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High School In high school volleyball last night…• Calumet dominated Lake Linden-Hubbell 3-0 (25-6, 25-5, 25-6).• Hancock blanked West Iron County 3-0.• L’Anse fell to Ironwood 3-1.• Jeffers downed Baraga 3-1 (25-17, 25-21, 11-25, 27-25).• Chassell fell to Ewen-Trout Creek 3-0 (25-6, 25-16, 25-14). See the full schedule for all …

At last week’s Calumet-Lauirum-Keweenaw Board of Education meeting, the district approved the purchase of a front loader and a tractor to help with snow removal. Superintendent Chris Davidson says the first buy replaces an existing asset, but the tractor is something new. The tractor was one of those things that …

A gigantic Chinese real estate developer is fighting for survival after it missed a debt payment earlier this week, sparking fears over what the global financial repercussions could be. Michigan Tech Professor Gary Campbell has spent time in China, even visited one of the country’s famed ghost cities. Whereas the …

At the Hancock School Board meeting last night Superintendent Steve Patchin informed the group there are a couple of students who are quarantining. The students did not contract the illness at school, but rather a family member tested positive. And students and families are playing it safe right now. Patchin …

The City of Houghton has organized a public engagement event to discuss the future of the downtown parking deck next Wednesday at 5:30 PM. It will last two hours and is being hosted at the Bonfire at the Continental Fire Company on Montezuma Avenue downtown. Houghton is working with Patrick …

The Master Plan subcommittee of Houghton’s Planning Commission convened Monday afternoon to discuss a fairly new housing concept called the “missing middle.” It is driven by affordability and offering options that mostly simulate owning a single family residence, while not foisting as much responsibility on an individual as being a …

High School In the Calumet Invitational cross country meet yesterday… • The Houghton boys earned another easy victory. Gremlin runners took five of the top 12 positions, with Eric Weiss placing first individually. Ewen-Trout Creek’s Jonah Nordine was the runner-up. Jeffers placed second in the team competition, followed by Negaunee, …

Between a pandemic and construction, Saturday’s Parade of Nations looked different than past iterations, but the same uplifting message still came across in spades. Lining up near the Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce office next to Franklin Square, Tech and Finlandia students hailing from dozens of countries around the world walked …

The Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget released August employment numbers for the state late last week. The survey was done just weeks before federal emergency unemployment benefits ended and offers a sobering assessment of how many jobs remain unfilled. Around 241,000 fewer Michiganders are working compared to the …

Two people are dead after high winds and unforgiving waves turned a kayak trip into an emergency. Kimberly Aiello of Troy, Michigan and David Delegato of Shelby Township, Michigan were on the water near Pictured Rocks Thursday when they went intoLake Superior. The United States Coast Guard was alerted to …