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Ground will be broken for the newest Copper Country Habitat for Humanity project tonight.  A home will be built at 800 Champion Street in Houghton for Nikki Kaufman and her family. Much of the work will be performed by volunteers, including Kaufman herself. The goal is to have the exterior …

A Copper Country organization and a Marquette woman will be among those sharing the spotlight at the Governor’s Service Awards Ceremony tonight in Detroit. The organization is the Portage Health Foundation, which is being honored for its work in helping the Keweenaw recover from last year’s Father’s Day Flood. Through …

Updated results from the horse competitions at the Houghton County Fair have been released. See them here.

Finishing touches are being put on a massive trades training facility in Marquette. The Union Carpenters and Millwrights Skilled Training Center covers more than three-quarters of an acre. It will include areas for hands-on instruction, along with state-of-the-art classrooms. Brian Kerrigan of the Michigan Regional Council for Carpenters and Millwrights …

A meeting room in the Hancock Public Library is about to receive a dramatic update. A grant from the Hancock Public Schools Foundation will turn the room into a media lab that can be used by students, teachers, and library patrons. Phase one of the project will install a large …

Updated to show copy of Whitmer’s letter, as provided by Markkanen’s office. Copper Country K-12 students are back in class, but local educators have no idea how much state money they’ll be getting to teach them. The state still hasn’t passed a budget for the next fiscal year, and Copper …

Internet bluegrass-rock sensation Steve’n’Seagulls will make a return performance to the Rozsa Center tonight. The Finnish band combines elements of traditional music to create unique versions of classic rock songs from bands such as AC/DC, Metallica, Led Zeppelin and ZZ Top. Their breakthrough video of “Thunderstruck” has now been viewed …

Registration for the lottery for tickets to see the Kraft Hockeyville USA game at the Calumet Colosseum opens today. The game will be played September 26th, between the Detroit Red Wings and the Saint Louis Blues. For a chance at tickets, you must register in person at the Colosseum today, …

A father and son escaped injury when their small airplane crash landed in Marquette County last evening. The 48-year-old man and eight-year-old boy were located outside the plane when first responders arrived at the scene about five miles east of K.I. Sawyer Airport. The man told State Police troopers that …

Copper Country kids are heading back to school today, and officials are reminding drivers to be careful. Watch for children along the road at bus stops, and walking or biking to and from school. And remember to stop for school buses when the flashing lights come on. Houghton police chief …