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The Western Upper Peninsula Health Department put out a report covering the seven days ending September 22nd, and Houghton County saw a steady number of COVID-19 cases. Baraga and Keweenaw Counties are up over the period. At 60 cases, Houghton County’s seven-day average fell to 8.5, which is 50 percent …

Three vehicles were involved in an accident and one person went to the hospital after an impaired driver went through the intersection of M-26 and Sharon Avenue on a red light. The crash occurred Wednesday night at 8:00. The offending vehicle was heading north on Memorial Drive as he continued …

110th District Representative Greg Markkanen testifies before House Committee on Families, Children, and Seniors on September 21th, 2021. When it comes to parents going back to work on the heels of a pandemic, a shortage in child care could present a major issue. Under a proposed Michigan house bill, new child …

At Tuesday’s Copper Country Intermediate School District Board of Education meeting, the body approved a contract with Michigan Tech to offer mechatronics again for Career and Technical Education students. Mechatronics is the wedding of multiple engineering disciplines to create well-rounded systems. It uses skills developed in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, …

July, August, and now September have all been busy at the McLain State Park campground. Supervisor Louise Hunt says weekdays still only have a handful of vacant spots, even with school back in session and a majority of the travel season over. Camping ends for winter and there will be …

City Manager Eric Waara is attending the Michigan Municipal League conference in Grand rapids this week. City Clerk Ann Vollrath presented his report to the council. During a public hearing Vollrath announced that the city has been approved for a Rural Development Grant to purchase a new Dodge Charger police …

Several area groups are organizing a march October 2nd to condemn the recent Texas law that restricts abortion to before the presence of a baby’s heartbeat, thought to occur around the sixth week of pregnancy. Mississippi and other states have also passed laws that conflict with Roe V. Wade, a …

Judge Linda Davis has been a distinguished guest this week throughout the Copper Country. She spoke in Baraga Monday, Hancock on Tuesday, and was at a panel on addiction in Houghton Wednesday. The whirlwind tour is in support of a new Families Against Narcotics chapter that is starting locally. Davis …

Meadowbrook Arena in L’Anse will be transformed over the next couple weeks into the town of Meadowevil. Friday and Saturday nights starting October 8th are sure to bring the screams out again as the Copper Country’s biggest haunted house comes to life. L’Anse Hockey Association Treasurer Polly Schaefer says the …

Monday saw a vital arrival on the Portage Canal. The 650-foot dry bulk carrier Algoma Innovator brought in the first load of winter salt for the Western Upper Peninsula, dropping it off in Hancock. Kevin Harju of the Houghton County Road Commission says the vessel brought in about 12,000 tons …