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Slow Pitch Softball In Copper Country Slow Pitch Softball League play tonight… • At Miller Memorial Field in Laurium, Bucko’s/Labatts faces Sayen’s Auto/Coca Cola at 6:30, and Pat’s Foods/Buckos at 7:30. • At the Hancock Driving Park, Koppers takes on McGann’s/Northern Auto at 6:30, and Auto Pro/Thermoanalytics at 7:30. NBA …

Deija Dakota was crowned queen at this year’s Baraga County Lumberjack Days. Dakota was selected from a field of a dozen contestants. She is the daughter of Rhea Koski and the late D.J. Dakota, and is entering her senior year at Baraga High School. Hailey Lamb was named first runner-up. …

Principal Steve Aho says that Copper Island Academy enrollment is capped at 346 students for the fall and it is within 16 children of hitting that goal. While sign-ups have been generally even from kindergarten through eighth grade, being so close to the maximum means waiting lists are in place …

Keweenaw Report was able to reach out to Calumet Electronics’ Todd Brassard to discuss the company’s headquarters expansion and what that will mean for hiring in the area. KR: How long have the expansion plans been in the works? Todd Brassard: Since 2000 the electronics industry in the United States …

Denice Swanke’s last stop was Denali National Park in Alaska. She transferred to Isle Royale as superintendent last year and was able to oversee the tail end of seasonal research before the staff returned to the mainland. Swanke says she is still getting her feet wet, sometimes literally (she spent …

Copper Country Strong and the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department have sent their last regularly scheduled COVID update. Only seven new cases have occurred in Houghton, Keweenaw, and Baraga Counties since June 17th, two weeks ago. Vaccination rates have slowed. Houghton County went from 45.1 percent of its residents 16 …

In an update sent Thursday evening, the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department says the entire Houghton waterfront, including Kestner Park, is reopened to swimming, boating and other recreational activities. There is no sheen visible when observing from the air using drones, but pockets could remain near the shore. Any sheen, …

The campground at McLain State Park is full, and it will be a similar scene at Fort Wilkins for the holiday weekend. Supervisor Bob Wild says this is always in the running for the busiest time of the year. The fort tries to replicate life as it would have existed …

The International Frisbee Tournament returns July 10-11, with teams coming from as far away as Japan. They’ll be playing guts frisbee at Hancock’s Driving Park, which Wikipedia describes as similar to dodgeball. Longtime player Ron Blau says that is somewhat accurate. Teams of five are lined up across from each …

Hiawatha National Forest in the central Upper Peninsula is easing restrictions put in place earlier this year to safeguard against the threat of wildfires. The measures were originally instituted on June 10th, and had limited where visitors could build campfires. Public Affairs Officer Leah Anderson says guests should still be …