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Courtesy photo Six exhibitors that won their respective species competed against each other in the Overall Showmanship Competition at the U.P. State Fair Augu

cbleck@miningjournal.net However, the issue stems from the county facing a reduction of its own, officials said. Liana Pepin, Marquette County 4-H educator with MSU Extension, said the Marquette County Board of Commissioners had to deal with a budget reduction of $455,000 from fiscal year 2020. Pepin said in an email that during a recent budget meeting, the county board made what she called the “difficult” decision to cut MSUE funding, although MSUE was not the only program to receive cuts....