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College Football The Michigan Tech football will begin its 2021 football season at home on Labor Day weekend. The Huskies will host Hillsdale College in the opener. Other home games will feature St. Thomas, Grand Valley, Davenport, Ferris State, and Saginaw Valley State. The Miner’s Cup game will be October …

Kathy Balog stands to become a first-time homeowner this Saturday. She will be receiving an updated home in South Range that was built by Habitat for Humanity on Sixth Street several years ago. Due to COVID-19, the Copper Country chapter was unable to put up a new structure thanks to …

For three consecutive weeks, the Wild Ones chapter locally will present speakers each Thursday night, including a keynote address from “The Humane Gardener” Nancy Lawson on the 29th. Gardening enthusiasts, Michigan Tech faculty, and more will all be included. The Keweenaw Native Plant Symposium is free to attend, but registration …

The Finlandia Student Nurses Association brought back its annual pancake breakfast fundraiser Saturday with impressive results. The meal was cooked up at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church on Quincy Street in Hancock until noon, utilizing a curbside pick-up model. In addition to flapjacks, there were sausages and cereal served. Over $1,000 …

College Volleyball Northern Michigan University claimed the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Association volleyball championship yesterday, with a 3-0 victory over Michigan Tech. Anna Joynas and Lindy Oujiri each had 11 kills for the Huskies. Megan Utlak had 14 digs. Laura De Marchi had 37 assists and 13 digs. Joynas and …

High School Boys high school basketball champions were crowned in Michigan yesterday… • In Division Four, Detroit Douglass defeated Wyoming Tri-Unity Christian 47-41. • In Division Three, Iron Mountain fell to Flint Beecher 75-47. Foster Wonders was held to just 13 points. • In Division Two, Grand Rapids Catholic Central …

High School Girls high school basketball champions were crowned in Michigan yesterday… • In Division Four, Fowler smothered Bellaire 54-20. • In Division Three, Grass Lake held off a late surge by Kent City to earn a 52-50 victory. • In Division Two, Portland shut down Newaygo 52-32. • In …

The most recent Western Upper Peninsula Health Department COVID-19 report shows higher numbers than last week for the Tuesday through Thursday period. That was expected as the Easter holiday depressed reporting and public health officials are now catching up. In Houghton, Baraga, and Keweenaw Counties there were a total of …

At a Friday morning press conference, Governor Gretchen Whitmer asked all school districts and youth sports programs to voluntarily suspend in-person activities for two weeks. No area districts have come out in favor of that idea. Houghton-Portage Township Superintendent Doreen Kramer says that cases are not widespread enough in the …

Both the Village of Calumet and the Calumet Theatre applied for grants from the Keweenaw National Historical Park for aid in facilitating related building improvements. The theatre’s boiler failed in February, so the organization is seeking to replace it with a modern HVAC system. Manager Caleb Katz says the village …