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Military planes will land in Gwinn due to a 9.8 million project at the Selfridge Air National Guard Base. 350 airmen have been assigned to the 127th Wing’s A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft mission, which will deploy to an undisclosed location. The project’s impact will affect its local flight operations due …

Visit Keweenaw Awards 85,000 dollars to eleven projects in Houghton and Keweenaw Counties. Recently Visit Keweenaw announced it has awarded grants as a part of the Destination Development program that seeks to fund projects that highlight different aspects of the Copper Country. The largest grant awarded went to the Swedetown …

With the canal run just a couple of days away Houghton County Sheriff Josh Saaranen has a message for motorists. Slow down. The main route for the hundreds of runners and walkers for the canal run follows M 203, with the half marathon starting as far away from the Quincy …

Hancock starts talking trash. And recycling. Last night the Hancock city council chose to bring the city’s garbage service back under city control. Hancock needs to complete details for the Department of Public Works’ pick-up services before its contract ends with waste management, by September 1st. Hancock City Manager Mary …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game information. Fast Pitch Softball In Copper Country Fast Pitch Softball League play last evening… • JB’s Sales and Service defeated Superior Service 16-4. Lucy Biekkola was the winning pitcher. For JB’s, Brynn Arko had three singles and Biekkola had a double and …

We have received the following message from Upper Michigan Water Company: Due to a leak in the system, customers are experiencing cloudy water. The leak has been located and isolated. The cloudiness in the water is due to air that was brought into the system. We are currently flushing hydrants …

Just as Michigan Tech’s students will get into the swing of the semester this fall, the university will host its annual parade of nations to welcome and back its international students and celebrate cultures in the Keweenaw. Each edition of the festivities has included a way for local students to …

The stories telling the tales of the people in the Copper Country run as deep as the region’s historic mines. Throughout the summer the Quincy Mine Hoist Association has invited the community and area’s visitors to learn about the history on the hill at the Quincy Mine with help from …

Glass half full, there’s still another half left of summer. Even though the school year won’t start for a few more weeks, the Copper Country Angel Mission already has the region’s students in mind. Each year the Angel Mission organizes an annual backpack fundraiser to gather school supplies for the …

Michigan Techs Husky Eats partners with TRIO Upward Bound for a delicious summer program. Tomorrow twenty-three local high school students will participate in a culinary cook-off as a part of the TRIO summer programs offered at Michigan Technological University. The culinary program has been sponsored by Husky Eats, as a …