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High School In high school hockey last night… – Hancock blanked Kingsford 2-0. – Houghton routed Negaunee 8-1. In girls basketball last night… – Jeffers defeated Houghton 49-41. – L’Anse downed Hancock 41-32. – Calumet stopped Ontonagon 44-36. Ava Anderson and Celia Kiilunen each scored 10 for the Copper Kings. …

A Festival Series of Three Unique Concerts of New Music Tuesday, January 8, 2019 – Houghton, MI—Michigan Tech’s Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts, Department of Visual and Performing Arts, and Libby Meyer, Lecturer, Visual and Performing Arts and Director, Music Composition Program, are pleased to present a festival series …

Michigan Tech is featuring real huskies for the first time in school history in a competitive sled dog team. The Mushing Club of Michigan Tech was formed in 2018 by students Adam Schmidt and Claire Hendricks and is the only known college mushing organization. The group works with local musher …

Many New Year’s resolutions are about living a little bit healthier.  A new event at the UP Health System Fitness Center in Houghton will help people do just that.  It’s called A Healthier You and takes place this Saturday from 10am to noon. Health & Fitness Manager Angela Luskin says …

A fresh blanket of snow in the UP is welcomed with different reactions from those who drive in it. Some love it and can’t wait to play in it, some want more to sustain a bountiful tourist season, and for the folks at the Houghton County Road Commission, they want …

High School Bad weather wiped out all of last night’s high school basketball games. The L’Anse boys game at Houghton will be made up Friday night. The Ontonagon boys game at Calumet will be played February 1st. Other make-up dates have not been announced. In boys action tonight… – Dollar …

Small communities in the Copper Country could get help demolishing blighted structures under a new program introduced by the state, The Michigan Land Bank Fast Track Authority is now offering the Michigan Rural Community Demolition Grant…available to local governments with populations under 50,000. The funds are designed to help communities …

Women in the Copper Country will once again march across the Portage Lake Lift Bridge in support of women’s issues. The 3rd annual Women’s March will be held on Saturday, January 19th with participants meeting on the west side of the bridge by BridgeView park at 1:00pm. The marchers will …

Calumet, Michigan – A group of local municipalities and non-profit organizations has received a grant from the National Park Service, Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance (RTCA) program. The grant will provide technical assistance for planning a cohesive trail corridor around and through Calumet Township, the Village of Calumet, and the …

HOUGHTON, MI (January 7, 2019) — Registration and Nominations are now open for the Keweenaw Community Spark Plug Awards Dinner, which will be held on Thursday, March 7, 2019 at the Bonfire Steakhouse in Houghton. The Keweenaw Community Spark Plug Awards is a celebration that recognizes local businesses, organizations, community …