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Here are some recommendations from the Youth Services Staff at Peter White Public Library. Ms. Holli’s Read: 
The Underdogs of Upson Downs by Craig Silvey (JFIC SIL). A sweet and funny story about a girl and her dog. Annie Shearer lives in the country town of Upson Downs with her best friend, an adopted stray dog called Runt. The Shearer's family farm is having a hard time; they need to pay the overdraft on the overdraft! Annie and Runt enter a prestigious dog show to win enough money to save the farm... BUT Runt will only obey Annie's commands if nobody else is watching. The ...

Art on the Rocks, Outback coming up

MARQUETTE — A pair of popular Marquette-based art fairs are coming up in late July. The 66th Annual Art on the Rocks Fine Art Show and the OutBack Art Fair, in its 32st year, are scheduled for July 25-26. Art on the Rocks takes place in the Mattson Lower Harbor Park while Outback is ...

Subject in custody for alleged operating while intoxicated causing death

BAY MILLS — A subject is in custody following a fatal two-vehicle crash in Bay Mills Township. On July 13, 2026, at approximately 10:48 a.m., a trooper from the Michigan State Police Sault Ste. Marie post responded to a report of a two-vehicle head-on crash on W. Lakeshore Drive near West Lake Street in Bay Mills Township. The preliminary investigation indicates a Chevrolet Trailblazer was traveling westbound on West Lakeshore Drive when it crossed the centerline and crashed head-on with an eastbound Ford Fiesta. The driver of the Ford Fiesta, a 62-year-old woman from Lake, ...

Citizens object to surveillance cameras in Dickinson County

IRON MOUNTAIN — Dickinson County officials will take a closer look at law enforcement cameras installed on local roadways after pushback from the public. Dickinson County Sheriff Aaron Rochon said the leaders of a local drug enforcement agency that paid for the system will soon review policies and safeguards and "discuss everything that's being talked about." Rochon's comments came after several citizens addressed the county board Monday to protest automated license plate readers -- or Flock surveillance cameras. The technology has been a subject of controversy in many ...

United Way announces 2026-27 Campaign co-chairs

MARQUETTE — United Way of Marquette County proudly introduces this year’s campaign co-chairs: Rebecca Bartelme and Paige DuBoise. Bartelme is the morning anchor of My UP Mornings on WBUP/WJMN-TV. DuBois is the co-owner of Queen City Running Company. The pair will head up UWMC’s ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

30 years ago MARQUETTE – The Marquette County Board has committed itself to a multi-million dollar deal to bring American Eagle Corps maintenance facility to Sawyer. The vote came just two weeks after commissioners declined to guarantee nearly 4 million in financial incentives the airline wants for moving the facility to the former air force base. The facility which employs about 180 workers currently is located at Marquette County Airport in Marquette Township. The company has said the move could add up to 80 jobs. 60 years ago MARQUETTE – Northern Michigan University ...