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When Houghton County voters head to the polls this election season, they will find more women on the ballot for County Commissioner than ever before. That claim is being made by the Houghton County Democratic Party, who says three women will announce their candidacy for the county seats on March …

Click on the highlights for more details. High School The boys high school basketball tournament opened last night… – In the Class C semifinals, Calumet edged Hancock 59-55. Houghton advanced to the district final with a 47-38 win over L’Anse. Sam Keskimaki led the Gremlins with 18 points. The Copper …

The Portage Lake District Library invites children and their families to meet Harley, Ruby and Hope as the library begins a new program for children who are learning how to read. Beginning March 7, three gentle dogs will be available every Wednesday from 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. for kids to …

Nine Upper Peninsula high school Quiz Bowl teams participated in the Spring 2018 Blizzard Bowl Tournament on the campus of Michigan Technological University on Saturday, February 24. This was the fifth Blizzard Bowl and was sponsored by the University’s Center for Pre-College Outreach and the Michigan Tech Quiz Bowl Club. …

Hancock, Michigan – The Portage Lake Youth Endowment Advisory Committee of the Keweenaw Community Foundation (KCF) announced that $2,789.83 has been awarded from the Portage Lake Youth Endowment Fund to one local organization supporting programs and activities that are designed to serve youth of the Portage Lake area. This geographical …

The annual Copperdog 150 and Copperdog 80 races concluded Sunday afternoon in downtown Calumet, bringing mushers and dog sled teams from as far away as Quebec, Canada.   “It was a fun event. It was challenging as normal, so I’m very happy with that,” said musher, J.R. Anderson, who finished …

Click on the highlights for more details. High School The boys high school basketball tournament opens tonight… – In the Class C semifinals, Hancock plays at Calumet at 7:00. Hear the broadcast on KBear 102.3 and KBear102.com. L’Anse plays at Houghton at 7:00. We’ll broadcast that game on 97.7 The …

Click on the highlights for more details. High School Hancock claimed the regional hockey title yesterday, with a 4-0 shutout of Calumet at the SDC. Bryce Randell gave the Bulldogs an early lead, Trevor Tchida scored twice, and Austin Salani added a power play shot. Dawson Kero earned the shutout …

Click on the highlights for more details. High School Chassell claimed the girls Class D district basketball title last night with a 52-37 victory over Ontonagon at Jeffers High School. Sydney Danison led Chassell with 16 points, and Sophia Huhta added 13. The Panthers improve to 22-1 on the season. …

Community Leaders from Across the Keweenaw were honored last night in downtown Houghton at the Annual Spark plug awards dinner. The event was hosted by the Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce in partnership with  MTEC SmartZone, Keweenaw Economic Development Alliance (KEDA), and Keweenaw Young Professionals, and Featured Bud Cole as the …