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Escanaba City Council rejects rezoning for proposed homeless shelter

ESCANABA — The Escanaba City Council unanimously denied an amendment to an ordinance Thursday that would have rezoned 113 S. 10th St. for a homeless shelter. If approved, the ordinance amendment would have changed the zoning designation of 113 S. 10th St. — formerly occupied by Bertrands and Bittner Engineering — from the existing Commercial 'E' district to the Residence (Multifamily) 'C' district to allow "Hope on the Horizon" — an organization awaiting paperwork to become a 501(c)(3) nonprofit — to establish a homeless shelter. Almost two dozen community members approached the podium to

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Rapid River wins both sides of Eskymo Chase Invite

ESCANABA — It was Rapid River’s day here Thursday as it claimed both cross country titles in the Great Eskymos Chase. The Rapid River boys scored 49 points, followed by Rock Mid Peninsula 61 and Menominee 82. Rapid River tallied 54 points in the girls’ meet and Kingsford squeezed past Superior Central for the…

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Elijah McMillan

Elijah McMillan

ESCANABA — Elijah Tyler Alexander McMillan, age 12, of Escanaba, passed away on September…

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Escanaba City Council rejects rezoning for proposed homeless shelter

ESCANABA — The Escanaba City Council unanimously denied an amendment to an ordinance Thursday that would have rezoned 113 S. 10th St. for a homeless shelter. If approved, the ordinance amendment would have changed the zoning designation of 113 S. 10th St. — formerly occupied by Bertrands and Bittner Engineering — from the existing

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Trump attempt to muzzle press attack on First Amendment

Pressed recently on President Donald Trump's expulsion of three news organizations from the White House, U.S. Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., shrugged it off as indistinguishable from Trump's own past suspension from social media platforms, saying, "So it goes both ways." Huh? The senator is either remarkably ignorant of the Constitution from which he derives…

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Almanac for Oct. 3, 2026

Today is Saturday, Oct. 3, the 276th day of 2026. There are 89 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 3, 1990, West Germany and East Germany ended 45 years of postwar division, declaring the creation of a reunified country. Also on this date: In 1873, Modoc leader Kintpuash was hanged…

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