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The traditional image of family gathered together for Easter dinner in their own home might need a makeover. Bonfire Grill in Houghton held “brunch” Sunday from noon to 4:00 PM, and was swamped. The incredible volume of orders came through three channels. Dine-in reservations were sold out. Take out orders …

Thursday’s Western Upper Peninsula Health Department update revealed a new COVID-19 death in Houghton County, even as cases remain relatively low. The Copper Country is not seeing the spike found downstate. Houghton, Baraga, and Keweenaw Counties saw 23 cases over a three-day period, lower than the same time frame the …

One of hockey’s oldest rivalries renews this weekend for one its oldest trophies. The Gibson Cup dates back to 1938. At one point, it was handed out to the winner of the Michigan-Ontario Hockey League. Now it is awarded to the winner of a best-of-three grudge series between the Calumet …

Finlandia’s Student Nursing Association is planning another pancake breakfast to help support Omega House in Houghton. The fundraiser warms up the griddles from 8:30 AM to noon on Saturday, April 10th. You are allowed to order the day of the event, but food will be provided through curbside pick-up only …

Statewide, COVID-19 vaccines will be available to all adults 16 and older beginning Monday, but some sites are already distributing shots based on that criteria, including Baraga County Memorial Hospital. You can find the Facebook post with more information here. Chief Medical Director for the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department …

The bills are piling up for Calumet High School’s athletic department. A week after funding a five-day trip to the state championship game for its boys’ hockey program, another team is poised to make a run. The undefeated girls’ basketball squad already visited The Soo for a playoff win. Monday …

Early Thursday morning, a driver did damage to a variety of property in Ontonagon’s downtown area after he lost control of his vehicle. He was driving north on River Street approaching Quartz when his car clipped the side of a pickup truck. He would later hop the curb, hitting a …

Severe weather awareness is top of mind this time of year, and the Copper Country is no stranger to potential dangers. Meteorologist Matthew Zika of the National Weather Service in Marquette says the entire UP averages only one tornado a year. In its place, we tend to see a phenomenon …

Today’s mail is bringing in the final donations to Keweenaw Natural Areas for their recent fundraising effort to purchase property stretching along the Gratiot River and along Lake Superior. President John Griffith speculates that the group will fall $25,000 below the quarter million they were trying to raise, but that …

For several government bodies at the state and local level, Thursday marks the return to pre-pandemic operations. Cities and townships have been able to hold public meetings virtually since last March, but that ended at midnight. Gatherings will need to be in-person to satisfy the Open Meetings Act from now …