Michigan Tech will modify its operating schedule for the holidays. University offices will be closed Christmas Eve and Christmas day, and New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. Some critical areas will remain in operation. Some offices may also be closed, or operating at reduced hours, between Christmas and New …
Read More »Lions Fall to Broncos – Monday Sports Wrap
High School In high school girls basketball tonight… – Hancock plays at Chassell. – Dollar Bay-Tamarack City visits Baraga. Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference The Michigan Tech men’s basketball team routed Algoma University Saturday 117-60. Kyle Monroe led the Huskies with 30 points. The Northern Michigan University men’s basketball team …
Read More »Hockey Wins for Kings, Jets – Sunday Sports Wrap
High School In high school hockey Saturday… – Gabe Coppo’s goal in overtime gave Calumet a 3-2 victory over Cranbrook Kingswood. The Copper Kings took a 2-0 first period lead, with goals by Tanner Rowe and Scott Loukus. The Cranes tied it in the second stanza. A scoreless third period …
Read More »HS Hockey – Kings Tie, ‘Dogs and Jets Fall – Saturday Sports Wrap
High School In high school hockey last night… – Calumet and Cranbrook Kingswood skated to a 3-3 tie. All the scoring came in the first period. The Copper Kings built a 2-0 lead with goals from Scott Loukus and Dean Loukus, but the Cranes erased it with three straight. Scott …
Read More »Whitmer Vetoes Road Commission, Anti-Deer Baiting Bills
Governor Gretchen Whitmer has vetoed a bill that could have helped small county road commissions afford new facilities. The legislation would have allowed road commissions to finance property purchases over a 30-year term. They are currently limited to 15-year financing. Most other governmental authorities can finance for as much as …
Read More »Nearly $400k in Donations Delivered to Keweenaw Non-Profits
15 local non-profits received nearly $400,000 in community donations yesterday. The Portage Health Foundation delivered the money that was collected during its Giving Tuesday campaign. Supporters of the non-profits donated $248,000. The PHF matched the first $100,000 of that, and then added another $50,000 based on what they called an …
Read More »Baraga County “Lights Up” Tonight
The Copper Country’s only Christmas parade will be held this evening in L’Anse. The parade along Main Street will kick off the Light Up Baraga County celebration. Lighted floats will line up along Division Street next to Meadowbrook Field, and will lead the parade. Decorated big rigs will line up …
Read More »White Pine Man Faces Drug Charges
A White Pine man is facing drug charges following his arrest on Wednesday. Officials with the Gogebic Iron Area Narcotics Team say they issued a warrant for 45-year-old Jesse Monville Tuesday, following an investigation that began in August after an undercover officer purchased meth and cocaine from him. Monville was …
Read More »NMU Board Gets New Trustee
The Northern Michigan University Board of Trustees has a new member. Donna Murray-Brown of Detroit is the president and CEO of the Michigan Nonprofit Association, which provides an array of services to non-profit groups around the state. Murray-Brown was appointed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer to fill out the unexpired term …
Read More »Houghton Hockey Mercies Negaunee – Friday Sports Wrap
High School In high school hockey last night, Houghton cruised to an 8-0 mercy rule win over Negaunee. The game ended after the second period. Brandon Norkol had a hat trick for the Gremlins. Milo Schaefer, Jiseung Choi, Camden Markham, Kade Farrell and Nathan Erva each scored once. The Gremlins …
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