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Houghton County shows support for the USPS Iron Mountain Processing and Distribution Center in Kingsford. Last week the Houghton County Commission approved a resolution showing support for keeping the regional mail processing center open after the postal service announced earlier in the year plans to review the facility’s operations. The …

Copper Country Angel Mission receives a grant to support an equipment purchase for the local food pantry. Copper Country Angel Mission recently was awarded a 250-dollar grant by the Thrivent Action Teams, to purchase a new refrigerator for the food pantry. Copper Country Angel Mission says that the remaining cost …

Michigan Tech’s Parade of Nations celebrates diverse cultures coming to the Keweenaw Peninsula. Each year leading up to the end of the previous spring semester the parade’s organizers open the annual Parade of Nations essay contest to incoming freshmen. This year the essay contest will ask high school seniors to …

Older residents of the Copper Country may remember going out on the town for an old-time Copper Country dance years ago. And the Kivajat Dancers are ready to introduce the tradition to a new generation. This Friday the Kivajat dance group will invite the community to a once-regular night out, …

Nearly a year after the hard work began, the Finnish American Heritage Center was rededicated last week as a pillar of Finnish American culture in the United States. When the Finlandia Foundation National heard the news that Finlandia University in Hancock was going to close, leaders took it upon themselves …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school baseball today…• Houghton entertains Jeffers. In high school softball…• Calumet plays at Lake Linden-Hubbell. In high school soccer…• The Houghton girls entertain Kingsford. NHL The Red Wings welcome the Canadiens tonight, in a game they must …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school baseball Saturday… • Lake Linden-Hubbell dropped both ends of a doubleheader against Ironwood, 15-5 in five innings, and 28-1 in four innings. College Hockey Denver blanked Boston College 2-0 to win the NCAA Division I hockey …

On this week’s Copper Country Today program: Anne-Mari Paster, Tommy Flanagan and Michel Wendell from the Finlandia Foundation National joined host Todd VanDyke in the studio for a discussion about their decision to take over the Finnish American Heritage Center, and their plans. Hear the conversation here. Julia Peterson from …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school baseball today… • Lake Linden-Hubbell entertains Ironwood. GLHL The Portage Lake Pioneers defeated the Calumet Wolverines 5-3 last night, to win the annual Gibson Cup series two games to none. It’s the second straight year in …

Spring is the season for celebrating. The Upper Peninsula Environmental Coalition will celebrate the U.P. tomorrow. The UPEC will host everything that makes up the Upper Peninsula from the smallest agate to the biggest tree. This year’s Celebrate the U.P. conference will go with the theme of Critical Lands and …