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Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) of Delta County now accepting grant requests

Community

The Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) announced they are now accepting grant applications for its October 2026, grants round. Eligible non-profit organizations and sub-divisions of government are eligible to submit applications to the YAC for grants. Individuals and organizations classified as service clubs do not qualify for grant funds. Grant applications can be obtained at the community foundation office at 2420 1st Avenue South Escanaba, Michigan 49829, by calling the foundation’s office at 1-906-786-6654, emailing a request for a YAC grant application to office@cfup.org or from the ...

Dolly Parton's love of the Great Smoky Mountains helped transform her hometown

National News

SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dolly Parton didn't just sing lovingly about her Tennessee mountain home. She spent her life elevating an often-overlooked region to showcase what long inspired her music and sparked a tourism boom that forever changed those living against the backdrop of the Great Smoky Mountains. And it is because of that deep devotion that Parton's death has been profoundly personal to rural Sevier County. To the world, Parton was one of the world's best-known country music stars. To her neighbors, she was Tennessee's favorite daughter. "It hit me hard. It hit me ...

Alleged Rapid River Pub arsonist’s case bound over

Crime

ESCANABA – The case of a man who allegedly set fire to the Rapid River Pub almost one year ago has been bound over to the Delta County 47th Circuit Court after several witnesses testified Thursday. Steven Truman Prestridge, 34, went before Delta County 94th District Court Judge Steven ...

Unofficial results announced for Delta Conservation District election

Local News

Editor’s note: Unofficial results are in for the Delta Conservation District Board of Director’s election. The results have yet to be certified. Board members who were voted out are still active board members until results are certified. GLADSTONE — Two members will join the Delta Conservation District (DCD) Board of Directors after being elected Wednesday during the district's 75th annual meeting. According to the DCD, Nate Brockman and Parker Grzybowski were unofficially elected to the board for four-year terms. Incumbents Joe Kaplan, director, and Kathy Mason, treasurer, were ...