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Gov. Snyder touts message: More jobs, better future
February 4, 2012 ESCANABA — Increasing jobs and building a future for children in Michigan was among the main messages conveyed by Gov. Rick Snyder during a town hall meeting at Bay College in Escanaba on Friday. more »»
School district braces for shortfall
February 4, 2012 ESCANABA — Officials at Escanaba Area Public Schools are projecting up to a $2. more »»
U.P. Elks Lodge cited by MLCC for Super Bowl pool, officials say
February 4, 2012 NEWBERRY — A Newberry organization was recently found in violation by the Michigan Liquor Control Commission for setting up a Super Bowl pool, according to the organization’s manager. more »» 
Robotics teams are gearing up
February 3, 2012 ESCANABA — Two local high school robotics teams are working diligently on their robot designs for a competition to be held downstate next month. more »»
Arson suspect to be tested for competency
February 3, 2012 ESCANABA — A Cornell man will undergo an examination to determine if he is competent to stand trial for allegedly setting fire to a camp in Cornell last fall. more »»
Escanaba approves grant manager
February 3, 2012 ESCANABA — Escanaba City Council was assured Thursday that businesses in Delta County will be considered for loans from the Community Development Block Grant program, formerly managed locally and no... more »»
Winter driving school — humbling, but worthwhile
February 3, 2012 HANCOCK (AP) — I'm at the wheel of a Buick Park Avenue, driving about 30 mph on a snowy surface, when a sharp curve looms ahead. I tap the brake and steer leftward entering the turn. more »»
Contraception mandate outrages religious groups
February 3, 2012 The Obama administration's decision requiring church-affiliated employers to cover birth control was bound to cause an uproar among Roman Catholics and members of other faiths, no matter their... more »»
Snowmobilers to appear in court
February 2, 2012 MANISTIQUE — Three snowmobilers, who were arrested last week after fleeing from police in Schoolcraft County, are scheduled to appear for preliminary examinations in district court this month. more »» 
Route finalized for transmission line
February 2, 2012 ESCANABA — Representatives from Wisconsin’s American Transmission Company came to Escanaba Wednesday with a final route planned for a project aimed to improve electric transmission facilities in the... more »»
Six more weeks of winter?
February 2, 2012 PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his lair to "see" his shadow on Thursday, in the process predicting six more weeks of winter. more »»
Challenge to schools: Embrace digital textbooks
February 2, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — Are hardbound textbooks going the way of slide rules and typewriters in schools? Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Federal Communications Commission chairman Julius Genachowski o... more »» 
Court allows man's past violence as evidence
February 1, 2012 ESCANABA — Past acts of violence by a Gladstone man — accused of beating a four-year-old last fall — will be allowed to be presented as evidence in the event of a jury trial, the court agreed Tuesday. more »»
Trial set for property scam case
February 1, 2012 ESCANABA — A criminal trial date has been set for a Bark River man accused of scamming individuals out of thousands of dollars in property deals. more »» 
Woman recounts dangerous mountain trek
February 1, 2012 ESCANABA — Bay College recently welcomed a downstate woman who participated in a 25-day hike through the Bhutanese Himalayas last fall. more »»
Fire damages Escanaba business
February 1, 2012 ESCANABA — A fire at a construction business in Escanaba Tuesday was accidentally caused from combustible materials near the wood stove system, according to Escanaba Public Safety. more »» 
Districts: Reduced meal participation steady
January 31, 2012 ESCANABA — Area schools are seeing steady to increasing numbers of students eligible for free and reduced-price breakfast and lunch under the federal School Breakfast Program and National School... more »»
1 questioned in snowmobile assault
January 31, 2012 ESCANABA — A Delta County man, suspected of driving a snowmobile and striking a fisherman in Garden this past weekend, was interviewed by the Delta County Sheriff Department on Monday, said Sheriff... more »»
Natural gas prices to stay low
January 31, 2012 MARQUETTE — Area residents who use natural gas will see some relief in their utility bills as prices for the fossil fuel continue to plummet at an unexpectedly high rate. more »» 
Lone fish caught in Jig It event
January 30, 2012 ESCANABA — More than 400 kids and adults — and one fish — participated in this weekend’s Jig It Ice Fishing Extravaganza held at the Escanaba Yacht Harbor, said organizers from Big Brother Big... more »» |
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