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Update; The precautionary boil advisory for portions of east Hancock has ended. The city received an all good from EGLE, following test samples given on Monday. The advisory was put in place as a precaution after the city worked on water main repairs in east Hancock. A precautionary boil water …

Dr. Bob Lorinser will officially appear on the November ballot. Lorinser is eyeing the 1st congressional district seat for Michigan. He filed last week with the state board of canvassers, submitting over 3,500 signatures of support, from residents in the Upper Peninsula and northern Michigan. He is running under the …

April 22nd, 1970 marked the planets first Earth Day. Now over 50 years later Americans everywhere celebrate the planet, often doing a little extra recycling around this time. This Friday, Koppers Performance Chemicals is taking the community’s old electronics and mix paper products, to be recycled. That includes old computers, …

Kahleb Senia-Wicks’ case is now bonded to the circuit court.  This waives his right to a preliminary examination. The action by the court means that prosecutors have found enough probable cause to charge Senia-Wicks with a felony charge. He was arrested during a sting operation by the Houghton county sheriff. …

College Hockey The Michigan Tech hockey team has lost a player. Defenseman Brenden Datema is transferring to Canisius College. Datema appeared in 24 games for the Huskies in his freshman season, but just nine in his sophomore campaign, and two last season. NBA The remaining four series in the opening …

Three local farmers’ markets are joining forces to strengthen their offerings for the summer. The markets in Houghton, Hancock and Calumet have created a new management organization. The From the Ground Farmers Market Collective will oversee the logistics of operating the markets, including relationships with local providers. It will coordinate …

Calumet High School’s CopperBots robotics team is headed to the world championships. The CopperBots earned a berth at the First 2022 Championship in Houston based on the performance of their robot, “Ranger,” at the state tournament in Saginaw over the weekend. The team is scheduled to leave for Texas tomorrow …

Today is the final day to file federal and state income tax returns for 2021. The usual April 15th deadline was extended because of the District of Columbia’s official Emancipation Day holiday, which was celebrated Friday.  If you’ve waited until the last minute, officials say electronic filing is the most …

Most candidates who wish to appear on the August 2nd primary election ballot need to file nominating petitions by 4:00 Tuesday. The deadline applies to anyone seeking to run for a partisan office as a candidate representing a political party, and all those wishing to run for non-partisan offices. Those …

College Baseball The Finlandia baseball team dropped two more games at Wisconsin-Oshkosh Saturday, 21-4 and 11-1. Brandon Gaskin and Jacob Mead each had three hits. NBA The NBA tournament began Saturday. In the Eastern Conference… • The Philadelphia 76ers outscored the Toronto Raptors 131-111. In the Western Conference… • The …