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High School High school basketball teams will get to play two more games next season. The Michigan High School Athletic Association Representative Council recently approved the increase from 20 to 22 regular season contests for varsity, junior varsity and freshman teams. The move puts Michigan on the same page with …

Waara’s map of potential redevelopment sites Houghton will start reevaluating areas for redevelopment. There are several properties that City Manager Eric Waara pointed out to council members during last week’s council meeting. One of which is the well discussed parking deck downtown. The parking deck currently rests on 1 point …

Houghton County Sheriff’s Kevin Coppo’s arraignment has been moved to April 4th. Coppo faces charges related to a drunken driving incident on March 3rd in Grand Traverse County. Those charges include operating a vehicle with a BAC above 0.17%, failure to stop after a collision, and refusing a breathalyzer. Coppo …

The Keweenaw Co-op is pushing forward with plans to relocate to downtown Hancock. At a joint meeting of the Hancock City Council, Downtown Development Authority and Planning Commission last evening, Co-op officials said they are close to taking ownership of the former Keweenaw Buick-GMC property on Quincy Street. Plans call …

A couple of Easter events for children have been added to the Copper Country schedule.  The Calumet Theatre will host a “Hoppy Easter” on Saturday, April 9th, from noon until 4:00. That’s the weekend before Easter. Activities will include an Easter egg hunt, arts and crafts, free Vollwerth’s hot dogs, …

High School Most Copper Country high school teams will compete in the same divisions next year as they did this year. The Michigan High School Athletic Association released its assignments for the 2022-2023 school year yesterday. None of our area schools will change class, although a school’s class is no …

Michigan Tech morns the loss of Darwin Moon today. Moon graduated from Michigan Tech in 1979 and began serving his Alma Mater on the Alumni Board of Directors in 2020. He was born in Ann Arbor, in 1957. He earned his bachelor’s at MTU, going on to earn two master’s …

Everyone in Michigan enjoys a nice craft brew from time to time. But the state’s craft industry may be under attack by a small parasitic creature that feeds on one of the main ingredients to beer. That’s where researchers at Michigan State University step in. Entomology Doctoral Student Ellie Darling …

The Copper Country Angel Mission will soon be moving to a new location. The Angel Mission’s new home in Calumet The Angel Mission was founded in the late 1990s. It offers a variety of programs, including a free store that provides clothing and other household essentials, a food pantry, assistance …

The federal government is again trying to get out from under the lighthouse at the Lower Entrance of the Portage Shipping Canal. The Portage Entry Light stands at the tip of the breakwater on the north side of the harbor. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places …