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MLB The Milwaukee Brewers fell behind early, and lost 4-2 to the Chicago Cubs last night. Chicago starter Yu Darvish carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning. Justin Smoak broke it up with a solo home run. The Brewers face the Cubs in Chicago again tonight. Brandon Woodruff will start …

As received from Aspirus Keweenaw: Aspirus proudly welcomes obstetrics/gynecologist Solomon Agbroko, MD to its women’s health team. He joins James Feeley, MD; Christiann Rosemurgy, CNM, WHNP-BC; and Cindy Beale, CNM, APNP in providing the highest levels of care for patients close to home. He is now welcoming patients at Aspirus …

The Portage Health Foundation has donated more than $3,500 to local farmers markets, in a targeted mini grant to help them stay safe and stay open. “We are committed to supporting local food access and proud of our area farmers markets for maintaining these critical food access points throughout the …

The City of Houghton has taken another step toward the approval of a new recreational marijuana business. At last night’s meeting, city councilors signed off on a special land use permit that would allow Lume Cannabis to operate a facility on Razorback Drive. The new building would be located next …

Portage Township has taken another tentative step toward creating an ordinance that would allow recreational marijuana commerce within its borders. At a lengthy meeting Monday, trustees couldn’t agree on whether to limit the number of marijuana businesses. Bill Fink explained that setting limits can cause problems…. “As soon as we …

Feeding America West Michigan’s Mobile Food Pantry will make the first of three August visits to the Copper Country today. The Pantry will open at 2:00 at the Community Action Agency on Dodge Street. Around 300 packages of food, including fresh produce and dairy, will be distributed on a first-come, …

MLB Matthew Boyd struggled again, as the Detroit Tigers lost to the Chicago White Sox 7-5 yesterday afternoon. Boyd gave up two runs in the first inning, and another in the third. After a solo Jonathan Schoop home run in the first, Detroit surged ahead with four runs in the …

Copper Country Intermediate School District Board Treasurer Robert Loukus has retired. Board members accepted his decision with regret at Tuesday’s meeting. Loukus had spent seven years on the CCISD Board, after serving for a dozen years on the CLK Board of Education. Anyone interested in applying for the open position …

It appears that Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer asked to be dropped from consideration for vice president weeks ago. The Associated Press is quoting a high-ranking Democratic Party official as saying that Whitmer sent a message to presumptive presidential nominee Joe Biden late in the spring, requesting to be removed, and …

UPDATE POSTED AUGUST 14TH: The Houghton County Sheriff’s Department has revealed that the 12-year-old boy who was originally believed to have been airlifted to the University of Michigan Children’s Hospital while still alive, actually succumbed to his injuries while being transported to the airport. Officials say he was from Commerce, …