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The following press release was issued by the Copper Country Community Arts Center: Hancock- During the month of August the Youth Art Gallery at the Copper Country Community Arts Center will feature artwork by the 2018 Isle Royale National Park Teen Artists-in-Residence, Gabriel Clark (Charlotte, MI) and Kellan Heikkila, (Chassell, …

A Marquette County man is recovering after being injured in a crash Sunday morning. Troopers from the Michigan State Police Negaunee Post responded to the accident just after 8:00am on County Road 581 near Southwood Lane in Ely Township. A 40-year-old Ishpeming man was traveling northbound in a blue 2010 …

MLB J.P. Crawford’s bloop double in the bottom of the 10th inning drove home the winning run, as the Seattle Mariners edged the Detroit Tigers 3-2 yesterday. The loss spoiled a good start by Matthew Boyd, who pitched into the seventh inning, allowed one run, and struck out 10. Detroit …

MLB Tyler Alexander struggled, as the Detroit Tigers suffered an 8-1 loss to the Seattle Mariners yesterday. After sailing through three scoreless innings, Alexander gave up three runs in the fourth, and left as the M’s scored another in the fifth. Seattle plated four more runs against Nick Ramirez in …

MLB Mallex Smith’s RBI single in the bottom of the ninth lifted the Seattle Mariners to a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers last night. Detroit took an early lead, with solo homers by Brandon Dixon and John Hicks. Daniel Norris tossed six scoreless innings, but left after giving up …

A Portage Township man is dead following an accident Friday afternoon. Deputies from the Houghton County Sheriff’s Office responded to the accident around 2:30pm on Boundary Road in Portage Township. Authorities say 59-year-old Steven Long overcorrected his vehicle coming back onto the road after his passenger tires went off the …

The US Army will have a special vehicle on hand at this year’s Houghton County Fair for the public to enjoy. It’s an adventure semi-truck featuring a CROW’s simulation system which is utilized for remote controlled weaponry.  There will also be an M-9 laser shot simulation, XM-25 Grenade simulation, thermal …

The Portage Health Foundation is the recipient of the Outstanding Volunteer Program Award, announced by Governor Gretchen Whitmer. The Governor’s Service Awards recognize individuals, businesses and nonprofit organizations for their commitment to volunteerism, service or philanthropy. “Our state is lucky to have such outstanding Michiganders who work hard every single …

The following press release was issued by Michigan Tech writer Mark Wilcox: Scoreboards attached to the clubhouse at Michigan Tech’s Portage Lake Golf Course are now officially named after the late Leo (Rob) Roy. The naming of the scoreboards after Roy, who passed away March 22, took place Wednesday (July …

A bill to incentivize businesses to deploy broadband infrastructure in areas currently lacking sufficient access to the internet is being considered in the US House. Congressman Jack Bergman introduced the Rural Broadband Connectivity Act of 2019 on Thursday. “First District communities struggle to compete in the 21st Century economy without …