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High School In high school baseball yesterday…• Houghton took two from Calumet, 16-8 and 23-2. In softball yesterday…• Calumet lost two to Negaunee, 10-0 and 6-0. In softball this afternoon…• Houghton plays at Lake Linden-Hubbell. In golf yesterday, at the Negaunee Kiwanis Invitational… • The Houghton boys win the team …

Tomorrow’s virtual breakfast presented by the Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce and the Keweenaw Economic Development Alliance will feature presentations by the city managers of Houghton and Hancock, as well as the Michigan Department of Transportation. The main thrust of each will be on construction. US-41, Sharon Avenue, and M-203 will …

In new forecasts, the Army Corps of Engineers – Detroit District shows all five Great Lakes expected to be below water levels reached last year. Superior is consolidating above its long-term average in a way not seen elsewhere in the system, though. The primary reason is weather related. Superior is …

The Calumet Theatre Board of Directors has decided to halt all professional performances through early July. The hard decision comes after over a year without concerts, but the body felt there are pressing improvements that need to be completed first. The full attention of the organization will be on installing …

Baraga County finished fiscal year 2020 in the black. At last night’s board of commissioners meeting, auditor Susan Sanders said that federal money from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act helped the county finish the year with a surplus. The dark cloud on the horizon remains the county’s …

Fifty-five percent of eligible Michiganders have received at least the first dose of their COVID-19 vaccine, reaching the initial benchmark in Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s reopening plan. That comes as the Department of Health and Human Services takes into account those who got their shots in other states. That could be …

High School In high school baseball yesterday… • Houghton defeated Lake Linden-Hubbell 14-0 and 14-0. On the baseball schedule this afternoon… • Houghton plays at Calumet. In softball yesterday… • Lake Linden-Hubbell defeated Baraga 25-2 and 18-5. In the opening game, Olivia Shank had three singles and two doubles for …

The Houghton County Fair has the go-ahead to hold an event this August. Set in its customary end of the month slot, the fair will be able to have its full complement of livestock auctions and the midway is returning as well. Office Manager Carol Saari says two main questions …

Recreation enthusiasts will have an old favorite back to its normal self by the end of summer. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has begun rebuilding the rail trail between Old US-41 in Chassell and the Pilgrim River in Houghton. The work will be extensive, with over a dozen culverts …

The Lake Linden Fire Department is on the lookout for a different kind of volunteer. It is actively soliciting businesses throughout the area to help put on its traditional 4th of July celebration. To defray some of the cost, companies can choose between giving $75 or $100 and that will …