ESCANABA — Delta County 94th District Court Judge Steve Parks is preparing to step away from the bench, bringing a 40-plus-year legal career and 12-year judgeship to close. Parks, 72, will officially retire Dec. 23,…
Launched
ESCANABA — A new recreation opportunity is available to residents and visitors of Delta County. As of Sept. 26 —…
Gladstone businesses, author collaborate for book release
GLADSTONE – A local brewery and lavender company teamed up with best-selling author J.L. Hyde on Tuesday to celebrate the…
Escanaba City Council to decide on rezoning ordinance
Editor's note: Meeting agendas and their contents are subject to change. The following items were listed on the agenda at…
Tuning into true Delta County crime
ESCANABA — If anyone's ever wondered how the tongue-in-cheek term "Gladstone divorce" was spawned in the area to refer to…
Trial set for local horse owner
ESCANABA — A jury trial date has been set for Arnold Proehl, a local horse owner facing 10 misdemeanor counts…
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Local Sports
Prep Schedule Oct. 2
Today’s games Cross country MCCAA Northern Conference Championships at Flat Rock, 1 p.m. Football Lake Linden-Hubbell at Rapid River, 7 p.m. Menominee at Gladstone, 7 p.m. Sault Ste. Marie at Escanaba, 7 p.m. L’Anse at Bark River-Harris, 7 p.m. Saturday’s games Football Calumet Copper Island Academy at Superior Central, noon Cross country Gladstone at…
Week 5 Vertical Raise Player of the Week Offensive line Week WINNER: Nolan Strahl, Center, Stephenson…
Vertical Raise Player of the Week
Soaring Eagles end Black Bears undefeated season
Today’s games Cross country Great Eskymo Chase at Escanaba C.C., 4 p.m. Volleyball Rapid River at…
Prep Schedule Oct. 1
Obituaries
Always Watching
Do you worry that you're being watched? If you drive, you probably are. My…
DAGGETT — Richard Wetthuhn, 86 of Daggett, Michigan passed away Tuesday September 29, 2026 at his…
Richard Wetthuhn
Vivian Kay Gouin
ESCANABA — Ross Gordon Dewar, age 75, former Escanaba resident passed away September 25, 2026 in…
Ross G. Dewar
Community
Launched
ESCANABA — A new recreation opportunity is available to residents and visitors of Delta…
Please check with venues first in case of cancellation Friday, Oct. 2: — Jacobetti Home, 1:30…
Entertainment schedule for Oct. 2-8
Bay Film Series announces fall schedule
HARRIS — The Island Resort & Casino, together with Radio Results Network, invite the public to…
Israel Mandrake and Tommy G bring mentalism, hypnosis and laughter to the Island
Regional News
New system aims to help protect Michigan’s young workers
LANSING – The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) is encouraging employers to register for the new Youth Employment Permit Portal (YEPP), an online system launching today to modernize Michigan’s youth employment permit process and transition responsibility for issuing permits from schools to the state. "Michigan is committed to modernizing government services…
Shifting sand is natural to Michigan’s dunes; how to cope is controversial
Cathedral scaffolding to come down after yearslong restoration project
Missing Cheboygan-area man found safe in Cheboygan County
Editorial
Editorial cartoon for Oct. 2, 2026
Editorial cartoon for Oct. 1, 2026
UPPCO customers shouldn’t be asked to shoulder steep rate hike
Editorial cartoon for Sept. 30, 2026
Local columns
Almanac for Oct. 2, 2026
Today is Friday, Oct. 2, the 275th day of 2026. There are 90 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 2, 1967, Thurgood Marshall joined the U.S. Supreme Court as its first African American justice; he would serve on the bench for 24 years until his retirement in 1991. Also on…
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Forest management realities in the Upper Peninsula
Almanac for Oct. 1, 2026
Features
Frosty ferns of fall
ESCANABA — Frosty ferns earthy brown, autumn leaves all around! When the nights grow cold and nip the forest floor, bracken ferns turn to bronze and gold! Bracken ferns are a very important native ground cover in northern Michigan. Such a vital part of the forest understory, ferns shade the ground, prevent soil erosion,…