ESCANABA -- Local residents, business owners, people passing through Escanaba and destination shoppers are reminded that Sidewalk Sales returns to the Delta County city this Friday. Typically a summer event, Sidewalk Sales aims to encourage…
Delta County Board to discuss RFPs, contract
Editor's note: Meeting agendas are subject to change. The following items were listed on the agenda at the time of…
Gearing up for Labor Day weekend
ESCANABA — Communities in the Upper Peninsula and around the country are preparing to celebrate Labor Day, a holiday that…
Evan Dixon sentenced
HOUGHTON - Former attorney and Hancock resident Evan Andrew Dixon, 62 was sentenced to a minimum of 18 years and…
Woven into the community
Sixteen years ago, Dan Bender purchased a building on Ludington Street and transitioned from one type of machine repair to…
Two killed in Marinette County crash
Two teens were killed and two people seriously injured in a one-vehicle crash Saturday night in the town of Lake…
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Local Sports
Marquette holds Dale Phillips Invitational
MARQUETTE — Area cross country teams may not have been in the running for top honors in the Dale Phillips Invitational, but few of the local runners turned in solid individual performances here Friday. The Marquette girls squeezed past Houghton 58-60 for the girls’ title. Downstate Shepherd placed third with 90 points, followed by…
Today’s games Girls’ tennis Gladstone at Ishpeming Westwood, 1 p.m. Tuesday’s games Cross country Manistique at…
Prep Schedule Aug. 31
Friday’s games Football 11-player Manistique 48, St. Helen Charleton Heston Academy 0 Bark River-Harris 40, Ishpeming…
U.P. Scores
Rockets soar past Engadine
Obituaries
Kay L. Deault
GLADSTONE — Kay L. Deault, age78, of Gladstone passed away Sunday, August 30, 2026 at her home in Gladstone.Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by the Anderson Funeral Homes of Escanaba and Gladstone.
ESCANABA — Ray Richards, 91, of Escanaba, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, August…
Ray Richards
ROCK — John H. Arndt Sr., age 76, of Rock, passed away on Saturday, August 29,…
John H. Arndt
MANISTIQUE — Barbara McDonald, age 71, of Manistique, MI passed away Saturday, August 29, 2026 at…
Barbara McDonald
Community
Upper Peninsula Sportsmen’s Alliance honors outgoing president
ESCANABA – The Upper Peninsula Sportsmen’s Alliance (UPSA) proudly presented an appreciation plaque to…
ESCANABA — The Michigan State Universary Forestry Innovation Center will be hosting a free Wildlife Forestry…
MSU Forestry Innovation Center to host free wildlife field day
Gladstone Lions donate to nonprofit for steam engine
The Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) announced they are now accepting grant applications for its October 2026,…
Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) of Delta County now accepting grant requests
Regional News
UP jobless rate holds steady at 5.2%
IRON MOUNTAIN -- The Upper Peninsula's not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged in July, remaining at 5.2%, according to data released by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. The region showed a civilian labor force of 133,900 in July with 7,000 unemployed, according to DTMB data. The U.P. added 1,300 jobs…
State takes legal action to get Line 5 out of the water, protect Great Lakes
Developing a workforce
El-Sayed apologizes for comments he made responding to an attack on a Michigan synagogue
Editorial
Editorial cartoon for Sept. 1, 2026
The Iran war is straining the U.S. military for nothing
Trump has a credibility problem with Iran
Editorial Cartoon for Aug. 31, 2026
Local columns
They Will Try to Steal the 2026 Elections
Almanac for Sept. 1, 2026
Almanac for Aug. 31, 2026
Twilight's last gleaming
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