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High School In high school volleyball last night, Ontonagon defeated Dollar Bay-Tamarack City 3-0 (25-19, 25-23, 25-14). On the high school volleyball schedule tonight…• Hancock plays at Houghton in the Copper Spike match.• Lake Linden-Hubbell visits Jeffers.• L’Anse hosts West Iron County.• Ewen-Trout Creek visits Wakefield-Marenisco. The WestPAC volleyball tournament …

A new plaque will be added soon to the Italian Hall Memorial Site. Last night, the Calumet Village Council approved the marker, which will credit those who helped create the monument commemorating the victims that was dedicated two years ago. Mike Lahti, who spearheaded the monument effort, read the inscription, …

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is encouraging absentee voters to hand-deliver ballots to their local election clerk’s offices or ballot drop boxes. While ballots can still be requested and submitted by mail, Benson said yesterday that the risk of postal delays grows greater as the election nears. Absentee ballots …

The Village of Calumet is giving up its effort to hire a police officer.  At last night’s village council meeting, council member Doug Harrer said the current posting has produced no qualified applicants. The public safety committee suggested abandoning the effort – for now – and considering using the money …

President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign is coming to the Copper Country. Donald Trump Jr. is scheduled to make a stop at the Houghton County Memorial Airport tomorrow afternoon at 4:30. Doors will open at 3:00. Tickets must be obtained in advance online, and are limited to two per request. The …

A sexual misconduct allegation against an Upper Peninsula Catholic priest has ended with the ecclesiastical equivalent of a hung jury. Father Frank M. Lenz was accused of sexual misconduct with a minor. The alleged incident took place in the early 1970s. The charge was levied in 2018. Lenz had retired …

A new member of Michigan’s Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission is expected to be named this morning. Independent commissioner Glenn Shaw resigned last weekend, citing changed personal circumstances that would not allow him to fulfill his obligation. Shaw had been named to the commission September 23rd, to replace original member James …

High School In high school volleyball last night…• Hancock swept Lake Linden-Hubbell. 3-0 (25-23, 25-12, 25-14). For the Bulldogs, Jaycie Stukel had seven aces and nine digs. Kami Klein had four aces, six kills and eight digs.• Chassell cruised past Ontonagon 3-0 (25-9, 25-15, 25-9).• Jeffers v Watersmeet – no …

The COVID-19 focus in the Western Upper Peninsula is swinging back to Gogebic County. The latest report released by the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department shows 59 more confirmed positives and 38 more probable positives in the five-county region. 24 of the confirmed positives and 35 of the probables came …

You’ve heard the radio ads. You’ve seen the yard signs, posters and stickers. The local “Stay Safe, Stay Open” campaign is based on the consensus that protecting ourselves and our neighbors from COVID-19 is the best way also to protect our local businesses… “Us, kind of tackling this pandemic and …