A 17-year-old girl suffered critical injuries when she fell from a moving vehicle Friday in Hancock Township. Houghton County Sheriff’s deputies say the incident took place along M-203 near Lily Pond Road, about a mile south of McLain State Park. The girl had been a passenger in a southbound car …
Read More »Hill Falters, as Tigers’ Win Streak Ends – Sunday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. MLB The Tigers’ six-game winning streak crashed to an end Saturday, with an 8-0 loss to the White Sox. Rookie pitcher Garrett Hill, whose debut Monday had been so impressive, gave up six runs over the first two innings. He settled …
Read More »IFT Opens Today – Saturday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. NHL On the final day of the National Hockey League draft, the Red Wings focused on forward line players. In the second round, they took Dylan James, who was rookie of the year in the United States Hockey League, and Dmitri …
Read More »Bacteria Levels Close Two Baraga County Beaches, Limit Another
UPDATE: AS OF JULY 11, 2022, THE BEACHES HAVE ALL BEEN CLEARED. Two beaches on Keweenaw Bay on Baraga County have been shut down because of high bacteria counts, and an advisory has been issued for a third. Weekly testing showed higher than acceptable levels of E. coli at L’Anse …
Read More »Two Local Guts Frisbee Legends to be Inducted in the Hall of Fame at 64th Annual Coca-Cola International Frisbee Tournament
Guts Frisbee has many ties to the Keweenaw Peninsula. From a simple family backyard game to today a competitive sport. This weekend the 64th Annual Coca-Cola International Frisbee Tournament will bring some of the world’s best Guts Frisbee players to the Hancock Driving Park for two days of action. And …
Read More »Chassell Shows Up to Slice and Dice in Prep of Strawberry Festival
There’s something about summertime and strawberries that makes the town of Chassell come to life. Historically, farmers harvested their yearly berry crop and sent it out to major cities.Today, just four farms produce the abundantly sweet fruit.But there is a whole lot of sweetness and hard work going into the …
Read More »Man Hurt in Schoolcraft Township Crash
Editor’s Note: The responding departments to the crash site were Lake Linden Fire, Bootjack Fire, and Bootjack First Responders. A single-car crash on the Gay Road Thursday evening sent the a Belleville, Michigan, man to the hospital. Preliminary information from the Houghton County Sheriff’s Department indicates the vehicle was eastbound …
Read More »Strawberry Festival Opens Today
The distinctive taste of the world’s best strawberries returns to Chassell this morning, as the 74th Copper Country Strawberry Festival gets underway. Strawberry shortcake made from locally-grown heritage berries will be served at the Centennial Park Pavilion from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today, and from 9 a.m. to 4 …
Read More »Brieske Shines as Tigers Win 5th Straight – Friday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. Twilight League Baseball In Copper Country Twilight League baseball last night… • REL-Mohawk Technology defeated Garnet Garage 6-3. NHL The National Hockey League draft opened with a surprise last night. The Canadiens used the first pick to take Slovakian winger Juraj …
Read More »Mini Grants from the Michigan Arts and Cultural Council Available through the Copper Country Community Arts Center
Through Copper Country art and artists, the region’s history, people and culture survives. And once again the Copper Country Community Arts Center is providing mini-grants to help communities do just that. CCCAC will disperse grants of up to 4,000 dollars from the Michigan Arts and Cultural Council, for communities to …
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