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High School In high school hockey last night, Hancock shut out Jeffers 8-0 in a game that ended after two periods because of the mercy rule. Colton Salani and Trevor Tchida each scored twice for the Bulldogs. Alex Nordstrom, Tyler Turcotte, Austin Salani, and Michael Stuber each scored once. On …

Winter doesn’t officially begin for a few more days, but there’s plenty of snow in the Keweenaw and it looks like it’s here to stay so area residents are wasting no time getting out and enjoying the winter sports.   The trails are open for sledding, the lakes are frozen …

A cooperative multi-entity task force created by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will hold a public meeting Jan. 30 in Houghton County, kicking off long-term efforts to save the important lake trout and whitefish spawning areas on Buffalo Reef from being covered with shifting stamp sands. The meeting will be …

Finlandia’s effort to become the most transfer friendly college will be highlighted on Tuesday, December 19 with a Transfer Open House from 4 to 8 p.m. in the lobby of the Jutila Center. On hand that night will be Transfer Coordinator Craig Kangas and RN-BSN Program Director Mark Miron. “We’re proud of the …

Applications for the 2018-19 academic year are well above where they were at this time last year, the Michigan Technological Board of Trustees learned at its regular meeting on Friday, December 15, 2017.  Applications are over 5,000, the highest they have ever been at this time of year, said Les …

Click on the blue highlights for additional details. High School In high school hockey tonight, Hancock skates at Jeffers. Pregame coverage will begin around 6:40 on KBear 102.3 and KBear102.com. In girls basketball this evening, Hancock visits Bessemer in a makeup game from December 5th. On the boys schedule tonight… …

The membership of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Tribal Council will not change, following yesterday’s general election. Unofficial results posted by the KBIC show that, in the L’Anse District, incumbents Randy Hattaja and Toni Minton were returned to office, with 236 and 218 votes, respectively. Lyndon Ekdahl received 173 votes, …

Click on the blue highlights for additional details. High School In high school hockey yesterday… – Houghton defeated Utica Eisenhower 4-1. PJ Donnely had two goals and an assist, Dawson McKay had a goal and two assists, Clayton Sayen scored once, and Kevin Bostwick had four assists. Will Stier stopped …

Click on the blue highlights for additional details. High School In high school hockey last night… – Houghton shut down Escanaba 5-1. Kevin Bostwick scored twice for the Gremlins, and Dawson McKay added a goal and two assists. – Calumet and Utica Eisenhower skated to a 2-2 tie. In hockey …

Hancock-  The Copper Country Community Arts Center is featuring artwork from Calumet Schools now through December 23rd in the CCCAC Youth Gallery. View work by talented local youth from grades K-12 during the Arts Center open hours, Tuesday-Friday 10am-6pm and Saturday 10am-2pm. The Copper Country Community Arts Center is located …