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Upper Peninsula State Bank proudly announces a move into downtown Houghton. Last week the city of Houghton approved a purchase sale agreement for property at 902 College Avenue. The sale will develop commercial and mixed-use space in the location and adjacent lot area. Following the city’s approval Upper Peninsula State …

Many from around the western Upper Peninsula flocked to the Portage Lake Life Bridge over the weekend for a celebration to kick off summer. Bridgefest 2024 presented by Up Health Systems – portage started off Friday with kids on the green in Hancock during the afternoon. Leading into clear blue …

Drivers can expect a single-lane closure on m-26 starting today. The Michigan Department of Transportation will begin work on road repairs between Green Acres Road and Shelden Avenue along M-26. The 763,000 dollar project will impact traffic by reducing available lanes from two to one until work wraps up in …

Hancock notifies residents of a bear sighting in the area. The city of Hancock wishes to notify residents that there have been bear sightings in the area. After Houghton recently issued a similar notice, Hancock officials were informed that sightings were also occurring in the city. Officials request that residents …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game information. Softball The Copper Country Fast Pitch Softball League begins play tonight with two games at the Boneyard…• Superior Service meets Gold Standard at 5:45.• Tervo Agency takes on JB’s at 7:15. MLB The Tigers collected just three hits in a 4-1 …

On this week’s Copper Country Today: Host Todd VanDyke is joined by Michelle Morgan of Keweenaw Support 4 Healthy Minds, Robin Meneguzzo of the Keweenaw Community Foundation and Keweenaw County Sheriff Curt Pennala for a discussion about the upcoming Shine the Light 4 Healthy Minds 5k Run/Walk and Public Safety …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game information. High School At the U.P. Classic basketball showcase in St. Ignace Saturday… • The girls East All-Stars defeated the West All-Stars 87-83 in overtime. Michigan Tech-bound Ella Mason from Negaunee shared MVP honors with Escanaba’s Kiera Maki. Each scored 26 points. …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game information. High School The U.P. Classic boys and girls basketball games will be staged today in St. Ignace. Skills competitions this morning will be followed by the two games. The girls west all-star team includes Adelyn Swain of Dollar Bay-Tamarack City, Makenna …

A local 4H club member earns first place in the Michigan 4H Creative Campaign Contest. Houghton – Keweenaw 4-H’er Aleah Simpson recently placed first place in the 14 – 19-year-old age bracket of the Michigan 4-H Creative Campaign Contest. The statewide contest asked 4H members in Michigan to create a …

Highland Copper provides important updates to the community about the development of the Copperwood and White Pine projects. Recently High Land Copper provided key updates on progress made at Copperwood and White Pine Mine sites. At Copperwood the company has re-initiated early site preparation work in May to advance stream …