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Employees of the Houghton-Portage Lake School District will have a new alternative to help them save for retirement thanks to a unanimous vote by the Board of Education Monday night. One employee from the district had asked for a 457(b) plan to be made available. The district already offers a …

Monday’s Western Upper Peninsula Health Department update continued to show relatively low COVID-19 activity in the area. Houghton County had registered an increase in probable cases the past two reports and those played a factor in a modest jump in confirmed cases this time around. Houghton had 25 new cases, …

High School In girls high school basketball last night…• Calumet defeated Houghton 56-49. Elli Djerf scored 19 for the Copper Kings.• Hancock stopped West Iron County 52-33.• Ewen-Trout Creek overpowered Jeffers 70-23.• L’Anse shut down Chassell 45-25. Maija Rice had 27 points for the Purple Hornets. In boys play last …

Leah Polzien from Main Street Calumet was the guest on this weekend’s edition of Copper Country Today discussing how you can help play a hand in redeveloping the village’s historic downtown. The group teamed up with the Keweenaw Economic Development Alliance for an informational meeting on Thursday, February 4th to …

A sudden onset of fresh snow helped the Keweenaw Research Center spring into action seemingly overnight. The KRC works with upwards of 200 clients each year, mostly in the winter, and Project Manager Russ Alger said they had about 75 companies bring products to the 100-acre testing grounds all at …

A man who had stolen a vehicle in Wisconsin the day before led police on a high speed chase through Ontonagon County Friday night. A call came in to the Ontonagon County Sheriff’s Office about a man driving recklessly and failing to pay for gasoline. A deputy spotted the vehicle …

High School The Copper Country Ski Tigers’ eight-year string of state championships ended over the weekend, as they hosted the Michigan High School Nordic Ski Championship at the Tech Trails. The girls team placed first, led by Ingrid Seagren, The boys team finished second, led by Mike Fraley, who was …

High School Hockey In high school hockey Saturday… • Calumet blasted Negaunee 9-1. The game ended after two periods because of the mercy rule. Dan Loukus had two goals and three assists. Carson Kariniemi and Jackson Rilei each scored twice, and the Copper Kings got single goals from Tom Erkkila, …

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development filed new civil contempt charges against Café Rosetta this week. That culminated in a hearing Friday afternoon at Ingham County’s 30th Circuit Court. Judge Wanda Stokes levied another fine in the amount of $2,500 against the business. Co-Owner Amy Heikkinen appeared in …

High School Houghton swept Hancock in Friday night’s Wing Ding games. • The Gremlins boys basketball team outpointed the Bulldogs 47-39. • Hancock drew first blood in the hockey game, but Houghton came back to take a 4-3 victory. Chad Nordstrom opened the scoring with a power play goal for …