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Western U.P. Man Takes Plea Deal, Faces Federal Charges

A Western U.P. man is facing federal drug charges after he accepted a plea deal in Circuit Court. According to records from the Gogebic County Prosecutor’s Office, 30–year–old Raymond Bowser of Bessemer pleaded guilty to a domestic violence charge and a resisting and obstructing charge. Along with help from the U.S. …

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More Than A Billion Pounds Of Copper In Copperwood Project

There is more than a billion pounds of copper in the Copperwood Project in Gogebic County, according to results of a mineral resource estimate released by Highland Copper Company. The Canadian-based mining company said the report verifies a previous estimate by the former owner of the Copperwood Project, Orvana Minerals …

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High School Students Learn About STEM Careers

Nearly 200 high school students from nine schools in the western UP are spending a day at Michigan Tech, exploring science, technology, engineering and math careers. They will visit labs and learn about green building and low-impact design, human monitoring devices, forest insects, steam mechanics, remotely operated vehicles, computer science, …

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