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Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school football Friday night… – Houghton spotted Ironwood a 6-0 lead, then wore down the understaffed Red Devils and took a 42 – 6 victory. Quentin Stachowiak responded to the early touchdown with a 53 yard run and the …

LANSING — State Representative Scott Dianda (D-Calumet) hosted Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Tribal President Chris Swartz and honored two fallen firefighters from the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Beartown Firefighters, at the Michigan House of Representatives’ Sept. 11 recognition ceremony today. Alan J. Swartz and James Shelifoe Jr. were traveling with …

The Ontonagon County Sheriff’s Office says a Mass City woman is facing a felony charge in connection to a stolen car. 38-year-old Candi Finley was taken into custody in lower Michigan on a warrant of Unlawful Driving Away of an Automobile. The vehicle was an orange and black 2013 Dodge Dart …

There currently is no cure for Alzheimer’s disease, but a walk is taking place tomorrow to try and change that. The Walk to End Alzheimer’s will start at the Finnish American Heritage Center with registration opening at 9am and the walk beginning at 10am. The Alzheimer’s Association’s Phil Poutinen says …

The Houghton County Sheriff’s Office wants to educate and raise awareness about school zone safety laws in order to prevent a tragedy. School zones combined with changing traffic and weather conditions create an extremely dangerous situation. “Back to school is an exciting time for both parents and students, but we …

Fall 2016 enrollment at Michigan Technological University is 7,268, the highest the school has seen since 1983. That’s 30 students more than last fall. Female enrollment is at a record high, with 1,957 women making up 27 percent of the student body. Michigan Tech submitted its official fall enrollment figures to …

Upper Peninsula Power Company Customers may see their electric bills go down slightly. The Michigan Public Service Commission ruled that the UPPCO will be allowed to increase its electric rates by more than $4.6 million annually. This rate increase is lower than the $6.2 million rate increase that the company …

Set in 1930’s New York, the Broadway musical “Guys and Dolls” centers around notorious gamblers and infamous gangsters. The Calumet Players are set to bring the show to audiences in Calumet, staring tonight. “Guys and Dolls” Co-Director Erin Kauppila, along with Christopher Schwartz, said, “Guys and Dolls is one of …

Over the next few days, gas prices are expected to rise 10 to 25 cents at stations across Michigan. Patrick DeHaan of GasBuddy says you can blame Hurricane Hermine which has caused the sharpest one-week drop in oil supplies in history. DeHaan expects prices to fall again within a few …

Bipartisan legislation to provide aid to Flint and communities across the country dealing with water infrastructure issues was debated in Washington, D.C. Michigan Senator Gary Peters says the Water Resources Development Act authorizes over 12-billion dollars for 29 Corps of Engineers projects in 18-states.