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High School In high school hockey last night… • Houghton stopped Traverse City Central 5-2. Camden Markham and Mike Maillette each had a goal and an assist for the Gremlins. Landon Stevens, Jace Deforge and Connor Rafaelli also scored. Bryant Lee made 15 saves to earn the win in net. • …

Two separate two-vehicle accidents in the span of 20 minutes brought traffic to a crawl on the Portage Lake Lift Bridge Thursday afternoon. The first occurred at 3:40 when a Toyota Tacoma driven by 33-year-old Paul Haataja rear ended a Chevrolet Malibu steered by 17-year-old Isaak Pietela. Both are from …

Baraga County is getting a youth hockey tournament. The Baraga County Chamber of Commerce is working with Elite Amateur Sports from downstate to organize the event. Peewee, squirt, and bantam teams will all be featured across two arenas. Dubbed the Frozen Cup, it is the first time in years that …

Barring any unforeseen snags, Coborn’s Inc, based in Minnesota, will close on its acquisition of Tadych’s on Monday. For loyal customers, that won’t mean much through the busy Christmas season. Coborn’s Vice President of Marketing Dennis Host says the company has already visited each Tadych’s location to learn more about …

Superior Tree Farm in Chassell will see families streaming in from across the Copper Country the next two weekends looking for the perfect pine. John Wahmhoff says that if Thanksgiving traffic is an indication, things are going to be quite busy. Already 25 trees have been sold between the Chassell …

With the cancellation of the Holiday Hoopla dinner, the silent auction to benefit career and technical education students moves online. It will run through December 8th, next Wednesday. A link is available here. The Keweenaw Economic Development Alliance is responsible for raising funds for a $1,000 scholarship for CTE students …

High School In high school hockey last night, Jeffers edged Kingsford 4-3. On the hockey schedule tonight… • Houghton welcomes Traverse City Central. Coverage begins at 6:40 on the Voice of the Gremlins, 97.7 The Wolf. • Calumet entertains Hartland. Coverage starts at 6:40 on the Voice of the Copper …

Evangel Community Church has seen a lot of change in the past couple years, and it is gearing up for another first next weekend. Pastor Travis Williams says that the modification of the old Shopko site on Memorial Drive is taking shape nicely. For a while, it felt like something …

Hancock will hold a public hearing December 15th during their regularly scheduled council meeting.  That public hearing will discuss a resolution creating an industrial district within the city limits. An industrial district is required by the state for cities through Public Act 198 of 1974. That law does limit the …

The United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, already having ruled OSHA’s vaccine mandate for large companies unconstitutional, will have another case to consider. A judge in Louisiana has halted the implementation of a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) order that employees at most health care facilities be …