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On this week’s Copper Country Today program, Todd VanDyke talks with two Alcoholics Anonymous leaders about maintaining sobriety in the holiday season during a pandemic. And, on Finnish Independence Day, Jim Kurtti from the Finish-American Heritage Center shares what freedom in the motherland meant to Finnish immigrants in the Keweenaw.  …

WCHA Northern Michigan University has canceled next weekend’s hockey series against Minnesota State University. The Wildcats have been unable to start their season because of COVID-19 issues. Michigan Tech’s hockey games against Minnesota State this weekend have been pushed back. The Huskies will host the Mavericks tomorrow at 6:07 and …

Michigan Tech has begun composting its food waste. Tech Today reports that a composting unit has been installed in the Wadsworth Hall kitchen. It’s about the size of a washing machine, and can process up to 250 pounds of food in a 12-to-15-hour cycle. The result is a dry, granular …

A young red-tailed hawk will be released back to the wild Saturday near L’Anse.  Officials from the Chocolay Raptor Center say the hawk was rescued in that area just over a month ago. It was unable to fly. An exam by raptor rehab expert Beth Maata revealed that the hawk …

Mass City and Greenland will welcome Santa with a parade of lights Saturday. Area residents are invited to decorate their vehicles, and meet at the Mass City Fire Department at 5:45. Santa will lead the parade to Greenland, and will then greet children in a safe, drive-by format at the …

The Northern Michigan University Alumni Association is accepting nominations for its annual alumni awards program. Graduates will be honored during the 2021 Homecoming celebration in four categories…• The Distinguished Alumni Award is the highest honor.• The Alumni Achievement Award recognizes graduates who have notable professional achievements on a local or …

The public could get its first look at Houghton’s proposed Lakeshore Drive Redevelopment Project on December 15th. The Houghton city council, planning commission and downtown development authority have scheduled a joint meeting. The actual purpose of the session is to fulfill a requirement set by a program that maintains the …

Sunday’s Finnish Independence Day celebration in Hancock will be downscaled because of COVID-19 restrictions. Jim Kurtti from the Finnish-American Heritage Center says the plan is to replicate the silent, memorial parades that are held in many Finnish communities… “It’s a very dramatic thing, because it’s dark in Finland when they …

The COVID-19 spotlight has shifted back to Houghton County. After a dropoff in diagnoses over the Thanksgiving Weekend, last night’s report from the Upper Peninsula Health Department includes a whopping 139 more confirmed positives across the five-county area, and another 62 probable cases since the last update was released Monday …

MTU Michigan Tech’s hockey games against Minnesota State University this weekend have been pushed back. Instead of being played tonight and tomorrow night at the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena, the Huskies will host the Mavericks Sunday at 6:07 and Monday at 5:07. Because of COVID-19 restrictions, fans will not …