High School In high school football last evening…– L’Anse overpowered Houghton 37-20.– Calumet overwhelmed Negaunee 30-6.– Hancock blanked Gogebic 27-0. This afternoon…– Lake Linden-Hubbell hosts Ishpeming. Kickoff time for that game has been moved up to 1:30.– Ontonagon welcomes Brimley. Finlandia The Finlandia University volleyball team lost 3-0 (25-8, 25-12, …
Read More »Clock Ticking on Hockeyville Ticket Sign-Up
Registration closes tomorrow for the lottery that will distribute tickets for the upcoming Kraft Hockeyville USA game at the Colosseum. You can sign up at the Colosseum today from 4:00 until 8:00, and tomorrow from noon until 4:00. Bring photo ID, and additional confirmation of where you live – such …
Read More »More Federal Aid Coming for Flood Repairs
The federal government is kicking in some more money to help with road repairs following last spring’s Father’s Day Flood. $8.8 million dollars has been designated to pay for repairs of federal aid highways in Houghton, Gogebic and Menominee Counties. “Federal aid highways” are defined as main roads that carry …
Read More »Markkanen Photo Contest Winners Announced
Three Copper Country residents will have pictures they took added to State Representative Greg Markkanen’s office wall in Lansing, after they were named winners in his summer photo contest. The champions include Ann Pihlija of Mass City, for a photo of the Old Wainola Church in Ontonagon County; Mary Kaminski …
Read More »Eagle Mine Operations Extended
Operations at the Eagle Mine will be extended at least through 2025. The Mineral Resource and Reserve Estimates released by Lundin Mining yesterday indicate that there will be more nickel and copper available in the Eagle East area than was originally thought. The Eagle East deposit was identified in 2016. …
Read More »Celebrate 906 Day!
Today – the sixth day of the ninth month – is 906 day. Yoopers will celebrate the telephone area code that has become one of the best-known identifiers of the Upper Peninsula. The 906 area code was installed on March 19th, 1961, and is the largest area code in Michigan. …
Read More »Tour Local Farms Sunday
Families will have an opportunity to see where fruits and vegetables come from Sunday, during the third annual Farm Tour Keweenaw. The tour is organized by the Keweenaw Co-op and the Portage Lake District Library. It’s self-guided, and features nine growers, spread out from Rice Lake almost to Misery Bay. …
Read More »MTU Celebrates K-Day
Many Michigan Tech students will be heading to Chassell Centennial Park for the annual K-Day celebration this afternoon. K-Day is designed to be both a fun afternoon, and an opportunity for students to meet representatives from student organizations. As many as 4,000 students are expected to enjoy food, music and …
Read More »VB Wins for Kings, Lakes, Jets and Huskies – Friday Sports Wrap
High School In high school volleyball last night… – Calumet blanked West Iron County 3-0 (25-20, 25-16, 25-17). Molly Larson had 16 kills, and Cami Johnson had 32 digs. – Lake Linden-Hubbell downed Hancock 3-1 (20-25, 25-14, 25-12, 25-18). – Chassell v Dollar Bay-Tamarack City – not reported. – Jeffers …
Read More »Audit Uncovers Issues in Michigan Office of Great Lakes
A state audit has found problems in the management of the Michigan Office of the Great Lakes. Doug Ringler The report signed by Auditor General Doug Ringler rates the overall work of the office as “moderately effective.” It reported weaknesses, though, in the way the office monitored how grant money …
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