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The DNR is putting together a video of couples who were married in Michigan state parks in the Upper Peninsula and we need your photographs and/or short video clips. The images will be compiled in an upcoming DNR video to be issued with a Showcasing the DNR article on state …

So they missed a question this year, but the Minettes and a Miner outlasted nine other teams to repeat as champions of the 16th annual High School Local History Smackdown Thursday night at the Calumet Theatre. Four Dollar Bay Seniors took on teams from Baraga, Calumet, Chassell, and Ontonagon; answering …

Roller Derby is returning to the Copper Country as the Keweenaw Roller Girls get set to begin their 2018 home season. They will have four home bouts this year at Dee Stadium in Houghton, with the first matchup against the Shipwreck Valley Rollers on May 5th. The team is a …

The Houghton High School Drama Club will perform the play Edelweiss this weekend. The story takes place in Nazi Germany during World War II as students at a school in Munich wrestle with what’s going on around them. Actress Isabelle De Ycaza says the drama team is pouring their heart …

Bring your unwanted prescription drugs to any of several law enforcement agencies participating in the Drug Take Back Event going on Saturday. Studies show that the majority of misused and abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including someone else’s medication being stolen from the home medicine cabinet. …

The Copper Country Intermediate School District has a greenhouse for their students to learn from, now they just need some help putting it back together. For years, the CCISD used the greenhouse located on the property of Copper Country Mental Health for students in their Community Transition Program. The structure …

A groundbreaking ceremony is being held today on the campus of Michigan Tech for the new Bernard Family Clock Tower. The clock tower will be located outside the Memorial Union Building near the MEEM. The clock tower and a student scholarship are being made possible by a donation from the …

Finlandia University baccalaureate and commencement activities for the class of 2018 are scheduled for Sunday, April 29, on the university’s campus in Hancock. Exercises for Graduation Day 2018 will begin Sunday morning at 10 a.m. with the Baccalaureate Worship Service at the Chapel of St. Matthew, and conclude with the …

The Portage Lake District Library is inviting the public to join the Copper Country Recycling Initiative (CCRI) and the Michigan Technological University Center for Science and Environmental Outreach for an Earth Day film screening and discussion at the library on Monday, April 30, at 6:30 p.m. The film is entitled …

While the Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps program will no longer be held at Hancock Public Schools, the future remains uncertain for Keweenaw Cadets enrolled in the program. The school board recently voted to drop the program after reviewing the financial strain it places on the district. The district will …