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From the Hancock School District, Superintendent Dr. Steve Patchin announced he’s taking a $14,000 pay cut this year, so that district principals can get a bonus. Patchin said most principals in the district pull double duty, and have done an outstanding job, during the lockdown and over the summer. Uncertainty …

September 8th, that’s when the Houghton-Portage Township School District will start the 20-21 school year. This from their monthly board meeting last night. In terms of maintenance and cleaning, everything is ahead of schedule. The shutdown has allowed maintenance and custodial staff to get extra stuff done. In other news, …

Former Hancock High School hockey standout Scott Mikesch has been named the team’s new head coach. The board of education approved his appointment unanimously last night. Mikesch was the league MVP for the Bulldogs in his senior year of 1981-82, then skated the University of Wisconsin-Superior. Mikesch went on to …