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Select NFL games will be harder to watch soon

Detroit Lions fans throughout the Copper Country may be looking for a challenge flag soon regarding the National Football League’s new television contract. Luckily for those who bleed Honolulu blue and silver, it doesn’t take effect until 2023. The deals involve all four major networks and ESPN, plus Amazon. The …

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Nearly one in five Copper Country adults vaccinated

Thursday’s COVID-19 update from the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department shows impressive gains in vaccination rates across the Copper Country. Well over one percent of adults in Houghton, Baraga, and Keweenaw Counties received their final vaccinations in the past three days. Houghton still lags the other two, but its rate …

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Hoops Wins for Baraga, Jeffers Girls, and Jeffers and DB-TC Boys – Friday Sports Wrap

High School In girls basketball last night… • Baraga shut down Dollar Bay-Tamarack City 74-23. • Jeffers stopped Republic-Michigamme 59-36. On the boys schedule last night… • L’Anse fell to Bessemer 54-22. • Ontonagon earned its first win of the season, scrambling past Wakefield-Marenisco 57-53. • Dollar Bay-Tamarack City smothered Baraga 75-34. Connor LeClaire …

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Hancock Council tables land purchase

Wednesday’s Hancock City Council meeting had a lengthy discussion about a potential land purchase near Navy Street along the canal, with the measure eventually being tabled. Members Whitney Warstler and Will Lytle had the most questions on the matter. Their primary concern was the precedent that would be set. We’re …

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Calumet Players eyeing return

Director David Crowley has written an original screenplay, The Walls Have Eyes, that will serve as the next production for the Calumet Players. As director and writer, Crowley has crafted his tale to allow for a unique filming process. Crowley is looking for 15 individuals to take part, six men …

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Area districts begin preparing for standardized testing

Next month will mark the return of standardized testing to area classrooms. Some of the exams can be administered online, but most require supervision, with school staff in the classroom as proctors. The SATs are one such example of an evaluation that must be in-person. Planning has already begun to …

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Election audits can’t catch everything

In a recent decision, Michigan Court of Claims Judge Christopher Murray ruled that Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has the right to set procedures for post-election examinations and denied GOP requests for a mandatory forensic audit of absentee ballot signatures. Benson said earlier this month that the audit performed by …

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Jeffers Boys Stop E-TC – Thursday Sports Wrap

High School In girls basketball last night… • Ontonagon downed Dollar Bay-Tamarack City 56-21. • L’Anse got past Westwood 54-49. In boys’ play last evening… • Jeffers outscored Ewen-Trout Creek 61-49. Johnny Schutz led the Jets with 23 points, and Christian Hocking added 16. Eric Abramson and Jaden Borseth each …

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Workforce remains at depressed levels

The unemployment rate is one metric to gauge the health of the labor force, but it’s not the only one. At times it can even be deceptive. The Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget made this point in a recent release. The January unemployment rate statewide made impressive gains, …

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Copper Country ISD preparing for new superintendent

Tuesday’s Copper Country Intermediate School District Board of Education meeting marked the final evaluation for George Stockero. The superintendent is leaving on a high note, having received a “Highly Effective” rating. The board said it was particularly impressed by Stockero’s communication abilities since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. There …

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