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High School In the wake of Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s cancellation of face-to-face K-12 instruction for the remainder of the school year, the Michigan High School Athletic Association has officially ended all spring sports, along with the remainder of any unfinished winter sports tournaments. No champions will be named in the …

With confirmed cases of COVID-19 slowly increasing in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, calls to know more information about infected individuals are on the rise. Kate Beer, Administrator for the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department, explained why details of a positive case, are not shared. To date, Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has 17 …

There is a local, volunteer effort to make reusable face masks, to help healthcare workers and those most susceptible to COVID-19. Face Masks from the Keweenaw currently has over 500 members, and is looking to recruit more. Their goal is to produce 10,000 reusable face masks, and to date, they …

Michigan’s confirmed cases of COVID-19, along with deaths from the virus, sadly continue to rise. As of yesterday afternoon, Michigan now has close to 10,800 confirmed cases, along with 417 deaths. Michigan’s Upper Peninsula now has 17 confirmed cases, with 2 deaths. One death occurred in Gogebic County, on March …

Houghton Community Broadcasting has teamed up with the Copper Country ISD, to help students get through the COVID-19 pandemic. CCISD Supporting Kids through Radio was started by mental health professionals from the CCISD, led by Houghton Elementary School Counselor, Micah Stepich. Stepich, went back in time, to get the inspiration …

Finlandia Finlandia University has signed up two more athletes. Martin Zapata is a soccer player who led his team in points and assists at Cypress Bay High School in Weston, Florida. Jordan D’Angelo is a baseball infielder from West Bend, Wisconsin. has committed to play for the Finlandia University baseball …

If you’re struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Community Action Agency wants you to know they’ll do what they can to help. Director Jean Laberge stated residents are invited to call the agency, 9a-4pm Monday through Friday, to ask about what they can offer help with. Their core programs including …

Governor Whitmer held a press conference earlier today, to update Michiganders on the latest in the COVID-19 battle. She began by saying the state has received 400 ventilators from the Strategic National Stockpile, and that per President Trump, more are on the way. Detroit will be one of the first …

“Where service to the elderly begins by being a friend.” That’s the motto of Little Brothers- Friends of the Elderly, and in a press release sent to Keweenaw Report, they are asking Copper Country residents to remember the most vulnerable members of the community, the elderly, during the COVID-19 shutdown. …

Finlandia University’s College of Health Sciences jumped into the fight against COVID-19 by donating supplies meant for class instruction, to Gardenview Assisted Living and Memory in Calumet. Donated items included 1400 pairs of gloves, 170 masks along with caps, gowns and hand sanitizer, to help protect residents and staff. Executive …