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Laurium Boy Scout Earns Eagle Badge

The Copper Country’s latest Eagle Scout is Patrick J. Sullivan of Laurium. Hancock Boy Scout Troop 207 promoted Sullivan at a special ceremony on Saturday at Calumet High School. His Eagle Scout project was a way to retire of US Flags that are worn and tattered in the communities of …

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L’Anse Township To Vote On Wind Turbines

Voters in L’Anse Township will be asked to decide the fate of a zoning ordinance referendum that will pave the way for a wind turbine project. The amendment is regarding wind energy conservation systems and is on the May 7th ballot. The Friends of the Huron Mountains and the KBIC …

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Copperbots Come Home

Calumet High School’s robotics team is back home after competing in the FIRST Robotics State Championship. The defending champion Copperbots had their run halted in the qualifying round but put up a good fight. Their robot was tasked with crossing obstacles and carrying and stacking cubes in mock cargo rockets …

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Drug Arrests By UPSET In Marquette County

Detectives from the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team made a pair of arrests this week on unrelated drug cases. The first happened Wednesday when UPSET arrested a 29-year-old man from Big Bay for allegedly selling crystal meth and heroin. After several weeks of investigation, detectives arrested the suspect on Washington …

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