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COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Houghton County. According to the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department, Houghton County has 428 confirmed cases, with one death.  The remaining counties making up the Western Upper Peninsula are Gogebic County with 149 confirmed cases and one death.  Ontonagon County with 41. Baraga County …

High School In high school volleyball tonight… • L’Anse welcomes Wakefield-Marenisco. MLB The baseball playoffs begin tonight. The opening Wild Card round will feature best-of-three series, all hosted by the top-seeded team. On the schedule this evening… • The Twins host the Astros. • The Athletics welcome the White Sox. …

If your travel plans include the Mackinac Bridge, be prepared for construction. MDOT Spokesman Dan Winegarten. “On I 75, there’s some concrete repairs, about a quarter of a million dollars in concrete pavement work. Just North of the toll plaza on Mackinac Bridge up to US 2 and that’s gonna …

The Hancock School Public Library will be closed for the remainder of the Houghton County School shutdown. This from a press release from the Portage Lake District Library. Director Dillon Geshel. “The Hancock School Public Library is going to be closed to public patrons and students for the duration of …

Dial Help, the Upper Peninsula’s only crisis center, is looking for volunteers. The organization, originally founded in 1971, offers help in areas such as substance abuse prevention, and counseling, youth services, grant writing and also mans a crisis line, 24/7 365. Volunteer Coordinator Paige Setter Hallwachs said “The great thing …

The Copper Country showed up in force again, for another event. This time, Hancock’s Alfred Erickson American Legion Post 186 served 641 spaghetti dinners, for their annual fundraiser. Jim Peterson, who spent the day over a hot stove. “That’s 105 more people than we’ve ever fed.” Post Commander Rod Guilbault …

Silent majority? Not so fast. An estimated 1,000 vehicles showed up to support President Trump yesterday. Both parking lots at Michigan Tech’s Rozsa Center were full, and it took almost a half an hour for all the cars to get on the road. Brain Bonnet brought out his semi and …

As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Houghton County, Michigan Tech has gone back to Phase Four of their Five Phase Plan, until October 12th, to help slow the spread of the virus. Starting Wednesday, lecture based classes will return to an online format. Labs and other hands on instruction …

High School The suspension of face-to-face instruction in Houghton County schools that begins Monday also includes cancellation of all athletic activities during that stretch. At this time, the suspension does not include schools in Baraga or Ontonagon Counties. MLB The Detroit Tigers concluded their season with a 3-1 loss to …

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 …