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High School In high school football last night… • Calumet cruised past Hancock 34-18. See video highlights here: • Houghton edged Negaunee 15-13 in overtime. The Gremlins’ only score in regulation came on a Camden Markham quarterback sneak. On the first play of overtime Nathan Erva broke a tackle at …

On this week’s Copper Country Today, Todd VanDyke talks with the four candidates running for one at-large Hancock City Council seat. We hear from incumbent John Haeussler, and challengers James De Clerck, Margo Pizzi and Robert Stites. Why are they running, and what is their vision for Hancock? Listen to …

Bill Siler will continue to serve on the Houghton County Road Commission.  The Houghton County Board of Commissioners reappointed the current road commission chair to a new term at a special meeting on Friday. The decision was not unanimous. County Commissioner Glenn Anderson expressed concern about the Road Commission’s handling …

Local law enforcement officers have a new firearms training aid, thanks to some high school students. Members of the welding class at the Copper Country Intermediate School District Career and Technical Education Center assembled the target. It consists of a heavy vertical stand with a series of paddle targets that …

The third person named as a possible participant in a threatening phone call made to Houghton County Clerk Jennifer Kelly has spoken out. A statement sent to Keweenaw Report by Jake Putala’s attorney, George W. Hyde III, says Putala was “not involved in any threats to Ms. Kelly or her …

We’ve received more information about the future of the Feeding America West Michigan Mobile Food Pantry visits to the Copper Country. Molly Kooi from Feeding America West Michigan tells us that the local Community Action Agency and the Western U.P. Food Bank informed them that they did not wish to …

COVID-19 numbers in the Western Upper Peninsula continue to moderate.  The most recent report from the Upper Peninsula Health Department shows 43 more confirmed positives in the five-county region since the last report was issued late Monday, along with 37 more probable cases, 63 confirmed recoveries, and two deaths. 21 …

High School In high school volleyball last night…• Calumet entertains Westwood – no report.• Houghton fell to Marquette 3-1.• Lake Linden-Hubbell plays at Baraga – no report.• Jeffers visits Bessemer – no report.• Ewen-Trout Creek plays at Watersmeet – no report.• Ontonagon hosts Wakefield-Marenisco – no report.• Hancock’s match at …

A Hancock High School has been honored with a prestigious national prize. Hancock High School image. Industrial arts instructor Gary Mishica is one of 17 educators nationwide being recognized by the Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence. He and 14 of the other winners will each receive …

With many Halloween celebrations canceled because of COVID-19 concerns, local organizations are developing substitutes. The Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce’s Fall Scarecrow Contest encourages Houghton and Keweenaw County residents to create scarecrows, and display them in front of their homes or businesses. Once the scarecrow is in place, take a photo, …