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High School In high school football Saturday…• Lake Linden-Hubbell took control early, and cruised past Superior Central 44-14. The Lakes capped their first possession with an 11-yard touchdown run by Caleb Klein, and a two-point conversion run by Brandon Lavigne. Kline added a 30-yard TD dash later in the first …

From the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department: The Western Upper Peninsula Health Department (WUPHD) has confirmed that aBaraga County resident has died of complications surrounding COVID-19. The elderly person was aninpatient at an Upper Peninsula hospital at the time of their death. To date, there have been 3 death srelated …

High School In high school football last night…• Paul Sturos raced 55 yards for a touchdown on the first play from scrimmage, and Calumet cruised to a 27-0 victory over Gwinn. Sturos added a seven-yard scoring run, and threw a TD pass to Dean Loukus. Dryden Nelson scored on a …

This week on Copper Country Today, Todd VanDyke talks with three candidates running for the Houghton County Commission – Amber Broderson and Tom Tikkanen in the first district, and Al Koskela in the second. Kate Beer from the Western U-P Health Department discusses the recent spike in COVID-19 cases, and …

From Gogebic Community College: The Gogebic Community College Copper Country Center in Houghton, in cooperation with the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department, is taking actions of limiting access to facilities and virtualizing classrooms and work environments. “All GCC classes held at the Copper Country Center in Houghton will move to …

You can stop by the Alfred Erickson American Legion Post 186 in Hancock Sunday, starting at noon until 4pm, for their spaghetti dinner fundraiser. They rely heavily on their fundraisers to continue their support of area veterans, their families and community programs, and this fundraiser is more important than ever, …

The parade in support of President Trump is Sunday at 2pm, starting in the parking lot of Michigan Tech’s Rozsa Center. Organizer Naomi Luekema. “Silent majority, silent no more.” The parade will travel through Houghton, across the bridge, head through Lake Linden, and back through Hancock. Please bring  a lunch, …

Due to Houghton County Schools returning to distance learning starting Monday, we have received information regarding meal pick up for students. On Monday, from 4p-5:15p, meals for Houghton Portage Township School District students can be picked up, provided you signed up with Shelby Turnquist beforehand. You have through today to …

Michigan Tech hosted their fourth of 12 scheduled COVID-19 Town Hall Meetings last night. The topic was “COVID-19 Testing, Contact Tracing and Vaccines.” Tech grad and CDC Investigator Madelyn Morley explained the first part of contact tracing. “I look through the lab results, check to make sure I know what …

It’s been one year since the world’s eyes were on the Calumet Colosseum for Hockeyville. Hockeyville is a contest sponsored by Kraft Foods, and picks a local hockey rink to host an NHL pre-season game.  Our own John Carroll from 97-7 The Wolf, who helped bring the game to Calumet, …