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Copper Island Academy is in their second full school year. Last year the charter school opened with great success, following their mission, to prepare students for the future by implementing parts of the Finnish education model into the American education system. Over the year, and continuing into this school year, …

The Copper Country Running Company, plans to open their doors in downtown Houghton. The store will specialize in running equipment, and shoes, even offering options for athletes at the high school and collegiate levels. Queen City Running Co.’s General Manager, Paige Dubois, says the plan is to have the Copper …

The city of Hancock will soon switch to garbage stickers for trash pick-up. Last year, the city council chose to make the change, as Hancock’s typical bag producer is no longer able to produce garbage bags for the city. Residents may continue using the city bags until the supply is …

Schools around the Copper Country have begun classes. Kids are cracking open the books, and teachers are picking up the best piece of chalk for the board. Over the school year, the Portage Health Foundation is recognizing educators who go above and beyond the call of the classroom and help …

Summer is closing out and the final days of the golf season are on the horizon. But before the golf bag is hung up, and the golf carts are stored away, the Barbara Kettle Gundlach Shelter Home plans to hit the links. In just a couple of weeks the shelter …

This year’s all school reunion in calumet did more than bring alumni home. Wednesday afternoon, CHS/SHHS Reunion Association President David Crowley gifted checks to Calumet-Laurium-Keweenaw (CLK) Schools arts, band and theater departments. Each department was astonished by the gifts, and support from the area. With each teacher expressing that the …

A 24-year-old L’Anse man is on life support this morning, following an assault yesterday in Houghton. Houghton police officers were called to the Arbor Green Apartments on Dodge Street around 4:50 a.m. They found the victim severely beaten and unconscious. The victim was taken by Mercy Ambulance to UP Health …

Around 100 friends of Hancock Downtown Development Authority Coordinator and community leader Deb Mann remembered her yesterday at a gathering at Quincy Green. Mann was killed Tuesday in an explosion and fire at her home. Her husband survived, and he attended the gathering, along with their daughters. Hancock city council …

The Ahmeek Village Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department will be better able to fight fires, thanks to a recent federal grant, The $42,623.00 award from the FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grant program will be used to replace existing fire hose, much of which was donated by downstate departments. Captain Michael …

Travel will be a little easier on Michigan highways this Labor Day weekend, as the Michigan Department of Transportation will suspend work on many of its construction projects. From 3 p.m. today until 6 a.m. Tuesday, 96 out of 162 construction zones will open up. Officials note that caution will …