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Lily Ashburn reigned as Queen over the 2019 Copper Country Strawberry Festival this weekend. Ashburn is a 2019 graduate of Houghton High School, and was sponsored by the Portage Lake District Library. Peyton Gast was named First Runner-Up. She’s a 2016 Lake Linden-Hubbell High School grad, and was sponsored by …

Finlandia University has released its Spring 2019 semester Dean’s and Honors Lists. 114 students earned honors, including 68 who achieved Dean’s List honors for having a Grade Point Average of 3.75 or above. To be eligible for either list students must have completed 12 or more credits and had no …

The second Michigan Adopt-A-Highway trash pick-up period begins tomorrow, and runs through July 21st. Volunteers will canvass the shoulders of state and U.S. Highways in the Keweenaw, picking up litter. Motorists are encouraged to watch for them, and drive carefully to keep everyone safe. The Adopt-A-Highway program began in 1990. …

The Copper Country Strawberry Festival opens today, featuring one of the Keweenaw’s sweetest agricultural products. On a recent Copper Country Today program, Judy Evart of the Chassell Lions Club told Rick Allen that strawberry growing in the area boomed early in the 20th century, as the lumber industry faded… No …

A local space technology company has landed a contract from NASA to continue development of thruster systems that will be used to maneuver small spacecraft. Orbion Space Technology will use advanced 3-D printing techniques to produce heating elements that will make thrusters easier and less expensive to build. With more …

The Youth Advisory Council of the Keweenaw Community Foundation has awarded $33,650 to 12 local organizations. The money comes from the Youth Endowment Fund, and will support projects that benefit youth in grades 6-12 in Houghton and Keweenaw counties.  The 12 grant recipients are:  Simple Kindness for Youth, to assist …

Two Houghton residents are facing charges after they were found sleeping in a car in the parking lot of the Escanaba Walmart. Escanaba Public Safety officers were called out around 1:00 Monday morning to check on the welfare of the two, and an eight-month-old baby in the back seat. Officers …

The City of Houghton has awarded $30,000 in grants to help 10 downtown businesses upgrade their appearances. The money comes from the Downtown Development Authority, and is double what is usually awarded. No grants were given out last year, because of the Father’s Day Flood, so that money was added …

K.I. Sawyer International Airport will be getting some new snow removal equipment, with help from the federal government. The $678,150 U.S. Department of Transportation Airport Infrastructure Grant was one of 264 awarded nationwide. Other airports in Michigan that received support include Bishop International Airport in Flint, the MBS International Airport …

The Calumet Theatre is looking to expand its base of volunteers. Executive Director Marlin Lee says there are lots of jobs that need to be filled… Lee says volunteers are essential in keeping the theatre open… You can find out more at an open house tonight at 7:00 at the …