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Those who enjoy the spooky season will choose to get scared at the haunted smelter tours starting tonight. Behind the scenes are Michigan Tech students who have been putting in hours’ worth of work to set to the stage. The entertaining scares each year are brought to the community by …

City officials will continue to talk with West Houghton residents about potentially installing street lights in the neighborhood. The city had recently received survey responses from residents in the area at its last council meeting. Some residents in attendance pointed out that residents walking in the evening and early morning …

A former president of Michigan Technological University has passed away. Former University President, Dale Stein passed away on October 9th, in Tucson, Arizona. Stein led the university from 1979 until his retirement in 1991. Before his presidency at Michigan Tech, Stein headed up the Department of Metallurgical Engineering and was …

Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. High School The regular high school volleyball season wraps up tonight…• Houghton entertains Kingsford. Because of a programming conflict, coverage will begin around 6:10 on KBear 102.3.• Dollar Bay-Tamarack City plays at Lake Linden-Hubbell.• Chassell hosts Watersmeet. Calumet High School football …

The Copper Shores Community Health Foundation and Feeding America West Michigan have helped more than 300 families in the western upper peninsula secure access to healthy food through a mobile food pantry program. The two groups have been working together for a few years now, since 2020, to bring free …

Local city leadership wants to provide an important reminder to the area before the snow starts piling up in the streets. Starting next Wednesday, residents will not park on the streets overnight. The annual all-night parking bans found around downtown sectors and in residential areas begin November 1st and end …

Calumet High School football standout Alan Bjorn has been named co-Defensive Player of the Year in the WestPAC Copper Division. Bjorn shared the honor with Kingsford’s Noah Johnson. Eli Rouse of the Flivvers was selected as Offensive Player of the Year. Gladstone’s Vinnie Howes was named Lineman of the Year. …

Danny Marcotte of Lake Linden-Hubbell was named Offensive Player of the Year in the Great Lakes Eight West Division at the recent league year-end meeting. Lakes coach Brett Gervais was named Coach of the Year. Norway was named the Division Team of the Year, and the Knights’ Ian Popp was …

Houghton Planning Commission held a series of public hearings and has made two recommendations to the city council. Houghton Planning Commission Chairman Tom Merz opened the public hearing. First, he began by asking for public input for the city of Houghton’s recreation plan. The city’s recreation plan has been worked …

The Keweenaw Natural Areas has added to its more than 1100 acres to its conservation properties. The Keweenaw Natural Areas has recently closed on a purchase of 550 feet of shoreline along the Great Sand Bay. The shoreline addition adds to the adjacent Michigan Nature Association Redwyn Dunes Preserve. KNA …