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Strawberry royalty

CHASSELL – Dusty Lippold was crowned Strawberry Queen before a packed crowd at the Chassell Strawberry Festival Friday evening. Originally from St. Louis, Missouri, Lippold is a graduate of Chassell High School, where she was an honors student and an active member of the National Honor ...

Talk with the Doc

Robotic surgery is defined as a method to perform surgery using very small tools attached to a robotic arm. The surgeon controls the robotic arm with a computer. The primary source of the following robotic surgery information is from the US National Library of Medicine. A patient undergoing ...

Firebird explodes, details shared

ESCANABA — There is one less Pontiac Firebird in the world after an explosion in downtown residential Escanaba on Friday night. The two people who had been traveling in the car when it caught fire escaped. The high-performance automobile, a 2000 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am WS6, was owned by ...

Quilters plan bi-annual show

MARQUETTE — The Marquette County Quilters Association (MCQA) is proud to present the bi- annual 2026 Autumn Comforts Quilt Show at Ojibwa Casino in Harvey. This event will be from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3 and from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4. Admission will be $5. There will be over 200 quilts on display along with door prizes, basket raffles and demonstrations. Quilters from across the Marquette County region, as well as those from other areas will be displaying a variety of quilts and related items. A plethora of color and texture will adorn the event. MCQA was formed ...

Gas prices dip slightly

MARQUETTE — Average gasoline prices in Michigan have fallen 0.6 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.92/g today, according to GasBuddy's survey of 4,913 stations in Michigan. Prices in Michigan are 24.7 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 66.0 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has increased 9.6 cents compared to a week ago and stands at $4.854 per gallon. According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Michigan was priced at $3.39/g yesterday while the most expensive was $5.74/g, a difference of $2.35/g. ...

USCG Station Portage under new leadership

DOLLAR BAY – United States Coast Guard Station Portage underwent an official Change of Command Thursday. A formal ceremony was conducted at Dollar Bay schools complete with a color guard, a personnel inspection, and a reading of orders. These elements are all conducted to a formally prescribed ritual to honor and maintain traditions of the service, and to publicly demonstrate that authority has passed without interruption. The occasion also gives the members of the command, as well as guests and the public, a chance to recognize both the service and achievements of the outgoing ...