WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nearly 1,000 miles from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, a local museum curator stumbled upon a piece of Delta County history: a photograph of a local trailblazer displayed at the Military Women’s Memorial in…
Brownfield Authority appointment on agenda for Delta County Board
Editor’s note: Meeting agendas are subject to change. The following items were listed on the agenda at the time of…
Streetscape gets finishing touches
ESCANABA — Small tractors carrying trees down Ludington Street yesterday were some of the last machinery to roll down the…
Missing man found ‘alive and alert’ on Isle Royale
ISLE ROYALE — Authorities say a 70-year-old hiker is "alive and alert " after being found Saturday on Isle Royale,…
Parade opens Ludington on Wednesday
ESCANABA — A major, much-awaited milestone is upon Escanaba. The official re-opening of Ludington Street will be at 1 p.m.…
Rosy's Diner keeps tradition going
ESCANABA — A beloved eatery on Ludington Street has operated in a few variations for the last 95 years. What…
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Sailors navigate waves in Frostbite Race
LITTLE BAY DE NOC — Braving gales and swells on Little Bay de Noc,…
Eskymos take Kingsford Invite for tennis
EBEN JUNCTION — Edye Burdett may only be a freshman, but she has already achieved some…
Superior Central's Edye Burdett sets course record at Superior Central Invite
Today’s games Girls’ tennis Kingsford at Gladstone, 3 p.m. Iron Mountain at Gladstone, 4:30 p.m. Soccer…
Prep Schedule Sept. 15
Obituaries
Richard F. Rusch
ESCANABA — Richard F. Rusch, age 75, of Escanaba passed away on September 11, 2026 at St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center in Green Bay. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Skradski Family Funeral Home in Escanaba.
ESCANABA — Dale P. Stannard, 74, of Escanaba, passed away peacefully following a lingering illness on…
Dale P. Stannard
WILSON — Donna Mae Schiesser, 82, of Wilson, MI, passed away Sunday, September 13, 2026 at…
Donna Mae Schiesser
ESCANABA — Eileen M. Kaukola, 75, of Escanaba, passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2026 at…
Eileen M. Kaukola
Community
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ESCANABA & IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich. – Bay College welcomes the community to join in…
Bay College announces quarterly TORCH Award winner
All Saints Catholic Church receives funds
SCHOOLCRAFT COUNTY, Mich. – Limestone Financial Credit Union (Limestone FCU) and the Limestone Legacy Foundation recently…
Pop-up shop helps animal shelter
Regional News
Logging expo connects industry pros
Michigan reading scores drop again. State superintendent: 'We need to improve'
Whitmer rethinks Line 5 tunnel permits, ramps up shutdown pleas after court ruling
Over $890,000 in grants will benefit Michigan fish and aquatic systems
Editorial
Editorial cartoon for Sept. 15, 2026
When stinging insects become a painful problem
Editorial cartoon for Sept. 14, 2026
Editorial cartoon for Sept. 12, 2026
Local columns
Almanac for Sept. 15, 2026
Today is Tuesday, Sept. 15, the 258th day of 2026. There are 107 days left in the year. On Sept. 15, 1963, four Black girls were killed when a bomb went off during Sunday services at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. (Three Ku Klux Klansmen were eventually convicted for their roles…
Vance Called El-Sayed Evil -- He's One to Talk
When war comes home: A Constitutional warning
Almanac for Sept. 14, 2026
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