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The Dollar Bay – Tamarack City School District has a brand new puppy. Bolt is an English Cream Goldendoodle and, at just nine weeks old, still very much in the training stages of becoming a therapy dog. Bolt was donated to the district by Steve and Marsha Daniels, who are …

The Village of Baraga received a $170,000 grant from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy to verify if any water lines contain copper or lead. Manager LeAnn LeClair says that nearly half of all pipes in the system are made from unknown materials. The number of unknowns …

High School In high school hockey Saturday… • Houghton outskated Salem 4-1. Matthew Rowe, Camden Markham, Mike Maillette and Landon Stevens scored for the Gremlins. Bryant Lee made 16 saves. • Hancock lost to Bay Port 6-0. • Jeffers fell 2-1 at Manistique. Ethan Bell’s jump shot at the buzzer gave …

The all-nighter is next month, but that doesn’t stop Winter Carnival from getting underway on campus tomorrow. The first special event begins Saturday morning. Snow volleyball begins on the softball diamonds off Sharon Avenue at 10:00. Snow soccer starts at 1:00 on Sunday afternoon on the recreation fields next to …

It was a bit of a late start this season as Keweenaw Bay stayed stubbornly ice free through December and early January. That has not deterred the Baraga County Chamber of Commerce, though. They are announcing their third annual Ice Melt contest. The group has put a drum out, visible …

The number of COVID-19 cases are on the decline locally. For the seven-day period ending January 26th, Houghton County registered 513 cases, with Baraga adding 100 and Keweenaw seeing an increase of 23. For all three counties, that represents a drop from the prior week. Keweenaw’s COVID activity fell by …

The National Parks of Lake Superior Foundation, responsible for supporting Grand Portage National Monument, the Apostle Islands, the Keweenaw National Historical Park, Isle Royale, and Pictured Rocks, has a new documentary. Return of the Wolves: Lessons from the Wilderness was released earlier this month and Executive Director Tom Irvine says …

Last night in Franklin Township residents and members of adjacent communities learned of a special opportunity that could come to the Copper Country. Right now along the Portage Canal up through Lake Linden there is the decommissioned MDOT railway that has been used in a informal way by many residents …

During his administrative report at Wednesday’s Houghton City Council meeting, Manager Eric Waara warned that delays are almost assured at this point on the waterfront pier construction project. Weather has provided some difficulties, but is not the primary culprit. Waara says crews still do not know where telephone lines run …

The delayed tower work on the Portage Lake Lift Bridge will proceed next week. Equipment is slated to be raised into the towers using the two inside lanes. They will be closed for the duration of the project in both directions. When the equipment is in place, the Michigan Department …