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Gibson Cup The Calumet Wolverines retained possession of the Gibson Cup with an 8-5 victory over the Portage Lake Pioneers Saturday night. It’s the third straight victory for the Wolverines in the series, which was not played last season because of COVID-19 concerns. College Volleyball The Michigan Tech volleyball team …

Gibson Cup The Calumet Wolverines opened the Gibson Cup series with a 7-1 victory over the Portage Lake Pioneers last night. The Wolverines broke out to an early lead, with first-period goals by Eric Bausano and Logan Rastello. Scott Loukus scored twice in the second period, and Brent Loukus and …

One of hockey’s oldest rivalries renews this weekend for one its oldest trophies. The Gibson Cup dates back to 1938. At one point, it was handed out to the winner of the Michigan-Ontario Hockey League. Now it is awarded to the winner of a best-of-three grudge series between the Calumet …

Finlandia’s Student Nursing Association is planning another pancake breakfast to help support Omega House in Houghton. The fundraiser warms up the griddles from 8:30 AM to noon on Saturday, April 10th. You are allowed to order the day of the event, but food will be provided through curbside pick-up only …

Statewide, COVID-19 vaccines will be available to all adults 16 and older beginning Monday, but some sites are already distributing shots based on that criteria, including Baraga County Memorial Hospital. You can find the Facebook post with more information here. Chief Medical Director for the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department …

The bills are piling up for Calumet High School’s athletic department. A week after funding a five-day trip to the state championship game for its boys’ hockey program, another team is poised to make a run. The undefeated girls’ basketball squad already visited The Soo for a playoff win. Monday …

Early Thursday morning, a driver did damage to a variety of property in Ontonagon’s downtown area after he lost control of his vehicle. He was driving north on River Street approaching Quartz when his car clipped the side of a pickup truck. He would later hop the curb, hitting a …

College Soccer The Michigan Tech soccer team fell to Ashland 2-1 in overtime last night. Both goals in regulation came early in the contest, with the Eagles scoring just nine minutes into the game, and Tech’s Grace Shaw responding 17 minutes later. Ashland netted the winning goal in the 102nd …

Severe weather awareness is top of mind this time of year, and the Copper Country is no stranger to potential dangers. Meteorologist Matthew Zika of the National Weather Service in Marquette says the entire UP averages only one tornado a year. In its place, we tend to see a phenomenon …

Today’s mail is bringing in the final donations to Keweenaw Natural Areas for their recent fundraising effort to purchase property stretching along the Gratiot River and along Lake Superior. President John Griffith speculates that the group will fall $25,000 below the quarter million they were trying to raise, but that …