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Art, Craft and Antique winners at the Upper Peninsula State Fair

ESCANABA — Winners have been announced for the Art, Craft and Antique Departments at the 98th annual Upper Peninsula State Fair. A list of the remaining winners in the Fine Arts Building is forthcoming. Art Division one: Art, amateur Acrylic/tempera: Vicki Kuehl: Cat Portrait Drawing: Sophia Seder: Jack Sparrow Portrait (Grand) Fiber: Joni Smith: Felted Animals Mixed media: Sophia Seder: Mille Pastels: Vicki Kuehl: Flower Watercolor: Ahava Long eight three inch by three inch watercolors mounted on mat board Metal: Bill Miller: Peacock - Honey, where did all the ...

Marinette K9 detects fentanyl, black tar heroin

GROVER, WISCONSIN— A Marinette K9 detected illegal drugs — some of which included fentanyl and black tar heroin — during a traffic stop last week in the Town of Grover, resulting in two arrests. Jason Douglas Mills, 45, of Niagara, Wisconsin, faces charges including one count of ...

New statewide poll shows 71% of voters support the Copperwood Project

Editor's note: This artilce was submitted to the Daily Press by InvestUP MARQUETTE — New statewide polling conducted by EPIC-MRA shows a majority (71%) of voters across Michigan support the Copperwood Project in the Western Upper Peninsula. The polling demonstrates statewide support, especially in Northern, Western and Central Michigan as well as the Bay Region. Among supporters, their strongest reasons for backing the project is because it has strong support from the local community, will follow Michigan’s strict environmental mining regulations and will create hundreds of ...

New facilities open at the U.P. State Fairgrounds

ESCANABA — A ribbon cutting ceremony was conducted Wednesday to celebrate the recently constructed facilities at the DNR Pocket Park in Escanaba. Attendees at the ribbon cutting included members of Cross General Contracting, the construction company that built the project; representatives ...

Revolutionary history comes alive at Upper Peninsula State Fair

ESCANABA — Fairgoers may have noticed a certain Revolutionary War soldier look-alike in the Miracle of Life Building at the Upper Peninsula State Fair this week. While Thursday marked Honored Citizens Day, this particular “soldier” has been honoring America’s history — and his ...