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Registration is now open for the Summer Reading Program run by the Portage Lake District Library and the Hancock Library. This year’s theme is “Oceans of Possibilities.”  Residents of all ages are encouraged to track their summer reading through the READsquared app. Parents can administer accounts for their children. Prizes …

Four Ontonagon County students have received college scholarships from MI-TRALE. The $250 awards from the Marvin Westerdahl Memorial Scholarship Fund were awarded to Senia Kolpack and Madison Myhren from Ontonagon High School, and Jaden D Borseth and Brianna Schutz from Ewen-Trout Creek High School. The scholarship fund was established by …

High School The high school baseball regional semifinals involving local teams will be played this afternoon. In Division Three… • Houghton faces Gladstone at 4:00 at Gladstone. Coverage will begin at 3:40 on the Voice of the Gremlins, 97.7 The Wolf. • Beaverton plays Standish-Sterling at Standish-Sterling in the other …

Editor’s Note: There are nine NGO’s in the United States working with refugees. This Saturday Trinity Episcopal Church – Houghton is hosting a Concert for Ukraine, to help support organizations helping humanitarian efforts in the country. Like with their concert for Afghanistan a few months back, the church is bringing …

With great lakes week underway, why not get out on a lake with a rod a reel. Starting bright and early Saturday, is free fishing weekend around the state. The three days of fishing without a license is a great chance to try out fishing for the first time or …

Bridgefest organizers are urging those who wish to take part in the annual parade to submit their entry forms as soon as possible. The parade will take place on June 17th at the west edge of downtown Hancock. Participants in the Thatcher Markham Memorial Run will lead off at 7:00, …

Another lampricide treatment is planned in the Copper Country.  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service personnel will visit an area in Torch Lake offshore from Dover Creek, also known as Hungarian Creek. The procedure is scheduled to begin as early as today, depending on weather and conditions. It will take about …

The TRIO Upward Bound program at Finlandia University has received a federal grant to continue its operations. The Upward Bound program helps prepare low-income students for college, specifically, those who would be the first from their family to receive a bachelor’s degree. The nationwide program was started by President Lyndon …

Applications are now being accepted from young people who want to attend this summer’s Rabbit Island School.  Full scholarships are available for students who are entering their sophomore, junior or senior years of high school, or equivalent.  Rabbit Island is located four miles off the east end of the Keweenaw …

Slow Pitch Softball In Copper Country Slow Pitch Softball League play last evening… • Koppers v Downtowner Two, and then v Auto Pro/Thermoanalytics – no reports. • Pat’s Foods/Bucko’s v Sayen’s Auto/Coca Cola – no report. • Amy J’s Pasty and Bake Shop defeated A&S Industrial/Loukus Tech 6-1. Twilight League …