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Menominee men face aggravated CSAM, computer charges

MENOMINEE — Two Menominee men have been arrested for aggravated possession of child sexually abusive material charges and using a computer to commit a crime. On Wednesday, the Menominee Police Department (MPD) announced the arrests of Allen Jason Kerby II, 45, and Alexander Anthony ...

Monday last chance to vote for pets

ESCANABA — The public-determined contest to select the Pet Idol for the next year in a fundraiser for the Delta Animal Shelter and Newspapers in Education (NIE) closes its final voting period on Monday. This year’s contest brought in a record number of pets, with 58 entries of 54 ...

Gladstone sells former gravel land

GLADSTONE — A 10-acre parcel of property the City of Gladstone owned in Escanaba Township will be sold to the neighbor, the City Commission decided this week’s meeting. The commission’s regular meeting also featured citizen comments and a few items of administrative business. The property, located off of N.3 Road, had previously been used for gravel production, but the city hasn’t had a use for it in years. In late July, the city hired Key Realty to broker a sale. “I asked if (Key) would approach the neighboring property owner, because at one time he had expressed that he ...

Asphalt ho!

ESCANABA -- Steamrollers and assorted trucks made their way through Escanaba's downtown on Wednesday to begin the much-awaited paving of Ludington Street. By mid-autumn, the main street should be open to traffic for the first time since spring. The reason for such major construction was ...