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Building a Strong Foundation

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HANCOCK — The pursuit of land for student construction projects was approved at the regular meeting of the Copper Country Intermediate School District (CCISD) Board of Education Tuesday. The purchases would provide land for students to construct more houses as part of the Career, Tech, ...

Big Plans for Calumet

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CALUMET – The Village of Calumet officially turned 150 Wednesday, but on Tuesday night Village Manager Megan Haselden teased many of the events coming up throughout the year. The Calumet Cro Fest (short for Croatian) is planned for early August. The event features food, dancing, and music ...

Today in History

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Today is Thursday, March 20, the 79th day of 2025. There are 286 days left in the year. Today in history: On March 20, 1995, in Tokyo, packages containing the deadly chemical sarin were opened on five separate subway trains in a domestic terror attack by members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult, ...

Going Forward

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By BEN GARBACZ bgarbacz@mininggazette.com The Houghton-Portage Township School Board approved a series of bonds that will fund upgrades to school facilities. In November, voters passed a $23 million bond issue by around 30 votes. The bonds will be stretched out to 2031. “For a school to ...

Up from the ashes

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SOUTH RANGE — The village of South Range has much to boast in terms of recent growth and looking forward. George Eakin, president of Village of South Range, provided an update on a local developer's plans to create commercial space, housing, retail space and potentially a drive-through ...