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Click on the bold scores for more details. High School In high school baseball yesterday… – Hancock swept a doubleheader from Houghton, 11-1 and 8-7. Today… – Calumet entertains Negaunee. – L’Anse hosts the Gogebic Miners. In softball yesterday… – Houghton dropped both of its games against Ishpeming, 8-2 and …

Eleven students in the Copper Country Intermediate School District’s Career and Technical Education Program traveled in April to Traverse City to participate in the HOSA State Leadership Conference. The students earned the opportunity after qualifying at the Regional Leadership Conference in Marquette. Formerly known as Health Occupations Students of America, …

With walleye season now open, Michigan Department of Natural Resources fisheries officials have announced improved access to good fishing opportunities at the Victoria Dam via a boat launch facility improved recently by the Upper Peninsula Power Co. “The improved boat launch site now includes parking for both cars and trucks …

Houghton County officially has an emergency homeless shelter, though its doors are not scheduled to open until this fall. That’s the news from the organizers of Hope House, who say the shelter’s Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws and Code of Conduct were approved by the founding Board of Directors. Paperwork for …

Don’t let anyone tell you that solar power won’t work in the Keweenaw. Not only does it work, but it’s efficient and cost-effective even during a long U.P. winter. The residents of the Village of L’Anse could find that out for themselves, depending on the results of a study to …

Click on the bold scores for more details. High School In high school baseball yesterday… – Calumet swept a doubleheader from Jeffers, 4-3 and 18-5. The Jets scored three times in the second inning of the first game to take an early lead. The Copper Kings came back, and Robert …

(Calumet, MI) Keweenaw National Historical Park celebrated Every Kid in a Park with nearly 600 fourth grade students visiting the park this week! Each day, students came to Calumet and attended the Copper TRACES which stands for Technology, Research, Art and Music, Community, Environment, and Service. Station leaders taught students …

Two staff members at the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department were recently honored at the Michigan Environmental Health Association’s annual education conference. Lynne Madison, RS, Director of Environmental Health at the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department, received the LaRue L. Miller Life Achievement Award. In receiving the award, Madison was recognized …

May 19, 2017, L’Anse, MI – The Upper Peninsula Solar Technical Assistance Team (UPSTART) has been selected to participate in the U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Initiative’s Solar in Your Community Challenge. Over the next 18 months, UPSTART will design a community solar program to enable residents and businesses in …

A historic site in the Copper Country is getting recognized for its significance in the history of metallurgy. The Quincy Smelter Works was built in the late 1800’s and was a key component of the copper mining industry. During a time when copper from the Keweenaw was wiring the nation’s …