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High School The Copper Country Christian School soccer team defeated the Houghton High School JV club team 8-4 Saturday. Ben Bishop scored five times for the Warriors. Noah Bach scored once and had three assists. MLB The Minnesota Twins scored twice in the bottom of the ninth, and claimed a …

High School At the Dale Phillips Invitational Cross Country meet in Marquette yesterday… In girls Division Two/Three, Chassell took the team title, with Hancock second. Gwen Kangas of the Panthers finished second overall, with Kamryn Sohlden coming in fourth, and Ayla Miller 10th. Sierrah Driscoll earned a third place finish …

Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy has announced the creation of the Michigan Dam Safety Task Force, and three of the 19 members have ties to the Upper Peninsula. Michigan Tech graduate Marty Holtgren, executive director of Muskegon’s River Watershed Assembly, Stan Vitton, Michigan Tech professor of Civil …

Last night Michigan Tech kicked off their town hall sessions, to make sure people get the right information regarding COVID-19. Last night’s topic was “The role of public health and how it’s used to protect the community.” Dr. Caryn Heldt, Director of the Health Research Institute had this to say. …

Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy will be holding information sessions and public hearings on the Line 5 Tunnel application. The new tunnel will replace a portion of the current tunnel, which transports crude oil and natural gas under the Straits of Mackinac. Two public information sessions  will …

Michigan Tech Enterprise Corporation has announced the resignation of CEO Daniel I. Jamison IV, effective October 27th. Jamison was appointed CEO in December of 2018, replacing Marilyn Clark. Jamison said he’s leaving, to pursue other high tech opportunities, and hopes to set up more business in the Keweenaw. Since taking …

Houghton, L’Anse and Ontonagon have 12 additional mobile food pantries coming through the end of the year. This in a press release from the Portage Health Foundation. Kevin Store, executive director for the Portage Health Foundation said “This has been a challenging year for all of us. For some folks …

High School In high school volleyball last night…• Hancock defeated Lake Linden-Hubbell 3-0 (25-17, 25-9, 25-13)• Dollar Bay-Tamarack City fell to Ewen-Trout Creek 3-0.• L’Anse stopped Westwood 3-1.• Baraga fell to Wakefield-Marenisco 3-1 (25-11, 25-12, 24-26, 25-11).• Ontonagon downed Jeffers 3-1 (25-22, 17-25, 25-20, 25-20) In high school cross country, …

High school football will be played in Michigan this fall. Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order today allowing for the resumption of all fall high school sports across the state, even in portions of lower Michigan that remain under stricter COVID-19 guidelines than the Upper Peninsula. The Michigan High …

Starting tomorrow at 3pm and going through 6am on Tuesday, MDOT will ease traffic restrictions for 144 of 200 state road projects for the Labor Day Weekend. Although road work will be suspended, drivers are advised construction equipment and certain traffic configurations such as temporary shifts and shoulder closures, may …