ESCANABA — In the early morning hours on Wednesday, firefighters with the Escanaba Department of Public Safety were called to a blaze in which one person was injured and one animal died. At 4:28 a.m., Delta…
2026 primary results
ESCANABA — Unofficial results are in for the state and local partisan primary elections. Besides Delta County’s millage proposals that…
Exhibit opens at Lake Effect gallery
MANISTIQUE — Lake Effect Community Arts Center in Manistique is hosting a free-to-the-public opening reception on Friday to present an…
Four-legged visitors bring smiles to Bishop Noa Home
ESCANABA — Residents at Bishop Noa Home in Escanaba were smiling ear to ear Tuesday when kittens and puppies arrived…
Tri-County Safe Harbor closes administrative office
ESCANABA — To preserve free life-saving services for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking throughout Delta, Menominee and…
Major meth bust in Alger County
MUNISING -- John William Jacobson was arraigned in the 93rd District Court Monday for Possession with Intent to Deliver Methamphetamine…
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Island Resort & Casino Opens Cedar Course for Limited Preview Play August 7
HARRIS, Mich. (August 4, 2026) — Island Resort & Casino, one of the Midwest's premier golf destinations, will officially open its highly anticipated Cedar Course (Kishki) for limited preview play beginning Friday, August 7. The nine-hole layout marks the resort's third golf course, joining the award-winning Sweetgrass and Sage Run courses while giving golfers…
Terrace Bay Women's scores under 50 Paxton Johnson 40 Marie Iverson 42 Savana Stenberg 44 Sharon…
Local Golf Scores
Meet the Driver: Macy Degnan
Truscott Nips Joliff IN Eagle River Speedway B Mod Photo Finish
Obituaries
Jon Allen Neisius
ESCANABA — Jon Allen Neisius, 88, of Escanaba, passed away peacefully at his home…
Community
Exhibit opens at Lake Effect gallery
MANISTIQUE — Lake Effect Community Arts Center in Manistique is hosting a free-to-the-public opening…
Bay College presents internationally acclaimed Integration Ensemble at the Besse Center Theater
ESCANABA — The Community Foundation for Delta County, an affiliate of the Community Foundation of the…
Community Foundation for Delta County announces new fund established
LaBonte of Escanaba named to head UPSET
Editorial
War against sea lamprey expensive but worth the money
While it might seem to some that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is throwing good money after bad fighting the invasive sea lamprey, we support continued efforts by this agency and others to rid the Great Lakes and adjacent waters of this nasty invasive species. Sea lamprey are parasitic fish native to the…
Editorial cartoon for Aug. 6, 2026
A better conversation needed on data centers
Editorial cartoon for Aug. 5, 2026
Local columns
The Iran War is eating Trump’s presidency
NM sues DOJ and Blanche, claims they blocked state’s Epstein probe
Almanac for Aug. 6, 2026
America’s peak socialism — abandoned a century ago
Regional News
UK won't intervene in Paramount's $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery
British regulators on Thursday gave Paramount the greenlight for its $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, with some new assurances from the company — clearing another hurdle for the mega merger while it still faces challenges elsewhere. The U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority cleared the pending acquisition, ruling that a Paramount-Warner tie up…
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New $750,000 Grants Awarded to Promote the Value of Education Beyond High School
MVAA launches “Talk to Your” campaign to encourage conversations with veterans
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