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One Dead in Osceola Township Structure Fire

One Person is dead after a structure fire in Osceola Township last night. Michigan State Police Calumet Troopers responded to a structure fire in Osceola Township at approximately 6:15 pm last night. A preliminary investigation led to the discovery of one deceased victim, identified as, 60 year old, Glenn Wareham …

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Offering Shared and Private Office Space to Finlandia Faculty

Faculty and staff of Finlandia University will have some tough decisions leading up to the end of the spring semester. Since the university announced their plans to close down, the community of Hancock has offered support to faculty, and staff affected. 101 Quincy Coworking is offering free space to faculty …

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Bowl for Kids Sake Returns

Bowl for Kids Sake returns to the Copper Country this month. The popular fundraiser for U.P. Kids Big Brothers Big Sisters was last held in March of 2019. COVID-19 concerns forced cancellation for the past three years. In a recent Copper Country Today interview, Big Brothers Big Sisters program director …

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Two Arrested for Fake Prescriptions

Two Chicago women have been arrested for trying to pass fake prescriptions in the Upper Peninsula. Detectives from the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team were called in Thursday, after the pair tried to obtain drugs at several Snyder’s Pharmacies in Marquette County.  State police troopers caught them Friday at the …

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Marquette County Mulls Airport Name Change

Marquette’s airport may soon have a new name.  The airport is currently named after Kenneth Ingalls Sawyer, a Marquette County Road Commissioner who was instrumental in establishing the region’s first commercial airport between Negaunee and Marquette, and then an expanded facility near Gwinn. The K.I. Sawyer airport at Gwinn became …

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Ottawa National Forest Seeks Youth Workers

The Ottawa National Forest is looking for applicants for this summer’s Youth Conservation Corp program.  The program is designed to accomplish needed conservation work on public lands, along with providing employment for young men and women, and helping them develop an understanding of the nation’s natural environment. Applicants must be …

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Call It Year Zero; Inaugural Superior Crown Ends in Tie

There was plenty of fun this weekend in Calumet, Eagle Harbor and Copper Harbor. The last Upper Peninsula dog sled race finished up yesterday afternoon. And with the end of the Copper Dog race, comes the end of the first Superior Crown Sled Dog Series. The three headed competition, challenged …

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Finlandia Foundation Making Plans to Preserve Finnish Heritage Following University Closing

The Finlandia Foundation National, Inc. intends to preserve much of the University’s heritage center and archives. The non profit, Finlandia Foundation, was founded in 1953 with the intent to connect the United States’ Finnish Americans. The foundation plans to establish a task force who will identify significant objects and materials …

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Ryan Anderson Claims CopperDog 150 Crown

Pleasant weather and the addition of a fourth race made this year’s CopperDog 150 the busiest in the event’s 14-year history. While no official crowd counts are made, officials said that the turnout at the start of the event Friday evening in downtown Calumet may have been the largest ever. …

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Snowmobiler Killed in Crash with Groomer

A Wisconsin man was killed Thursday when the snowmobile he was operating crashed into an approaching trail groomer in Iron County. 42-year-old Todd Lisowe, of New Holstein, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash on Trail 113 south of Crystal Falls. He became the 15th snowmobile fatality in …

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