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Fentanyl felony sentence issued

ESCANABA — A young Wilson man, Colton Brunette, was sentenced Monday to six months in Delta County Jail and two years of probation following a guilty plea in August to one felony count of conspiracy…

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Local Sports

Broncos overcome early sting from Purple Hornets to improve to 5-1

HARRIS — It took a little while for fifth-ranked Bark River-Harris to get untracked in its homecoming football game here Friday night. The Broncos, coming off last week’s 49-14 loss to perennial power Pewamo-Westphala at Petoskey, were trailing the L’Anse Purple Hornets 12-8 after the first quarter of this WestPAC Iron Conference match-up. BR-H,…

Friday’s games Football 11-player Escanaba 69, Sault Ste. Marie 34 Menominee 43, Gladstone 6 Bark River-Harris…

U.P. Scores

1900 — Britain’s Harry Vardon wins the U.S. Open golf title, beating J.H. Taylor with a…

Today in Sports Oct. 5

Obituaries

Ashley Rose DeGraves

ESCANABA — Ashley Rose DeGraves of Escanaba, Michigan, age 42, passed away on October 2, 2026, with family by her side, at OSF St. Francis Hospital, Escanaba, MI. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Anderson Funeral Homes of Escanaba and Gladstone.

DE PERE, Wis. — James “Jim” Alfred Brusoe, 90, De Pere and St. Pete Beach, Fl.…

James A. Brusoe

COCOA, Flo. — Richard “Rusty” (Howard) Van Sipe, age 99, of Cocoa Florida passed away on…

Richard Van Sipe

Community

Fundraiser raises support for local cancer patients

BARK RIVER — The Delta County Cancer Alliance, along with the Church Brewery in Bark River, hosted a Brews for Boobs fundraising event on Saturday from 3 to 6 p.m. This was the first of what organizers hope will become an annual event to raise awareness of breast cancer and fundraise for the DCCA’s…

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