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Dee Public Skating on Hold; Winter Market to Debut

There will be no public skating at Dee Stadium for the foreseeable future. At last night’s Houghton City Council meeting, City Manager Eric Waara explained that they just haven’t figured out a way for COVID-19 guidelines to be enforced in such an unstructured environment… “Most hockey teams are sort of …

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CLK Board Approves Personnel Changes

The CLK Board of Education made several personnel moves at its meeting this week. Building supervisor Dan LaVergne is retiring. Instructional Coach and District Technology Director Nora Laho has resigned. The board approved a leave of absence for Laurie Rule through the end of the 2020-2021 school year. The board …

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LaBine Continues as Hancock Mayor

Paul LaBine will continue to serve as mayor of Hancock. LaBine was elected on a 6-1 vote at that city council’s organizational meeting last night. Former mayor John Haeussler will serve as mayor pro-tem, replacing former mayor pro-tem Will Lytle on a 4-3 vote. The Hancock council conducted no other …

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Students Honor Vets Remotely

COVID-19 prevented some of our local schools from holding in-person Veterans Day programs yesterday, but that didn’t stop some from paying tribute. Several schools saluted veterans via video programs. At Houghton High School, the band played patriotic music, and the colors were presented by a JROTC color guard. JROTC members …

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Food Bank Visits Baraga Today

The Feeding America West Michigan Mobile Food Pantry returns to the Copper Country today. Distribution begins at 4:00 at the Baraga School. The pantry will provide a variety of foods, including fresh produce and dairy items to approximately 300 families in a drive-through format. Attendees will not have to show …

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GLIAC Sets Revised Sports Seasons – Thursday Sports Wrap

High School The high school volleyball tournament regional championship games will be played tonight…• In Division Three, Calumet will face Charlevoix at 6:00 in Manistique. • In Division Four, Chassell will play Carney-Nadeau at 7:00 Eastern Time at Forest Park. Our coverage will begin at 6:40 on KBear 102.3. MTU …

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Baraga County COVID Rate Soars

The COVID-19 diagnosis rate in Baraga County continues to skyrocket. 13 more confirmed cases reported yesterday pushed Baraga County’s per-capita rate to third-highest in the state. Houghton County reported seven new cases yesterday. Keweenaw County added one, and Ontonagon County, which saw a huge spike last week, reported just five. …

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