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Johnson is new YMCA sports director

ESCANABA — The Northern Lights YMCA Delta Center has announced the hiring of Escanaba native Raquel Johnson as the new Delta Center youth, family and sports director. Johnson attended Escanaba High School before graduating with a bachelor’s in business management from Northern Michigan ...

Column: Spring is our time of renewal and change

ESCANABA — I have heard my friend Craig Woerpel explain on the radio, “That in the U.P., Mother Nature decides when spring comes.” We had a little taste of spring weather and then our reward of a few snow storms to remind us where we live. The calendar says that we should have our clocks ...

Shoe Sensation helps troops, veterans

Courtesy photo Shoe Sensation, located in the Delta Plaza, collected socks in November and December for troops and veterans. The store beat last year’s drive by 13, collecting 346 pairs.

Wickman joins hospital’s medical group

ESCANABA — OSF HealthCare St. Francis Hospital & Medical Group welcomes Trisha Wickman, APRN to its medical group. Wickman is a board-certified nurse practitioner, specializing in family medicine. She joins the care team of Drs. Stephen Smith, M. Walter Baldauf and physician ...

Chamber seeks volunteers for LPGA Epson Tour

ESCANABA — Here we go again! For the 12th time, the Delta County Chamber of Commerce is proud to be the presenting sponsor of the Island Resort Championship at Sweetgrass. With that designation comes the awesome responsibility of recruiting and placing volunteers for the 300 positions ...

Upper Peninsula State Bank helps business get grant

ESCANABA — Upper Peninsula State Bank, a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis (FHLBI), recently promoted the FHLBI’s Elevate Grant Program to local small business owner Joe Gougeon. The bank assisted in the process of helping him apply for and get awarded the funds. Elevate ...