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Superior Watershed Partnership is offering grants to educators across the Upper Peninsula. The environmental organization has $17,500 to invest. The maximum award per educator is $1,000. Funding can be used for outdoor education efforts including: native trees/shrubs/plants, hands-on activities, outdoor field experiences, educator professional development, environmental education resources, and more. …

High School At the high school softball season Spring Swing at the Superior Dome in Marquette Saturday… • Lake Linden-Hubbell trounced Baraga 16-4.• The Hancock JV blanked Gwinn 20-0.• Houghton shut out Northland Pines 14-0.• Hancock stopped Newberry 19-0.• The Hancock JV and Calumet JV played to an 8-8 tie.• …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: James Spehar, age 76, passed away on Friday April 8, 2022, at UP Health Systems Portage. After years spent battling Lymphoma thought to be due to exposure to Agent Orange in the Vietnam War. James was born in Detroit, Michigan on …

High School The high school softball season began yesterday with the Spring Swing at the Superior Dome in Marquette. Friday scores from games involving local teams…• Hancock fell to Ishpeming 7-3.• Baraga lost to Niagara 7-0.• The Hancock JV lost to the Escanaba JV 12-1.• Hancock routed Baraga 17-1.• Lake …

Over the last couple of days faculty at the Copper Country ISD are learning about the newest in school safety and student mental health. Crisis prevention and planning is a topic at forefront in education over the past decade, and discussions have only ramped up since the onset of the …

Have you wanted to start a garden? Well the city of Houghton is opening up their adopt a garden opportunities for 2022. Applications to adopt a garden can be found online. Volunteers with the beautification have worked for several years to make Houghton an incredible place to live, see and …

Update: Coppo is on a paid leave of absence that is pulled from his accrued benefits. He is not being paid in the same fashion as a normal employee at this time. Houghton County Undersheriff Kevin Coppo’s arraignment occurred this morning in 86th District Court. He appeared with his Attorney …

High School The high school softball season begins today with the Spring Swing at the Superior Dome in Marquette. On today’s schedule for local teams…• Hancock faces Ishpeming at 4:00.• Baraga takes on Niagara at 4:00.• Hancock plays Baraga at 7:00.• Lake Linden-Hubbell faces Niagara at 8:30. Tomorrow…• Lake Linden-Hubbell …

The Parade of Nations’ theme for 2022 is “The World is One.”  The annual event that salutes the diversity of international students at Michigan Tech and in the surrounding community will take place September 17th. Student and community organizations are invited to enter floats or march in the parade. A …

The $4.7 billion infrastructure program recently approved by the state will funnel money to our area, and the U.P. in general. The lion’s share of the money will fund water and sewer system improvements. Republican State Senator Ed McBroom is satisfied with the way that money will be doled out… …