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College Baseball The Finlandia University baseball team lost two more games at Wisconsin-Stout Saturday, 12-3 and 9-6. Garrett Alton and Brandon Gaskin each had four hits. Gaskin and Josh Merced homered. NHL NHL opening-round playoff action continued Saturday. In the Eastern Conference… • The Capitals buried the Panthers 6-1. Washington …

Members of the 88th graduating class of Gogebic Community College received their diplomas Friday night.  At the Lindquist Center in Ironwood, 180 degrees were awarded. Seventy-eight students graduated with honors or high honors. Speaker Marquise Slay recounted how the degree he earned from GCC in 2013 propelled him to a …

Construction work is scheduled to begin Monday on US-41/M-28 in western Marquette County.  Crews will resurface a 3.5-mile stretch from Van Riper State Park most of the way to the M-95 intersection at Koski Corner. The project will cost $1 million, and is expected to be completed by late June. …

Spring street sweeping continues in the city of Houghton. Crews are currently working along M-26. Weather permitting, they plan to begin working in West Houghton neighborhoods May 23rd, move into Central Houghton June 6th, and begin clean-up in East Houghton June 20th. Neighborhoods west of M-26 will be fitted in …

With wildfire danger expected to be high or very high across the Upper Peninsula from now into next week, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources asks people to take precautions when working and playing outside. “Grass and leaves that were on the ground over the winter are very dry and …

The future home of the Angel Mission Free Store. Because of its upcoming move, the Copper Country Angel Mission in Calumet has temporarily stopped accepting donated goods. Angel Mission Free Store co-manager Mike Quello tells us they need to vacate their current location by the end of the month. They …

A mariner from Atlantic Mine had to be rescued Friday afternoon, after his boat became stranded on a sand bar. The Houghton County Sheriff’s Department Marine Patrol was called out just before 6:00 to the area near the mouth of the Sturgeon River in the Portage Canal. Chassell Fire and …

High School In high school baseball yesterday… • Houghton and Hancock split their doubleheader. In the opener, Kade Farrell tossed a one-hitter and had four hits in a 12-0 Gremlins victory. The nightcap was a 14-13 victory for the Bulldogs, in a game played mostly by JV players. Luke Milkkola …

In the last decade and a half online reputation is a thought at the forefront of many business owners minds. How to keep a good reputation and what to do when a customers posts about a negative experience. Today marks the return of Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce’s lunch and learn …

Upper Peninsula Michigan Works! partnered with Hancock Public Schools yesterday to host a job fair just for students. And that means juniors and seniors from Houghton and Hancock to Baraga and Calumet. Students met with recruiters in the Hancock gym to learn more about each other.  So they can set …