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The Houghton Planning Commission’s Master Plan subcommittee met Monday afternoon to look at how to strategically increase population density closer to Michigan Tech’s campus. The thought is that if students move closer to the university, that will free up the neighborhoods throughout the rest of the city to revert back …

The Copper Country Intermediate School District is celebrating what it terms Educator Appreciation Week. Superintendent George Stockero says he prefers that title to Teacher Appreciation Week because it better highlights the role that all staff have in preparing students for the future. Stockero says the district has been hard at …

High School In high school baseball yesterday… • Jeffers took two from Calumet, 14-12 and 10-9. • The L’Anse game at Lake Linden-Hubbell was canceled. In baseball today… • Houghton travels to Iron Mountain. In softball yesterday… • Houghton and Calumet split their DH, the Copper Kings won the first …

The City of Houghton has put out a call for residents interested in participating in a Charrette Ready workshop at the end of June focused on downtown development. You have to be a resident of the city, an employee of a downtown business, someone who lives downtown, a property owner, …

Recent area events have shone a light on the primary function of the Civil Air Patrol, search and rescue. Nationally, the organization takes part in roughly 90% of all operations. Copper Country Composite Squadron Commander Jeff Burl says there are two components to the job. The first is mapping the …

High School On the high school baseball schedule today… • Calumet plays at Jeffers. • The L’Anse game at Lake Linden-Hubbell has been canceled. On the softball schedule this afternoon… • Calumet plays at Houghton, Our broadcast will begin at 3:40 on KBear 102 and KBear102.com. • Hancock travels to …

Houghton County Sheriff’s Deputies were called out to a fatal accident involving a vehicle and a side-by-side Saturday morning on M-26 near Twin Lakes. At 9:40, an 86-year-old Twin Lakes man attempted to cross the highway on his off-road recreational vehicle from Twin Lakes Road to the dirt trail. A …

High School In high school softball Saturday… • Calumet won the Grayling Invitational, defeating Constantine 12-4 in the opening contest, and pounding the host Vikings 25-9 in the championship game. Elli Djerf was the winning pitcher in the opener, and Taylor Vertin claimed the win in the nightcap. In high …

The United States Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration announced a $2.7 million grant for flood resilient development at Hancock’s business park on Thursday. The application was initially filed by the city last November, and was seen as a great opportunity because the normal 50% match was waived. State and …

The latest COVID-19 numbers show Houghton County returning to the lows seen in late February and early March. Only Easter weekend came in below the count for Tuesday through Thursday of this week. It had 15 cases along with 11 for Baraga County and 3 for Keweenaw. Houghton County was …