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All public schools in Houghton, Baraga, and Keweenaw Counties will be closed tomorrow, so parents should make plans for their kids to ease into a three-day weekend. The Copper Country Intermediate School District discussed the professional development day that is being coordinated area wide at Tuesday night’s meeting. Superintendent George …

High School In high school boys basketball last night…• Dollar Bay-Tamarack City shut down Hancock 55-33. Connor LeClaire scored 21 points for the Blue Bolts, who remain undefeated. In girls action… • Westwood shaded Hancock 25-23. The Bulldogs’ only scoring in the first half was five free throws. On the boys …

The calendar is quickly filling up for UP Honor Flight in September, when the group is set to carry out two trips to Washington DC.. It will be the first time since 2019 that local World War II, Korean, and Vietnam veterans will head to the capital for an unforgettable …

The Bridgefest committee is welcoming vendors to submit registration forms to be a part of the fun on Father’s Day weekend. Merchants are allowed to sell their wares on Friday, June 18th, and Saturday June 19th. Food vendors will be notified of their inclusion in the festivities after a review …

Hancock’s school board met Monday night and one of the topics discussed was a recent proposal from State Superintendent Michael Rice to lengthen the school year from 180 days to 200. The hope is that it would allow for students to catch up after a year of COVID-19 related interruptions. …

Calumet Village Manager Caleb Katz gave an update during Tuesday’s council meeting about efforts to get obsolete and redundant government regulations off the books. He said he had been focusing recently on reducing the number of fees pertaining to taxi services and pet licensing in the village. Katz said the …

It stuck out like a sore thumb on the February 11th COVID-19 update. Keweenaw County supposedly had registered eight new cases in half a week. Looking back at prior updates, the county was routinely between zero and four for the past month. Sometimes what looks suspicious is just that, as …

High School Hockey In high school hockey last night…• Houghton and Calumet skated to a 3-3 tie. Ryan Vlahos, Camden Markham and Nathan Erva scored for the Gremlins. Jackson Rilei, Dean Loukus and Carson Kariniemi found the net for the Copper Kings. Jimmy Pietila made 30 saves for Houghton, and …

With 2:04 left in the third, Trenton Bliss attacked the left side of the Lake State zone, using his long reach to sweep a pass to the front that was slammed home by sophomore Tristan Ashbrook. What had been a sleepy period suddenly got intriguing as Michigan Tech had seemingly …

Compared to national trends Upper Peninsula Catholic schools are doing just fine. The Associated Press ran an article last week touting the eye-popping drop in Catholic school enrollment across the country. The total student body fell by 6.4%, the worst one-year decline in at least 50 years. Superintendent at the …