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Ed and Faye Wakeham of Hancock own a cabin in a remote part of Stanton Township on Little America Road. The rural setting has poor cell service and a couple of instances already proved challenging for those who needed to reach emergency personnel. The Wakehams personally funded the installation of …

It won’t be mid-month, but another round of maintenance is still planned for the Portage Lake Lift Bridge by the end of January. The Michigan Department of Transportation should begin the work sometime next week, and once again there will be lane closures and overnight disruptions. Spokesman Dan Weingarten says …

Timothy Havens is getting a chance to live out a goal he set over 20 years ago. Havens was a guest this week on Copper Country Today and talked about his experience as a student at Michigan Tech in the 1990’s. He graduated with a bachelors and masters degree in …

Yesterday afternoon at about 3:15 a vehicle rolled over on M-26 in Painesdale. The driver was injured and had to be taken to UP Health System – Portage for treatment, courtesy of Mercy Ambulance. Assisting the Houghton County Sheriff’s Department at the scene were Houghton City Police, Adams Township Fire …

A new wave of COVID-19 infection hit the Copper Country in the week ending January 12th, a precursor to the news released by the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department this weekend. Omicron is confirmed in at least one area case and Chief Health Officer Kate Beer says that is assuredly …

Learn all about Copper Dog from organizer Doug Harrer. Coming up this Saturday, they are putting on free dog sled rides and hosting a spaghetti dinner fundraiser in Calumet. The Great Lakes Research Center at Michigan Tech has a new director. Learn more about Dr. Timothy Havens, who has a …

High School In boys high school basketball tonight… • Calumet hosts Bessemer • Hancock welcomes Negaunee Both Dollar Bay-Tamarack City teams play at Wakefield-Marenisco, with the girls contest tipping off at 6:30.  NHL The Detroit Red Wings visit the Buffalo Sabres this afternoon. Coverage will begin at 12:45 on 99.3 …

High School In hockey Saturday… • Brother Rice scored in the closing seconds to take a 3-2 victory over Houghton. Gaborik Carlson and Camden Markham scored for the Gremlins. Bryant Lee made 22 saves. • Calumet edged Detroit-Jesuit 2-1 to retain the Miner’s Helmet. Braydon Cima and Ayden Williams found …

High School In hockey last night… • Houghton stopped Detroit-Jesuit 5-1. Cade Farrell, Camden Markham, Landon Stevens, Brendan Miller and Connor Raffaelli scored for the Gremlins. Bryant Lee made 15 saves. • Calumet lost to Brother Rice 5-2. • Jeffers fell to Medford 6-1 at the Merrill Tournament in Wisconsin. …

Last week the CDC granted funds to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to improve the state’s genome testing for infectious diseases. The 18.5 million dollars will be spread among four top institutions, including Michigan Tech. Dr. Caryn Heldt, the Director for MTU’s Health Research Institute, says the …