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For the 125th year, Upper Peninsula firefighters will pick up their hoses and compete against other departments in the region.  And for the first time since 2011, the UP Firefighters Tournament will be held in the Copper Country. The three day event begins Thursday evening in Calumet Township when the …

A national parenting speaker will visit Houghton as part of a Conscious Discipline Parent Education Night. The event is being hosted by BHK Child Development, the Copper Country Great Start Collaborative, and the Portage Health Foundation. The presentation will be held Tuesday, August 20th from 6:00-8:00pm at the Houghton High …

A fabricating company in Baraga is among four businesses statewide being supported by the Michigan Strategic Fund to bring new investment and create jobs. These projects are expected to generate a total of $130.6 million in investment and create 395 jobs across Michigan. “These projects will lead to new business …

An engineer from Calumet Electronics will visit the White House today and the event will be broadcast online. Michigan Tech graduate Audra Thurston will be meeting and speaking with President Donald Trump and Special Advisor to the President Ivanka Trump in Washington D.C. The 23-year-old engineer is speaking as part …

The City of Houghton is pursuing grant money from Rural Development that is being made available to counties affected by last year’s flood. City Manager Eric Waara said the money is to be used for emergency services and response equipment. If approved, the city would be eligible for 55 percent …

The Houghton City Council will hear from three contractors about their visions for redeveloping the Houghton waterfront. The area being looked at includes the parking deck structure between Huron Street and Quincy Street above Lakeshore Drive. The city put out a request for proposals and City Manager Eric Waara said …

Michigan’s seat belt use rate climbed slightly higher this year. Recently released results from a statewide grant-funded observation study conducted by Michigan State University show an increase from 93.4 percent in 2018 to 94.4 percent. “Traffic safety programs like Click It or Ticket are meant to reduce traffic deaths and …

Money raised from a race will help feed hungry kids in the local area.  A check in the amount of $5,000 was presented to 31 Backpacks Tuesday at the office of the Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce. The funds came from the Thatcher Markham Memorial Run, which preceded the Bridgefest Parade …

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is urging the US Fish and Wildlife Service to abandon what she calls a “flawed” proposal on gray wolves. “The Service’s strategy to delist the gray wolf seems to be ‘if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again,” said Nessel.  This is the 10th attempt …

There are two proposals that will appear in some voting districts in the Copper Country next month. The Village of Calumet is asking residents to approve a Capital Improvement Bond Proposal in the amount of $500,000. The funds would be used to pay for snow removal and street maintenance equipment, …