U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service personnel are scheduled to apply lampricides in several area streams beginning today. In Baraga County, Fossum Creek south of Skanee and the Little Carp River in Baraga Township will be treated. In Houghton County, lampricides will be applied to Dover Creek – also known as …
Read More »Hancock Softball Sweeps Calumet, Wins CopperBall – Tuesday Sports Wrap
High School In high school baseball yesterday… • Houghton downed L’Anse 18-2 in the first game of their doubleheader. In the nightcap, the Houghton JV defeated the L’Anse varsity 19-12. • Jeffers swept Hancock, 7-0 and 7-5. Levi Frahm was the winning pitcher in the opener, and Dean Jurmu the …
Read More »Slight Change to Next Week’s Visit from Finland
Finland’s Ambassador, Mikko Hautala will not make it next week during a scheduled visit to the Keweenaw Peninsula. He will be replaced by Ambassador Okko-Pekka Salmimies. Due to rising tensions between Finland and Russia, Hautala will travel to Washington D.C. to meet with U.S. officials. Salmimies will join the other …
Read More »Demonstrators Call for Russian Shame Day
Today Adelina Oronova and Nazar Gora will hold another rally of support for their home country, Ukraine. Since Russia’s invasion into their home, Adelina and Nazar, have organized demonstrations in the Copper Country. Today May 9th, is traditionally known as Victory Day for citizens in Russia, in order to mark …
Read More »Tigers Swept at Houston – Monday Sports Wrap
High School On the high school baseball schedule today…• Houghton plays at L’Anse.• Hancock visits Jeffers.• Calumet plays at Lake Linden-Hubbell. On the softball schedule…• Calumet plays at Hancock. Coverage will begin at 3:40 on the Voice of the Copper Kings, KBear 102.3.• Houghton travels to Iron Mountain• Lake Linden-Hubbell …
Read More »Sea Change Expeditions Visits Houghton
With the ice barely gone from the Portage Canal, the Keweenaw is welcoming its first special maritime visitor of the season. The Sea Change Expeditions boat will be docked for several days near the Houghton Skate Park. Captain Mark Gordon, his wife Katya, and volunteer student crew members sail Lake …
Read More »Cabrera Blasts 600th Double, but Tigers Fall – Sunday Sports Wrap
College Baseball The Finlandia University baseball team lost two more games at Wisconsin-Stout Saturday, 12-3 and 9-6. Garrett Alton and Brandon Gaskin each had four hits. Gaskin and Josh Merced homered. NHL NHL opening-round playoff action continued Saturday. In the Eastern Conference… • The Capitals buried the Panthers 6-1. Washington …
Read More »GCC Students Graduate
Members of the 88th graduating class of Gogebic Community College received their diplomas Friday night. At the Lindquist Center in Ironwood, 180 degrees were awarded. Seventy-eight students graduated with honors or high honors. Speaker Marquise Slay recounted how the degree he earned from GCC in 2013 propelled him to a …
Read More »Highway Construction in Western Marquette County Set to Start Monday
Construction work is scheduled to begin Monday on US-41/M-28 in western Marquette County. Crews will resurface a 3.5-mile stretch from Van Riper State Park most of the way to the M-95 intersection at Koski Corner. The project will cost $1 million, and is expected to be completed by late June. …
Read More »Houghton Updates Street Sweeping Schedule
Spring street sweeping continues in the city of Houghton. Crews are currently working along M-26. Weather permitting, they plan to begin working in West Houghton neighborhoods May 23rd, move into Central Houghton June 6th, and begin clean-up in East Houghton June 20th. Neighborhoods west of M-26 will be fitted in …
Read More »