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High School In hockey tonight, Jeffers skates at Negaunee. In boys basketball this evening… – Hancock entertains Negaunee. – Houghton travels to West Iron County. – Lake Linden-Hubbell welcomes Ontonagon. – Dollar Bay-Tamarack City journeys to Wakefield-Marenisco. – Baraga tips off at Bessemer. – L’Anse hosts Ewen-Trout Creek. The Copper …

High School In high school hockey Saturday… – Calumet defeated Brother Rice 5-3. The Warriors dominated the early going, and built a 2-0 lead late in the second period. The Copper Kings responded with three quick goals by Tanner Rowe, Alex Mattila and Gabe Coppo in the closing four minutes …

High School In high school hockey yesterday… – Hancock defeated Bay Port 5-1. – Houghton lost to Birmingham Brother Rice 5-3 – Jeffers v Rhinelander in the opening round at the Merrill Tournament Last evening – no report. The Jets will face either Merrill or Medford today. In other hockey games …

The fourth annual Copper Country Women’s March will be held tomorrow at the Houghton-Hancock Bridge. Organizer Susan Burack tells us it will start at 1:00, and all community members are invited… Burack says there are several local sponsors… If you’d like to take part, be on hand before 1:00… The …

Girl Scout cookies officially go on sale today. Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes CEO Karmen Lemke says every dollar of profit from the sale remains with the troop that sells the cookies. There’s a new look to the boxes this year. They’ll highlight the types of experiences that …

A reward is being offered to help find the culprits who are poaching elk in the Northern Lower Peninsula. In mid-December, three adult elk cows were killed illegally in Otsego County. It was the third such case in northern Michigan in roughly a month. In mid-November, one bull elk was …

Two people were injured in a two-truck head-on crash in Twin Lakes yesterday morning. Houghton County sheriff’s deputies were called to M-26 in front of the Four Seasons Convenience Store at 9:25. They determined that the driver of a southbound pickup truck swerved into the opposite traffic lane to avoid …

Snowmobile safety and enforcement patrols will be increased on Upper Peninsula trails this weekend. The Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday on Monday typically brings an increase in trail use by vacationers taking advantage of the three-day weekend. Michigan Department of Natural Resources conservation officers will be joined by local, state …

State Representative Greg Markkanen is promoting a plan to allow veterinarians to prescribe products derived from marijuana to treat animals. The Hancock Republican says the issue was brought to him by Marquette vet Dr. Kellie Holmstrom. State Rep. Greg Markkanen and Dr. Kellie Holmstrom, joining via video conference from her …

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is proceeding with her court case against the proposed tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac that would house the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline. The tunnel was approved in the waning days of the Rick Snyder administration. Enbridge would build it, and relocate Line 5 from …