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Saturday marked the second time Habitat for Humanity dedicated a home at 16 Sixth Street in South Range. The organization retains the right to buy back a structure that it develops within five years of the initial sale. The first recipient moved from the area and that opened the door …

High School On the high school softball schedule today…• The scheduled Calumet at Baraga game has been canceled. College Softball The Finlandia University softball team lost both ends of a doubleheader against Northland College yesterday, 11-2 and 6-2. Cassy Lopez and Melanie Torres each had four hits on the day. …

College Baseball The Finlandia University baseball team dropped two more games at Wisconsin-Eau Claire Saturday, 3-0 and 5-3. The Lions were held to six hits in each contest. In the opener, Eastyn Culp and Joe Galindo each doubled, and Jacob Mead had a triple. In the second game, Marc Robles …

College Softball The Finlandia University softball team swept its doubleheader against Maranatha Baptist yesterday, 15-3 and 15-1. In the first game, Harlie Caster gave up three runs on six hits. She also had two hits, and drove in two runs. Melanie Torres and Rheanna Bain each had three hits. Cassy …

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Dial Help of Houghton is turning to puppies to help raise the issue’s profile within the community. The organization will create a virtual and in-person portion for the pet march. Masks and social distancing will be enforced for participants on Wednesday, April 21st …

Michigan Tech’s Institute for Policy, Ethics, and Culture wrapped up its “Justice in Transition” speaker series with the famous, and controversial, DeRay McKesson from Black Lives Matter Thursday night. He brought his trademark antagonism towards law enforcement to a virtual forum that featured lofty goals that would reshape policing and …

Ford Motor Company announced another production delay Thursday related to a crippling shortage in semiconductor chips. Calumet Electronics, currently undergoing a planned expansion, operates in a related space, but has so far been unaffected by supply constraints. Chief Operating Officer Todd Brassard says that his company produces printed circuit boards, …

The South Range Fourth of July Committee met earlier this month, further solidifying plans for one of the area’s largest holiday celebrations. Member Mike Renier says they continue to add to the schedule. We had a meeting about a week ago and the committee decided we are going to have …

Thursday night’s COVID-19 update looks a lot like last week’s. The nearly identical numbers consist of 29 new cases in Houghton County, five in Baraga, and just one in Keweenaw. That’s a reversion towards normal after six cropped up in the area’s smallest county over the weekend. By comparison, there …

High School In high school baseball yesterday…• The Houghton game at Kingsford was postponed until today. College Softball The Finlandia University softball team dropped both games of its doubleheader at Saint Scholastica yesterday, 11-0 and 6-5. The Lions managed just three hits in the opener, and committed five errors. They …