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Slow Pitch Softball In Copper Country Slow Pitch Softball League play last night…• Bucko’s/Labatts edged Sayen’s Auto/Coca Cola 18-16, and then beat Downtowner Two 29-9.• Koppers downed Auto Pro/Thermoanalytics 20-7, and then defeated Pat’s Foods/Buckos 27-6. Twilight League Baseball In Copper Country Twilight League baseball tonight…• At the Hancock Driving …

Copper Country Habitat for Humanity and Pettibone Corporation are teaming up to get started on a new build. The company specializes in heavy duty lift equipment that is particularly effective in the early stages of home construction. The inaugural raising of the rafters is set for Friday on Sixth Street …

AAA says the average price for regular unleaded gasoline in Michigan is down slightly from a week ago to $3.019. In Marquette, the cost stayed flat at $3.06. The calm is unlikely to last, though. What you see at the pump tends to trail oil markets by 10-14 days, and …

The Horizons Alternative School has a place to grow fruits and vegetables thanks to the hard work of around a dozen volunteers Saturday. Temperatures in the 80’s in Mohawk did not stop the group from putting in two shifts, where they leveled the ground in a circular pattern, and put …

Slow Pitch Softball In Copper Country Slow Pitch Softball League play tonight… • At Miller Memorial Field in Laurium, Bucko’s/Labatts faces Sayen’s Auto/Coca Cola at 6:30, and Downtowner Two at 7:30. • At the Hancock Driving Park, Kopper’s plays Auto Pro/Thermoanalytics at 6:30, and Pat’s Foods/Buckos at 7:30. NBA In …

Only one topic this week. Michigan Tech faculty member Roman Sidortsov took part in the Upper Peninsula Energy Task Force and he stops by to explain what this year’s Phase Two report contains. We also recap spring 2020’s examination on propane supply.

The Houghton County Sheriff’s Department was contacted by Wyandotte Hills/Omer’s Golf Course in Twin Lakes Saturday morning about a missing golf cart. The 2007 Yamaha was last used on Thursday. It is white with a #7 painted on the passenger side. If you have information, please contact the golf course …

High School In district softball tournament play yesterday… • In Division Three at Houghton High School, Houghton fell to Westwood 10-4 in the first semifinal. Calumet lost to Negaunee 9-4 in the second semifinal. The Miners then defeated the Patriots 6-1 in the championship game. They’ll face Gladstone in the …

The on-site portion of the investigation into Calumet’s Fifth Street Fire has wrapped up. Village Manager Caleb Katz says that the Michigan State Police fire marshall and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives will continue to work to identify the cause of the blaze, but have completed …

A 29-year-old man from Ontonagon Township is in custody on multiple felony charges related to narcotics dealing. A nine-month investigation led law enforcement to discover that the man was receiving packages from Arizona containing methamphetamine and heroin. They intercepted one on Thursday en route to the Woodspur Road home. Authorities …