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High School The Calumet High School volleyball team faces McBain in the state tournament quarterfinals tonight. The game will be played at 6:00 in Grayling – six hours from Calumet, and one hour from McBain. Coverage will begin at 5:40 on the Voice of the Copper Kings, KBear 102.3. North …

Veterans Day is every day at the Hubbell VFW Post. On Saturday Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq war vets came together with friends and family for a Veterans Day dinner and celebration. Dinner was served by volunteers from the Air Force ROTC at Michigan Tech. After a brief social hour, dinner …

The Keweenaw Peninsula could become one of the only places in Michigan to get a prominent stargazer seal of approval. The Keweenaw Mountain Lodge is currently in the process of applying to the international organization that certifies locations as dark sky preserves. There are several different requirements to come into …

Tomorrow’s nurses and doctors have an urgent job today. Copper Country Intermediate School District pupils under the Health Occupation Students of America banner have a local chapter that is competing to register the most new organ and tissue donors. The Gift of Life HOSA Challenge runs until Friday. On a …

Deer camps were busy over the weekend with the sound of preparation and revelry, all in anticipation of the beginning of 2021 rifle season. That officially got underway at daybreak this morning. David Miller, a conservation officer for the Department of Natural Resources, says this is the busiest stretch of …

Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Biologist John DePue and Conservation Officer Dave Miller talk about this year’s rifle season. There are no major rule changes, but antlerless permits are authorized for a portion of the listening area. The Grinch is helping to turn Hancock into Whoville this year. Get the …

College Hockey The Finlandia women’s team lost 4-0 at Aurora University yesterday. College Basketball At the NMU Invitational yesterday…• The Michigan Tech women’s basketball team outscored William Jewell 75-49 yesterday. Four Huskies reached double figures, led by Sarah Dax with 17 points. • Northern got past Lewis 61-56 yesterday. The …

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 …