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The Republican and Democratic presidential primaries aren’t the only issues on next Tuesday’s ballot. Some Copper Country residents will be asked to approve millage requests. In Houghton County…– Duncan Township will ask for four-year renewals of its one-mill operating levy, and its two-mill fire protection levy.– Portage Township will request …

High School In girls high school basketball tournament action last night…  In Division Two… – Gladstone stunned previously unbeaten Menominee 46-45. The Braves will host Kingsford tomorrow. – Houghton begins play tomorrow at home against Escanaba. Our coverage will begin at 5:10 in advance of a 5:30 tipoff on 99.3 …

A 9-1-1 call about a suspected opioid overdose in Menominee led to the arrest of two Wisconsin residents yesterday. Detectives from the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement team say they had already been investigating the alleged drug house where the incident took place. The victim was revived using NARCAN. An 18-year-old …

The George Gipp Arena has announced that its ice skating season will end on March 11th. The arena will be open for public skating Friday between 6:00 and 7:30, Saturday between 3:00 and 4:30, and Sunday from 3:00 until 4:30, and 6:30 until 8:00.

Organizers of the CopperDog 150 are celebrating another successful weekend for the popular dogsled race… Board chair Doug Harrer said sunny skies and temperatures in the 40s brought perhaps the largest crowd ever to the finish line yesterday afternoon in downtown Calumet… Harrer says preliminary figures indicate more than 2,000 …

Spring weight restrictions are now in effect on all local roads in Houghton, Keweenaw, Baraga and Ontonagon Counties. Most trucks will be limited to carrying 65 percent of their normal weight limits until the ground thaws, and the roadbeds re-stabilize later this spring. Signs are not posted in the four-county …

More than 6,000 Michiganders have applied to serve on the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission than will draw new legislative boundaries after the 2020 census. The commission was established when voters approved a constitutional amendment in 2018. Boundaries for state House and Senate seats, and U.S. House seats, had previously been …

A downstate woman was injured Friday night in a snowmobile crash in Marquette County. Sheriff’s deputies were called out around 8:30 to Trail 5 in Champion Township. They found that Traci Scull of Buchanan had been traveling north when she veered off the trail and hit a tree. She was …

The Portage Health Auxiliary is accepting grant applications. Money is available for non-profits in Houghton, Keweenaw, Baraga and Ontonagon Counties. Projects must meet the auxiliary’s mission to serve the health and well-being of youth and the elderly. Applications are due by the end of the month. Forms can be picked …

High School The girls high school basketball tournament opens tonight… – In Division Four, District 98 – Dollar Bay-Tamarack City plays at Baraga at 7:00. – In Division Four, District 97 – L’Anse entertains Ontonagon at 7:00; Ewen-Trout Creek tips off at Wakefield-Marenisco.  – In Division Three, District 65 – …