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The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed another show at the Calumet Theatre. The December 5th “Christmas in the Keweenaw” program with Summer Brooke and the Mountain Faith Band, and the accompanying theatre member reception have been canceled. If you previously purchased tickets you may donate the money you paid to the …

Aspirus has introduced a new app that can walk you through a COVID-19 checklist. The MyAspirus app includes a symptom checker that can tell you if you need to be tested for the coronavirus. It can also facilitate making a testing appointment, if you need one. Anyone can sign up …

Joe Cooper has agreed to serve as Interim Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students at Michigan Tech. Tech Today reports that he’ll take over for Bonnie Gorman, the current Vice President for Student Affairs, who will retire at the end of the year. Gorman has been at …

NATIONAL                     Houghton Keweenaw Baraga Ontonagon Gogebic Iron Marquette Total   President                   Donald Trump, Republican 10380 862 2512 2358 4600 4216   24928 58.95% Joe Biden, Democrat 7755 672 1475 1391 3573 …

Help is needed tomorrow to try to shore up one of Calumet’s historic buildings. 425 Fifth Street The Village of Calumet DDA, KEDA, Main Street Calumet, and the Houghton County Land Bank are working together to stabilize the sandstone structure at 425 5th Street. Tomorrow, they hope to install support …

Polls remain open until 8:00 this evening, as the 2020 general election continues. For those who organize and run elections, this has been the most challenging in decades. With COVID-19 concerns, and expanded early voting, local clerks and election workers have had to adapt to some big changes. To acknowledge …

The 2020 general election concludes today. Traffic at the polls is expected to be lighter than in recent elections, but that’s because 96 million Americans have already voted.  Voters will choose between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden for president. No third-party candidate has made a serious impact on …

The number of COVID-19 diagnoses in our region took a significant jump over the past few days. The latest update from the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department shows 143 new confirmed positives, plus eight more probables. The increase since the last report came out Thursday night was spread across the …

Michigan Tech will be able to double its COVID-19 testing capacity, thanks to a gift from the Portage Health Foundation. A new RNA extractor for the Tech lab will increase the number of tests that can be processed from 200 per day to 400 per day. An additional software package …

Overnight street and municipal lot parking bans are now in effect in a number of Copper Country municipalities. The hours differ slightly. Bans in Houghton, Calumet and Laurium run from 2:00 am to 7:00 am. Hancock’s runs from 2:30 am to 7:00 am. City crews need clear access to street …