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High School The Calumet High School football team’s season ended with a 34-7 loss at Standish-Sterling in the Division Six state tournament regional finals Saturday afternoon. The Copper Kings scored first, completing their opening possession with a two-yard Dryden Nelson touchdown run. The Panthers answered with a 70-yard scoring drive. …

High School The Calumet High School football team will face Standish-Sterling in the state tournament regional finals this afternoon. A victory would bring the Copper Kings their first-ever regional crown. The game will start at 1:00 at Standish-Sterling Central High School. Coverage will begin at 12:40 on the Voice of …

The Western UP Health Department shows that COVID cases fell from the previous week in the region by 12. This week around the five counties there were 328 total positive cases counted (last week there were 340 cases). Houghton County saw the largest dip in total, moving from 227 cases …

Back in February 110th District Representative Greg Markkanen introduced legislation that plans to lift the cap on energy distribution by residents using solar power generation. House Bill 4236 looks to amend sections of 2008’s Public Act 295. Markkanen says that his bill will open up opportunities for those that already …

An Atlantic Mine man was injured in a roll over accident last night. Yesterday at around 9 pm deputies from the Houghton County Sheriff were dispatched to the rolled over vehicle. The incident occurred 0.3 miles north of Bluewater Drive in Torch Lake Township. The driver of the vehicle was …

With the holiday and shopping season right around the corner, the Portage Health Foundation has announced the groups participating in this years Giving Tuesday. Giving Tuesday is a mass fundraising campaign put on by PHF to encourage people to make a friendly contribution after spending time at stores on Black …

American Legion Post 186 is bringing Christmas joy to active service members around the Copper Country. Part of the funding for Operation Copper Country Active Duty will come from the Legion Post’s participation in Tadych’s Community Care Program. The remaining balance for the gifts given will come from donation sites …

The Superior Search and Rescue team started training with new equipment last night. At the Tech Trails behind MTU’s campus search and rescue volunteers started training with Project Lifesaver for the first time. Darian Reed was recently named as Superior Search and Rescue’s new President. He says that training is …

High School The Calumet High School volleyball team reigns as regional champions, after a hard-fought 3-0 (25-18, 25-20, 25-22) victory over Elk Rapids last night. The Copper Kings advance to the quarterfinals. They’ll face McBain, which swept Beaverton 3-0 last night. The game will be played Tuesday at 6:00 at …

Update: Typo in the third paragraph referenced Sharon Ave. as being downtown. That has been changed to reflect the correct street name, Sheldon Ave. With what and how much? Those are two of the biggest questions discussed at life after the parking deck last night. Pat Coleman led the public …