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Classical music makes its return to the Western Upper Peninsula in June, including a stop on the 19th at the Rozsa Center on Michigan Tech’s campus. The Pine Mountain Music Festival will also host shows in Marquette and Crystal Falls at historic venues, before preparing a 30th anniversary concert to …

Monday evening’s Houghton-Portage Township Board of Education meeting dealt with several serious topics sandwiched around the return of the feel-good presentations of the CCASB Awards. Several parents and city residents made their voices heard on a local newspaper article detailing a group of recent graduates now pushing for Critical Race …

Last spring, with the unemployment rate at an all-time high for the State of Michigan, it would have been hard to believe that 12 months later businesses would be struggling to find workers. On Friday, May 7th, the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics released its monthly report. A panel …

High School In high school baseball yesterday…• Houghton lost two to Iron Mountain, 10-4 and 10-9.• Jeffers v Ontonagon – no result.• L’Anse dropped both of its games to the Gogebic Miners, 8-6 and 12-1. In baseball today…• Houghton welcomes Marquette.• Calumet visits Negaunee. On the softball schedule today…• Hancock …

The Keweenaw Outdoor Recreation Coalition is planning its first-ever clean up targeting the extreme reaches of the peninsula, east of Copper Harbor. Gina Nicholas says the organization is planning for around 30 volunteers on Saturday to take part, but is prepared for many more. RSVPs are requested through the KORC …

Correction: Adams Township Supervisor Gerald Heikkinen has reached out to Keweenaw Report to clarify that the wind farm being proposed has four turbines in Adams Township and eight in Stanton Township. A proposed wind farm in Adams and Stanton Townships is being evaluated by the Federal Aviation Administration for its …

Last Thursday’s bombshell from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) allowing vaccinated Americans to gather without masks, an abrupt u-turn from previous statements on the issue, is not as all-encompassing as it may seem. Superintendents Doreen Kramer and Steve Patchin, from Houghton-Portage Township and Hancock Schools respectively, are …

High School On the high school baseball schedule today…• Houghton entertains Iron Mountain.• Jeffers plays at Ontonagon.• L’Anse hosts the Gogebic Miners. On the softball schedule…• Houghton games at Calumet have been canceled.• Hancock’s games against Rapid River have been canceled. In track and field this afternoon, local teams compete …

Just before noon on Friday, Houghton County Sheriff deputies were called out to a vehicle fire on Boston Road in Franklin Township. They were accompanied by Hancock City Police. When they reached the scene, the fire was beginning to spread into the nearby woods. Not one, but two vehicles were …

Director Holly Madill talks about the history of the National Charrette Institute. It has developed a specific process to help local governments involve all necessary parties and the public to join together to solve an area’s most complicated problems. Kevin Store from the Portage Health Foundation discusses how the organization …