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The electronics recycling event is being called a success. Evan MacDonald from the Copper Country Recycling Initiative reviewed the two day collection with the Houghton County Board of Commissioners at their regular meeting Tuesday. Local residents were encouraged to bring their old electronics and small appliances to the Goodwill Training …

Click on the blue links for more details. High School In high school softball yesterday… – Jeffers v Calumet – not reported. – Lake Linden-Hubbell swept L’Anse, 14-11 and 13-9. In high school baseball yesterday… – Hancock v Calumet – not reported. – Jeffers split its twin-bill with Gogebic. The …

Fourth grade students from across the Keweenaw Peninsula and western Upper Michigan will be attending day-long field trips at Keweenaw National Historical Park from May 15-17. The annual event is known as Copper TRACES and is part of the Every Kid in a Park program. The name Copper TRACES identifies …

Motorists can expect slight delays when crossing the Portage Lake Lift Bridge. The Michigan Department of Transportation is conducting routine detailed inspections of the bridge that began Monday and will continue throughout the next couple of weeks. “The purpose of this inspection is to perform a systematic review of the …

Houghton High School is the highest ranked Upper Peninsula public high school in the latest rankings released by U.S. News & World Report. Over 20,500 school were evaluated and the Gremlins were ranked 53rd in the state and 1,527th in the nation.  The school also received a silver award. L’Anse …

Work at Houghton-Portage Township Schools that is part of the bond passed by voters is set to begin. That’s the word from the latest newsletter released Monday by the school, which says they are planning and ordering all the materials needed for the renovation and update. The construction will start …

Click on the blue links for more details. High School In high school softball yesterday… – Calumet v Houghton – not reported. – Hancock v Baraga – not reported. In softball today… – Jeffers plays at Calumet. – Lake Linden-Hubbell travels to L’Anse. In high school baseball today… – Hancock …

[Hancock, MI] The Portage Health Foundation (PHF) released their first of three Community Recreational Facilities and Resources RFP this past January. The intention of these grants was to support projects that will have an impact on community health and wellness while addressing the systemic health needs and risk factors of …

The Portage Lake District Library will host Michigan Technological University’s Safety, Technology and Attention Lab while they conduct a research study titled “Attitudes Toward Technology” on Wednesday, May 16, at 1:00 p.m. and again at 2:00 p.m. The Safety, Technology and Attention Lab is looking for people who are 55 …

Local DJ John Carroll from 97.7 The Wolf raised money for charity this weekend as he joined over 400 athletes who competed in the Red Bull 400 Copper Peak Competition. Carroll said, “We are running up Copper Peak for DDIY, Don’t Do It Yourself. It’s an organization in Houghton that helps …