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High School On the high school softball schedule this afternoon… • Lake Linden-Hubbell plays at Houghton. • Hancock travels to Gwinn In the final day of play at the boys National Invitational Hockey Tournament yesterday… • The Michigan Juniors fell to Colorado 3-2. Calumet’s Tom Erkilla and Jackson Rilei played …

Friday evening, area law enforcement began searching for a 17-year-old boy who went missing near Paulding. The most recent press release from Ontonagon County Sheriff Dale Rantala says his department has been joined by Michigan State Police along with several local, county and federal agencies. K-9 units have been brought …

High School In high school baseball Saturday… • Lake Linden-Hubbell’s results from the tournament in Hillman were not reported.  At the boys National Invitational Hockey Tournament Saturday… • The Michigan Juniors fell to the Minnesota Seniors 6-3. Calumet’s Tom Erkilla and Jackson Rilei play on that team. Neither figured in …

At 1:27 Friday afternoon, a call came into Tamarack City Fire about a blaze in the upper levels of a home at the corner of M-26 and Sixth Street. Chief Stephen Klein says damage was extensive. There’s actually a full third floor, got a finished floor. The floor is gone. …

For decades, everyone knew what the Friday before graduation at Michigan Tech meant for Houghton and Hancock bars. During a pandemic, Senior Walk is far less certain. Houghton Police Chief says his department is preparing for a quiet edition of the rowdy tradition. It was very crowded at one time. …

The Michigan Attorney General’s Office has announced that former Ontonagon and Dickinson County priest Gary Jacobs has pled guilty to criminal sexual conduct charges in four cases. He has a hearing for a fifth on May 3rd. Jacobs served in the Catholic Church in the Western Upper Peninsula in the …

Hancock Central High School’s Austin Salani and Calumet’s Dean Loukus are both on Team Michigan Seniors in the prestigious National Invitational Tournament this weekend. The annual event is a great opportunity for players to be scouted by all levels of professional and amateur hockey if they intend to continue their …

After Wednesday’s Hancock City Council meeting, the group held a budget workshop. City Manager Mary Babcock said one of the major expenses that will occur over the next five years is replacing the aging vehicle fleet. She is proposing buying two new trucks in the coming months. When we’re talking …

The Minneapolis Police Department has navigated a turbulent stretch under the guidance of a Finlandia University graduate. Chief Medaria Arradondo has a criminal justice degree from what was then Suomi College in the late 1980’s. Arradondo explained how that came to be in an interview with Minneapolis-St. Paul Magazine. I …

High School In high school baseball yesterday… • L’Anse v Iron Mountain – no report. On the baseball schedule this afternoon… • Houghton plays at Kingsford. • Lake Linden-Hubbell travels to Pellston. Tomorrow… • Lake Linden-Hubbell plays at a tournament in Hillman.  In high school softball… • Houghton plays at …