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DELTA COUNTY — All citizens who have not voted early or by absentee ballot may do so tomorrow. Tuesday is…

Sweetening the U.P.

IRON MOUNTAIN — Heather Nelson recently quit her job to devote herself to her real passion: her bakery business, U.P.…

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Today’s games Volleyball districts Division 2 Negaunee at Gladstone, 6 p.m. Division 4 Rock Mid Peninsula…

Prep Schedule Nov. 2

Friday’s games Football 11-player districts Division 3 Cadillac 31, Marquette 19 Division 5 Negaunee 34, Shepherd…

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Mary Kay Wille

Mary Kay (Beauchamp) Wille passed away Friday October 16, 2026 ending a lengthy illness. Mary Kay was born in Escanaba to Leonard and Mildred (Deshambo) Beauchamp July 18, 1946. She was a 1964 graduate from Holy Name High School. Mary Kay is preceded in death by her parents, her husband of 46 years, Ernie,…

GLADSTONE — Ann M. Monville, age 82 of Gladstone passed away on October 25, 2026. A…

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Michigan's free community college shuts out rural universities, they want in

A high school graduate living in the Upper Peninsula may consider enrolling at a community college but the drive across the vast, rural region may stop them: Depending on where they live, it could be a several-hour roundtrip commute. That's one reason why Northern Michigan University, Lake Superior State University and Michigan Technological University…

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Almanac for Nov. 2, 2026

Today is Monday, Nov. 2, the 306th day of 2026. There are 59 days left in the year. Today in history: On Nov. 2, 1948, in one of the most unexpected results in U.S. presidential election history, Democratic incumbent Harry S. Truman defeated the heavily favored Republican governor of New York, Thomas E. Dewey.…

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