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Faith and family: Kathleen Carlton Johnson

Life

As Christians, we are now on the path of Lent, the time when we not only look at our spiritual selves but also at the limiting of MORE in our lives. To discipline our own wants to strengthen ourselves and to grow in self-awareness of the path God has called us to. This time to prepare our souls ...

Applications sought for local 4-H scholarship

Life

HANCOCK — The Houghton-Keweenaw County 4-H Program announced that it is accepting applications for the annual 4-H Senior Scholarship. This annual $500 competitive scholarship is awarded to a High School Senior who has been involved in 4-H for a minimum of 3 years and has participated in ...

Dear Annie

Features

Dear Annie: I've had a dear friend for nearly a decade. He has been addicted to meth, heroin, alcohol — you name it. For years, I was the savior he ran to when everything fell apart. He's married and has two young children. Before his youngest was born, he was a full-blown meth addict. I ...

Outdoors North: John Pepin

Outdoors

“Some quiet evening, I sit by your side and we’re lost in a world of our own,” – Ben Raleigh and Sherman Edwards It was that instant mashed potato flake kind of snow – soft and fluffy, and it was piling up high as the nighttime moved slowly past. I was looking out the upstairs window ...

It’s ski jump weekend

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IRON MOUNTAIN — Clemens Aigner, a 33-year-old Austrian who holds the record for the longest jump in Pine Mountain’s storied history, heads a field of 40 jumpers competing this weekend in the Sanford Health Marshfield Clinic FIS Continental Cup at Giant Pine Mt. outside of Iron ...

Laurium ready for Copper Dog

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LAURIUM – The annual CopperDog sled dog race is a week away, and the village of Laurium is ready. Village Manager Ian Lewis has been working with CopperDog organizers since they announced in June, 2025 that the race will begin in Calumet, but finish in Laurium for the first time. The ...