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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 …

Upper Great Lakes Family Health Center has added a new provider. Dr. Kelly Fletcher will be a family practitioner at UGL’s Hancock center. Fletcher studied medicine at The University of Sint Eustatius in Barbados, and the University of Arkansas. She has practiced family medicine in Arkansas for 10 years. Learn …

College Baseball The Finlandia baseball team lost 13-0 to Wisconsin-La Crosse in their Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference opener yesterday. The Lions managed just two hits, and struck out 17 times. Finlandia will play three more at La Crosse this afternoon.  NHL The Pittsburgh Penguins buried the Detroit Red Wings 11-2 …

High School Ewen-Trout Creek fell just a bit short in its bid for a Division Four state title Saturday, falling 56-45 in overtime to Wyoming Tri-Unity Christian in the title match. The Panthers led by seven at halftime, but the Defenders’ depth eventually prevailed. Tri-Unity rotated eight players through the …

High School Two Upper Peninsula boys basketball teams will play for state championships today. Ewen-Trout Creek will face Wyoming Tri-Unity Christian in the Division Four title match at 10:00. The Panthers are 22-3 on the season. They defeated Lake Leelanau Saint Mary 62-56 in the semifinals Thursday. The Defenders have …

An increasing number of COVID cases in Michigan are comprised of a second sub-variant. Omicron BA.2, as of last week, accounted for 99 new infections. The second omicron variant has been found in Detroit and twenty one counties. The CDC believes that the new omicron variant accounts for about 25 …