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High School In high school volleyball last evening… • Calumet swept Ishpeming 3-0 (25-20, 25-15, 25-18). Helen Beiring led the Copper Kings with 11 kills. Jana Loukus had 17 digs. • Hancock fell to Negaunee 3-0. • Ontonagon defeated Dollar Bay-Tamarack City 3-0 (25-20, 25-14, 25-13). • L’Anse fell to …

Boy Band Review took the stage Saturday for the first concert at the Calumet Theatre since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Marketing Director Bethany Jones says that the Chicago group chose the perfect date to visit the Copper Country. They crooned 90’s pop tunes from New Kids on the …

Because of the pier project in Houghton the library will have to make adjustments. The Portage Lake District Library will close their front entrance until further notice, due to the work on the pier project in down town Houghton. People going to the library will need to enter the building …

Houghton County Clerk Jennifer Kelly hosted a voter registration drive at Michigan Tech Tuesday afternoon. The need for such an event is not what it once was as the state now automatically signs residents up when they get their driver’s license. Kelly says it takes effort to stay off the …

The city of Houghton will hold a public forum tomorrow about the parking deck downtown. The special meeting will allow the public to engage with the city council and staff to decide what the city will do with the parking deck downtown. The parking deck located on Lakeshore Drive is …

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is conducting a land review this week. Brad Carlson of the Forest Resources Division says that most of the land throughout the Copper Country came into the state’s possession through tax reversion. Once the mining boom began to dry up, private companies let the …

The Historic Calumet Theatre Welcomes Four New Board Members CALUMET, MI  Tuesday, September 28, 2021 – The Historic Calumet Theatre is pleased to welcome four new members to its Board of Directors. There were a total of 6 candidates on the ballot, four new nominees, and two incumbents, and write-in …

High School In high school volleyball last evening… • Lake Linden-Hubbell swept Chassell 3-0 (25-12, 25-11, 25-15). On the volleyball schedule tonight… • Calumet travels to Ishpeming. • Hancock plays at Negaunee. • Dollar Bay-Tamarack City journeys to Ontonagon. • L’Anse plays at Wakefield-Marenisco. • Baraga visits Ewen-Trout Creek. • …

There will be a special meeting tonight of the Hancock Recreation Committee to approve the resurfacing of the outdoor basketball court at Terrace Park. City Manager Mary Babcock says she expects it to last about three minutes. The question is when the motion will go before Hancock’s City Council. With …

Counterfeit prescriptions are increasingly being laced with fentanyl. It is becoming more common for the deadly additive to be found in pills that look like legitimate medication. The United States Drug Enforcement Administration Detroit Office is imploring people to be careful, and only use reputable pharmacies to obtain brand name …