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Click on the bold scores for more details. MLB The night after they scored 19 runs,  the Detroit Tigers were shut out by the Seattle Mariners 8-0 last evening. Detroit managed just four hits in the game. Meanwhile, Tigers’ manager Brad Ausmus pulled struggling starter Daniel Norris in the fifth inning, after …

The City of Hancock is collaborating with Superior AmeriCorps to restore a valued community beach in Hancock and are seeking volunteers for the project. The project will take place on Saturday May 20 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Volunteer registration will begin at 8:30 that morning. Volunteers are welcome …

Think globally; celebrate locally.  That’s the theme of the 2017 Parade of Nations and Multicultural Festival, scheduled for September 16., 2017 in Hancock and Houghton, Michigan. With more than 60 nations represented among its students and faculty, Michigan Technological University has no trouble thinking globally.  And with a colorful parade …

A Holocaust survivor and author will be speaking at Temple Jacob in Hancock this evening. Irene Miller will talk about the experiences she wrote about in her book “Into No Man’s Land: A Historical Memoir” at 7:30, with tours of the historic synagogue offered at 7pm. Since her retirement from …

Hunger is an ongoing problem for many families in the Copper Country. Programs like the one at Baraga High School provide food for students to take with them so they’ll have something to eat when they get home. So when 11th graders Andrea Chagnon and McKenzie Barrett saw that supplies …

Click on the bold scores for more details. MLB The Detroit Tigers exploded for nine runs in the fifth inning, and clobbered the Seattle Mariners 19-9 last night. The big inning came after Detroit had already chased Seattle ace Felix Hernandez by scoring seven runs over the first four innings. …

Baraga County Communities That Care will be hosting a youth and adult bracketed Dodgeball Tournament on May 13th. The fundraising event will benefit the Baraga CTC, a youth prevention based coalition dedicated to reducing alcoholism, substance use, violence, teen pregnancy, school drop out, and other problem behaviors in adolescent youth. …

A concert to benefit Oak House will be held at the Orpheum Theater in Hancock on May 13th. The Annual Fling into Spring Fundraiser runs from 7-11pm and helps support Oak House. Director Terry Sayatovich explains what Oak House is. Seven staff members help care for ten residents at the …

Houghton, Michigan – It was shoulder to shoulder at the Keweenaw Brewing Company on April 13 for a unique art auction fundraiser in support of the Houghton Michigan Skatepark. Fifty-nine local artists created the artwork using the wood decks of skateboards as their canvasses. Alex Aho, a driving force behind …

There is a shortage of substitute teachers and instructional aides in the Copper Country. To help fill those open positions in the Copper Country Intermediate School District, Professional Education Services Group–a staffing company for schools–held a job fair in Hancock and Baraga. PESG Account Executive Ernie Bywater said, “The need …