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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
ESCANABA — The winners for the Agriculture, Floriculture and Photography departments at the 98th annual Upper Peninsula State Fair have been announced. Agriculture Division one: Grain sheaves Barley: Jessica Porath Oats: Jessica Porath Division two: Forage ...
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 ...
ESCANABA -- Local resident Steven Kwarciany, retired Master Sergeant from the U.S. Air Force, was honored at the Upper Peninsula Veteran of the Year for 2026 at a ceremony at the U.P. State Fair yesterday. Since the first fair in Escanaba in 1928, there has been a "Governor's Day" or ...
