaidurday pride at Houghton High School. Setting the record straight for who has the most pride in wearing plaid. In one week Visit Keweenaw plans to again bring the community together, and reset the area’s record to have more than 1800 people wearing plaid …

The Quincy Mine hoist draws many eyes to the top of Quincy Hill. But a new art installation will bring eyes to the other side of US-41. Yesterday the Keweenaw National Historical Park, the Park Advisory Commission, and artist Kasey Koski unveiled four new statues highlighting the Quincy Dryhouse Ruins. …

Over the last couple of years, many communities around the Copper Country have begun work toward developing more accessible spaces around town. The need for recreation and spaces in a community that is accessible to all people regardless of mobility is large. But through important conversations, community leaders can better …