College Hockey The Michigan Tech hockey team is headed to the NCAA tournament. The Huskies earned the 12th seed, and will face Minnesota-Duluth Thursday at 3:00 in Loveland, Colorado. The Bulldogs blanked Western Michigan University 3-0 Saturday to win the NCHC Tournament Championship. Fourth seed Denver will play 13th seed …
Read More »Copper Country Today 3-20-22
Calumet Electronics COO Todd Brassard discusses the company’s expansion and its long-range goals for its campus headquarters. Michigan Tech Professor Mark Rudnicki talks about his new research area, cross laminated timber. Rudnicki is looking into whether Michigan hardwoods can be used in the process. Cross laminated timber allows wood to …
Read More »MTU Hockey Hopes for NCAA Tourney Bid Tonight – Sunday Sports Wrap
High School The girls high school state basketball championships were decided Saturday at the Breslin Center in East Lansing… • Fowler, which eliminated Baraga in the semifinals, defeated Plymouth Christian 61-46 to win the Division Four title. • Ypsilanti Arbor Prep edged previously unbeaten Kent City 54-50 to claim the …
Read More »Tigers, Brewers Open Spring Schedules with Ties – Saturday Sports Wrap
High School The girls high school state basketball championships will be decided today at the Breslin Center in East Lansing… • Fowler will face Plymouth Christian for the Division Four title at 10:00. Hear the broadcast on KBear 102.3. • West Bloomfield and Hartland will tip off for the Division …
Read More »Calumet Officials Search for Break-In Suspects
Calumet officials are looking to identify at least two people who broke into the Ruppe Department Store building recently. On Thursday, a neighbor noticed the building had been entered. Destination Calumet officials confirmed the break-in, but found no one inside. The building was secured, and neighbors were asked to keep …
Read More »Rash of fire deaths are preventable
The State Fire Marshall is reacting with concern regarding a rash of deaths from house fires. The Copper Country has not been spared. Already in 2022, five have perished thanks to blazes that broke out in their residence within Houghton County alone. Stanton Township Fire’s Jon Stone says the incidents …
Read More »31 Backpacks works around spring break
March is a tough month for 31 Backpacks. It started with Finlandia and Michigan Tech Universities going on vacation for a week, which depletes some of the weekly volunteers that help sort and prepare food supplies for less fortunate area students. Lending a hand were personnel from Michigan State Police’s …
Read More »Michigan Tech on cutting edge of cross laminated timber technology
Michigan Tech professor Mark Rudnicki wants to put Michigan hardwoods to use in a new and exciting way. Cross laminated timber technology is already a part of skyscrapers in Europe and America’s west coast. By pressing cross sections of wood together it is possible to create structural components as sturdy …
Read More »Calumet Electronics plans gradual expansion
Inside the newly expanded headquarters of Calumet Electronics the unmistakable sounds of construction continue unabated. Sawing, hammering, the bustle of raw materials and finished circuit boards being moved to the new wing of the building are all a part of the daily experience as much as the manufacturing of the …
Read More »Baraga Girls Comeback Falls Short in State Hoops Semifinal – Friday Sports Wrap
High School The Baraga High School girls basketball team ended its season with a tough 51-45 loss to defending state champion Fowler in the Division Four state semifinals yesterday. Baraga fell behind early, and trailed 17-4 at the end of the first quarter. The Vikings didn’t quit, though, and slowly …
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