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U.P. Publishers & Authors Association Announces 9th Annual Dandelion Cottage Award winners
Local
MARQUETTE — The Upper Peninsula Publishers & Authors Association is extremely pleased to announce the 9th annual Dandelion Cottage Award winners. The award recognizes U.P. student short story writers for excellence in grades 5–12. The Dandelion Cottage Award is funded entirely by ...
Scammers targeting senior citizens
Local
MARQUETTE — Another scam is making its way through Superiorland and, indeed, the entire Upper Peninsula, and this one is targeting elderly individuals using fear and impersonation tactics, Michigan State Police report. In one recent case in the U.P., scammers targeted an elderly woman, ...
Legion fish fry set for Friday
Local
MARQUETTE — The American Legion post, located at 700 W. Bluff St., Marquette, will offer a fish fry from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Friday. The meal will include white fish, cod, shrimp or chicken strips and a choice of baked potato or french fries. All meals include cole slaw. Call in take out orders ...
Copper Country standoff suspect jailed
Local
OSCEOLA TOWNSHIP – An hours-long standoff between an alleged gunman and law enforcement from throughout the Upper Peninsula resulted in the arrest of an individual at a home in Osceola Township near the community of Dollar Bay. According to information obtained from the Houghton County ...
Soo Locks bottleneck after opening
Front Page News
SAULT STE. MARIE — Though the Soo Locks opened for the season on Wednesday, a standstill followed. As ice prevents ship traffic from flowing, an organization representing the U.S. Great Lakes fleet blames Coast Guard inadequacies. “The U.S.C.G. has systematically cut icebreaking services ...





