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Spring is supposedly right around the corner, with the sounds of birds chirping and water flowing, but until it gets here, there’s still snow on the ground and plenty of opportunity to get out and enjoy it. The Keweenaw Nordic Ski Club is hosting its annual Glide N’ Gorge next …

Students in the Copper Country Intermediate School District will learn how to grow their own plants and to produce food in a greenhouse donated by Copper Country Mental Health. The CCISD Community Transition Program has used the structure for the past 15 years at the Rice Memorial Building for their …

Forget Silicon Valley–a new partnership between local business organizations and Michigan Tech is helping Finnish based companies to skip the usual method of breaking into the American market. Finn Zone is a partnership consisting of the MTEC SmartZone, Finlandia University, Keweenaw Economic Development Alliance and the Finnish-American Chamber of Commerce, …

CHASSELL – Cleanup and restoration operations have been completed at the site of a fuel spill at the Sturgeon River Bridge on Highway 41 south of Chassell, enabling the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) to restore traffic to its normal two lanes at noon Tuesday. The spill occurred on Feb. …

Click on the highlights for more details. High School In high school boys basketball last night… – Dollar Bay-Tamarack City remained unbeaten, with a 77-46 win over Hancock – Ewen-Trout Creek defeated Chassell 77-44. On the boys schedule tonight, Lake Linden-Hubbell plays at Houghton, in a game that was postponed …

You can still reserve your table for a great crafting event in Calumet that helps victims of domestic violence.  Crafting for a Cause takes place this Saturday at the Siskiwit Reception Hall (26070 Pine Street, Calumet) from 10am to 6pm.  Proceeds go to support the Barbara Kettle Gundlach Shelter Home. …

Michigan Tech students will be shaking hands and passing out resumes today with perspective employers. Spring Career Fair takes this afternoon, bringing hundreds of out-of-town recruiters to meet with the engineers and innovators of tomorrow. Each semester students look forward to this day. This is the day that their years …

The city of Houghton is notifying residents about their policies to prevent water pipes from freezing. Customers who have experienced a pipe freeze in the past are to contact the city water department (482-1700, cleo@cityofhoughton.com) to notify the city of the date that you start running your water. Customers running …

All lanes of US-41 at the Sturgeon River Bridge have officially re-opened. ABC-10 reports that announcement came yesterday afternoon from the Michigan Department of Transportation. Temporary lane closures were put in place in Chassell Township following a four-vehicle fatal accident on February 3rd. One of the vehicles involved in the …

Click on the highlights for more details. High School In high school hockey last night… – Houghton blanked Jeffers 8-0. – Calumet routed Escanaba 9-1. Sam Erkkila scored a hat trick in the first period, and finished with five goals. Brent Loukus added two, and Alex Mattila and Scott Loukus …