ESCANABA — Escanaba Public Safety has received national recognition for its commitment to traffic safety, including a local program that educates and provides the public with children’s car seats. The National Association of Women Highway Safety Leaders awarded the local police department ...
ESCANABA — The Northern Lights YMCA has met their 2017 Annual Campaign goal of $109,000. This is the fifth consecutive year meeting goal through the efforts of board members and more than 70 volunteer campaigners. According to Caron Salo, YMCA Fund Development Director, the YMCA hit its ...
ESCANABA — Bay College’s budget for the 2017-18 fiscal year was officially approved by the Bay College Board of Trustees during a special meeting Wednesday. The fiscal year will begin on July 1, 2017. The college’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year includes $8,878,629 in operating ...
GLADSTONE — The Delta Conservation District will host its 66th Annual Meeting on Tuesday August 8. Meeting activities include: social hour, dinner, election of 2 board directors, district program reports, awards, big tree contest winners, a presentation and door prizes. Candidates running ...
ESCANABA — The Bays de Noc Convention and Visitors Bureau announced earlier this week that Robert Micheau will be serving as its executive director. According to a press release issued by the bureau, Micheau has nine years of experience in marketing, event planning, and public relations. A ...
BARK RIVER — The Heart of the North Lions Club will hold its monthly e-board meeting tonight at 6:45 p.m. at the Bark River Township Senior Center. The general club monthly meeting will be Thursday, July 6 at 6:45 p.m. at the Bark River Township Senior Center. Plan to attend and bring a ...
MANISTIQUE — The Schoolcraft County Historical Society’s annual Pioneer Day will return to Manistique from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Manistique Marina Saturday. According to Schoolcraft County Historical Society Vice President Paul Walker, Pioneer Day has been a local tradition for 13 ...
MANISTIQUE — The Michigan DNR and the Hiawatha National Forest will hold a public meeting on the Haywire Trail heritage project at the Comfort Inn in Manistique on Friday, June 23, from 6 to 9 pm. Attendees will learn more about the project and have an opportunity to share important heritage ...
DENVER (AP) — A recent insurance study links increased car crash claims to legalized recreational marijuana. The Highway Loss Data Institute, a leading insurance research group, said in study results released Thursday that collision claims in Colorado, Washington, and Oregon went up 2.7 ...
TRENARY — The annual Trenary 4th of July pancake breakfast will be hold on July 4, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the Trenary Community Building, M67, Trenary. This fundraiser supports local groups each year, with this year begin hosted by the Superior Central School football program. The ...
Today A.A., closed, Delta Drop-In Center, 10 a.m., Escanaba. A.A., closed, Manistique Harbor Church of God, 7:30 p.m., 813 Arbutus Ave., Manistique. A.A., closed, Delta Alano Club, 7:30 p.m., Gladstone, 428-1184. A.A., closed, Bottom Line, Central United Methodist Church, 7:30 p.m., ...
ESCANABA — Bay College and Lake Superior State University (LSSU) have revised a bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) completion program to make it possible for students to earn a BSN in four years. The agreement better coordinates Bay College’s associate degree in nursing (ADN) and general ...
DISTRICT COURT DRUNKEN DRIVING C. John Jerry Helfrich, 31, of 615 Ludington St., No. 4, Escanaba, pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle with a high alcohol content and pleaded guilty to failure to stop after a collision; 13 days jail, credit for one day served; six months probation; ...
ROCK — The Superior Trade Zone (STZ) — a state-sanctioned economic development zone in Delta and Marquette counties — is seeking consultants to create a marketing strategy that will attract businesses to the region. During a meeting at the Maple Ridge Township Hall in Rock on ...
GLADSTONE — Delta County Parks and American Bikers Aiming Toward Education (ABATE) of Michigan Region 17 will host a joint fundraiser at Pioneer Trail Park this starting Friday night and running through the weekend. According to Delta Conservation District Executive Director Rory Mattson, ...
ESCANABA — As of July 1, the Escanaba Area Public Schools district will have a new acting superintendent. According to Coby Fletcher, he and his family couldn’t be more excited to begin their journey in Escanaba. “We’re ready to make the transition,” said Fletcher in a phone ...
ESCANABA — Members of the Delta County Board of Commissioners heard an update on the county’s Michigan Municipal Employees’ Retirement System (MERS) pension funding during their regular meeting Tuesday. Delta County Administrator Ryan Bergman said that, while rising pension costs over ...
ESCANABA — A woman from Rock — arrested this spring on felony meth charges — was sentenced to five months in jail Monday in Delta County Circuit Court. Angela Loraine Gutzman-Guerrero, 22, pleaded guilty to purchasing or possessing ephedrine/pseudoephedrine to make meth, a five-year ...
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Republican-led Michigan House approved a $56.7 billion budget Tuesday that includes significantly more funding for at-risk students and a modest boost in traditional state aid for K-12 districts. The spending plan was passed on 64-43 and 72-35 votes with many ...
ESCANABA — The Escanaba City Band will perform at the Karas Band Shell in Ludington Park on tonight at 7:30 p.m., with a rain date of Thursday, June 22 at 7:30 p.m. Bruce Cassell is the director. Selections for the evening will include: “Fanfare & Flourishes,” “Exalation,” ...