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The New Beginnings Angel Mission Free Store in Calumet is running its Angel Tree campaign again this year. Stop at their store on Fifth Street, pick one or more angels from the tree, buy the requested items, and return them to the Angel Mission. The Mission will make sure they’re …

Gas prices in Michigan are declining again, after rising an average of 11 cents last week. Sunday’s state average of $2.34 per gallon is 6 cents more than a week ago, yet remains less than the previous 2018-low of $2.42 per gallon, set in February. “Despite the recent jump at …

High School In high school girls basketball tonight, Houghton entertains Gwinn. Our broadcast will begin around 7:00 on KBear 102.3 and KBear102.com. On the boys schedule tonight… – Hancock hosts Westwood. – Calumet visits Ewen-Trout Creek. – Dollar Bay-Tamarack City welcomes Bessemer. – Jeffers hosts Wakefield-Marenisco. – Chassell travels to …

High School In high school hockey yesterday… – Houghton took an early lead, and defeated Rochester 4-2. Nathan Erva had a goal and an assist for the Gremlins. Tucker Tapani, Seth Francois and Ty Halonen also scored. Matthew Ryynonen stopped 21 shots to earn his first win in goal for …

High School In high school hockey last night… – Rochester blanked Hancock 3-0. – Houghton and Livonia Stevenson skated to a 3-3 tie. Brad Gauthier, Jiseung Choi and Niko Rajala scored for the Gremlins, who outshot Stevenson 36-19. In high school hockey today… – Houghton welcomes Rochester. Our broadcast will begin at …

HOUGHTON, MICH – Applications for Isle Royale National Park’s 2019 Artist-in-Residence Program will be accepted between January 2 and February 16, 2019. This program provides artists the opportunity to become part of a long-established tradition of interpreting national parks through art. The Artist-in-Residence Program is open to professional artists whose work …

MARQUETTE, MI – December 7, 2018 – Veridea Group and UP Health System – Marquette today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement for the Marquette-based developer to purchase the hospital system’s current College Avenue complex. Closing on the transaction is scheduled to occur in the summer of 2019, …

A web series produced in the Upper Peninsula is being screened at the Calumet Theatre Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. Northbound is a described as following the journey of a lone father as he travels across a rugged post-Cataclysmic North American landscape with his comatose daughter. Show co-creator and Iron …

Finland celebrated its Independence Day yesterday and so did Finnish Americans in the Copper Country.  The Finnish American Heritage Center held its annual celebration last night, presenting song and dance along with authentic apparel. “We were very pleased to have a bunch of people come out despite Mother Nature’s best …

Construction at two Michigan Department of Transportation flood repair projects in Houghton County has finished for the season. All lanes are now open on the M-203 bridge over Swedetown Creek north of Hancock and on M-26 at the culvert over a tributary of Gooseneck Creek near Dollar Bay.  Both structures …