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Wide community mourns Kevin Chown

ESCANABA — People of Escanaba, area musicians and international friends were shaken this week by the news that Kevin Chown had died. Chown, aged 56, had been fighting cancer for about the last two years, unbeknownst to many. But even the people closest to the popular musician were caught ...

Gladstone City-wide Rummage Sale this weekend

GLADSTONE — Local rummage sales continue as the Gladstone city-wide rummage sale returns this weekend. The annual Gladstone City-Wide Rummage Sale, hosted by the Daily Press and U.P. Action, is scheduled for this Friday, July 10, through Sunday, July 12. Individual sale hours will vary and can be found in the address listing and map of participating residences published in yesterday's edition of the Daily Press and the U.P. Action published July 5.

Property transactions for Thursday, July 9, 2026

Recent property transactions in Delta County — BALDWIN TOWNSHIP Quit claim deed: grantor – Kevin P. Curran, grantee – Kevin P. Curran, life estate, Shaylee Curran, transfer on death, Shannon Curran, transfer on death, enhanced life estate, Baldwin Township. Quit claim deed: grantor – Timothy C. Royer Sr., Robin S. Royer, grantee – Terry L. Royer, Baldwin Township. Warranty deed: grantor – Cecelia L. Terrien Rev Living Trust, Barbara Guindon, grantee – Mark A. Peters Jr., Baldwin Township. Quit claim deed: grantor – Trent R. Kidder, grantee – Amy M. Hayes ...

Residents urged to take statewide housing survey

ESCANABA — The Central U.P. Regional Housing Partnership invites residents, business owners, leaders and others from across the region to take part in a statewide survey that will help shape Michigan’s next housing plan. The survey, launched by the Michigan State Housing Development Authority, is open now and available to everyone at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/353RD8F. The survey is one of the first opportunities for residents across Michigan to help shape Michigan’s next Statewide Housing Plan. Locally, it continues the engagement that began at the Regional Housing Solutions ...

Second MDOT Adopt-A-Highway cleanup set

ESCANABA — Drivers should be on the lookout beginning Saturday as Adopt-A-Highway volunteers fan out across the state picking up litter. Participants in the Michigan Department of Transportation program will clean highway roadsides from July 11-19 during the second of three scheduled pickups this year. The Adopt-A-Highway program began in Michigan in 1990. As of last year, about 2,600 groups have adopted more than 6,000 miles of state highway through the program. An estimated 19,000 participants collected almost 40,000 bags of trash from roadsides during the three annual pickup ...