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High School In high school volleyball last night… • Calumet swept Westwood 3-0. • Hancock blanked Ishpeming 3-0. • Baraga defeated Lake Linden-Hubbell 3-1 (25-19, 25-21, 23-25, 25-17). • The Jeffers-Bessemer game was postponed to October 28th. • Ewen-Trout Creek v Watersmeet – no report. On the volleyball schedule tonight… …

Iron Mountain’s Beau LaFave has begun a campaign to be the Republican Party nominee for Secretary of State in next year’s election, the only UP resident so far to enter the race. LaFave, now a State Representative, says he was drawn to vie for the post following the decision by …

At last night’s Houghton City Council meet the members approved a lot split near Razorback Drive. The lot is being split to move the storm water pond for the coming extended stay hotel. MEDC finished their visit to the city of Houghton, now the city is waiting for a memo …

The centerpiece of this fall’s schedule at the Calumet Theatre has been postponed again. Joe Nichols will not be on the stage November 5th, but a concert is still being planned with the date’s opening act, Chad Borgen and The Collective. Calumet Theatre Company Board President Dan Jamison says refunds …

High School In high school volleyball tonight… • Calumet visits Westwood. • Houghton’s match against Marquette has been canceled. • Hancock plays at Ishpeming. • Baraga visits Lake Linden-Hubbell. • Dollar Bay-Tamarack City travels to L’Anse. • Jeffers hosts Bessemer. • Ewen-Trout Creek plays at Watersmeet. In cross country… • …

A four car accident in Baraga County on Tuesday sent two people to the hospital. Michigan State Troopers responded to the incident at 1:15 pm, just north of Berry Road in Spurr Township. The accident occurred when the driver of a tan GMC Envoy was distracted and failed to see …

Pastor Bucky Beach and Miriam Pickens talk about the process of recognizing these two cities in the Copper Country as International Cities of Peace Houghton and Hancock are now recognized as international cities of peace. Following an incident that took place at Temple Jacob a couple years ago involving anti-Semitic …

The Keweenaw is on a roll, with another national honor for the abundant scenery being awarded to the area. Fox News says that Brockway Mountain Drive in Copper Harbor is one of the ten best roads in America to see fall color. Keweenaw Convention and Visitors Bureau Executive Director Brad …

Houghton County Commissioner Roy Britz was absent at last night’s meeting. Commissioner Tikkanen wanted to thank State Senator McBroom and State Representative Markkanen for their effort on the state budget, and getting the county the funding needed to pay off debts resulting from the Father’s Day flood. He also said …

If you are commuting over the Portage Lake Lift Bridge between 2:00 and 5:00 AM the next two nights, be prepared for potentially lengthy delays. The last project had closures lasting around ten minutes. This time around, cars could be queuing for up to a half hour at a time. …