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Monday’s COVID-19 update from the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department shows vaccination rates creeping up throughout the Copper Country. Houghton County lags at 13 percent, but Keweenaw and Baraga Counties are both over 17 percent. A third vaccine from Johnson and Johnson has been approved and is shipping across the …

High School In girls basketball last night… • Houghton shut down Iron Mountain 71-30. • Dollar Bay-Tamarack City fell to Wakefield-Marenisco 56-53. • Calumet defeated Westwood 64-48. Elli Djerf led a balanced Copper Kings attack with 15 points. • Chassell outscored Watersmeet 57-34. Trisha Pietila scored 12 for the Panthers, …

Park service staff have begun processing reservations for summer visits to Isle Royale aboard the Ranger III. The vessel will operate at roughly 50 percent capacity between May 25th and September 11th. Additionally, private companies will run a combination of three ferries and a seaplane service. The National Park Service …

Letters written by two Michigan Tech professors against University Senate Resolution 41-21 were decried by its proponents as racist and sexist, but recent missteps by the “anti-racism” movement suggest a majority of Americans agree with them. The resolution had its origins in an anti-semitic incident in Hancock at the Temple …

The miner statue is still being repaired, but a familiar silhouette is now greeting commuters coming into downtown Houghton from the east off College Avenue. The black-and-white stand-in at Franklin Square will be in place until repairs are completed on the permanent metal fixture by the spring or early summer. …

Thursday night’s marathon Calumet council session was a topsy-turvy affair that almost resulted in having no budget in place for today. Following a public session, several trustees were upset that the budget had not been part of prior work sessions. That meant the draft was completed almost exclusively by Village …

Houghton County Sheriff’s personnel raided a home on Park Avenue in Calumet Saturday, finding drug paraphernalia. Two people were arrested, a 28-year-old woman and a 39-year-old man, who have not yet been identified. They are expected to be arraigned in 97th District Court this week. Deputies were originally sent to …

High School In girls basketball tonight… • Houghton entertains Iron Mountain. • Calumet hosts Westwood. Our broadcast will begin around 7:00 on KBear 102.3 and KBear102.com. • The Hancock game at Dollar Bay-Tamarack City has been canceled. In boys hoops tonight… • Dollar Bay-Tamarack City plays at Houghton. • Hancock …

High School In high school hockey Saturday… • Houghton spotted Escanaba an early goal, then shut down the Eskymoes the rest of the game, and claimed a 7-1 victory. Mathan Erva had a hat trick plus an assist for the Gremlins. Camden Markham, Tedd Halonen, Landon Stevens and Connor Raffaelli …

High School In high school hockey last evening… • Houghton blanked Jeffers 6-0. The Gremlins got two goals and two assists from Landon Stevens, and one goal each from Camden Markham, Nathan Erva, Sully Rajala and Tedd Halonen. Matthew Ryynanen earned the shutout in net, as the Gremlins outshot the …