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Governor Gretchen Whitmer is preparing to make her first State of the State address Tuesday night from Lansing. Already she has shown that environmental issues are very important to her in her first few weeks as governor. State Representative Greg Markkanen hopes she will touch on some other important issues …

The celebration of Finland’s 100th Independence Day marked the completion of a remake of a legendary film based on a legendary book, “The Unknown Soldier.” This 2017 movie was the most expensive movie production in the history of Finland, with a budget of 7 million euros, and the film was …

High School In girls high school basketball Saturday, Calumet defeated Ewen-Trout Creek 46-32. Elli Djerf paced the Copper Kings with 10 points. The Panthers’ Elise Besonen led all scorers with 15. In boys hoops Saturday, Dollar Bay-Tamarack City shaded Ontonagon 47-44 in overtime. On the girls basketball schedule tonight… Houghton …

High School In girls high school basketball yesterday, Calumet defeated Ewen-Trout Creek 46-32. Elli Djerf paced the Copper Kings with 10 points. The Panthers’ Elise Besonen led all scorers with 15. In boys hoops, Dollar Bay-Tamarack City shaded Ontonagon 47-44 in overtime. Finlandia The Finlandia University men’s hockey team dropped …

High School In high school hockey last night…– At the annual Wing Ding contest, Houghton blanked Hancock 8-0 in a game that ended after two periods because of the mercy rule. P.J. Donnelly and Brendan Erickson scored twice for the Gremlins. Kevin Bostwick had a goal and four assists. Justin …

Troopers from the Michigan State Police Negaunee Post have recovered multiple items of stolen property that was taken during a breaking and entering. Authorities say the search warrant was executed on a residence on the 500 block of North 4th Street in Marquette on Friday in relation with a Breaking …

Michigan Tech is investigating a report of a snow statue being vandalized sometime Thursday morning during the All-Nighter, part of Winter Carnival. Photo taken prior to vandalism, courtesy of The College Republicans at Michigan Tech The statue was built by The College Republicans at Michigan Tech as part of the …

The Finlandia women’s hockey team will have more than one goal on their minds this Saturday at the Houghton County Arena. During FinnU’s game against Concordia, there will be a Senior Day Fundraiser to help pay for medical expenses for the father of forward Natasha Kern. Concordia-Wisconsin Image Dean Kern …

A lot of women in the Copper Country enjoy fishing but Michigan lags other states in the upper Midwest when it comes to the number of women taking up the sport. A special exhibit opening up next week at the Carnegie Museum looks to show how much fun women can …

Mother Nature has a habit of reminding us just how quickly winter conditions can change and when it comes to snow, there aren’t too many places that can say they are as prepared for the constant repetitive cycle of removing it from its streets as the Keweenaw. Houghton City Manager …