ESCANABA — The local branch of a Lower Michigan-based superstore chain donated a total of $10,000 — split evenly between two nonprofits, Tri-County Safe Harbor and Michigan Area 1 Special Olympics — through the Meijer Team Gives program. Meijer Team Gives is an annual ...
ESCANABA — The Michigan State Police, Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division (MSP/EMHSD), recently released a statement urging Michigan residents to prepare their homes and vehicles for severe snow, ice and extreme cold this winter as the state observes Winter Hazards Awareness Week through Nov. 14. On Sunday, Governor Whitmer proclaimed this week as Winter Hazard Awareness Week, recognising that Michigan winters can bring hazardous conditions. Severe winter weather poses risk of injury and property damage. “Michigan winters are unpredictable. In the last year alone, ...
DESTIN, Fla. (AP) — An ocean liner that is longer than the Titanic and was once the fastest on the seas is headed to a final home on the floor of the Gulf of Mexico as the world's largest artificial reef. The SS United States is scheduled to be sunk Wednesday off the coast of the Florida Panhandle, fulfilling a long-planned $13.5 million project aimed at attracting more divers and fishing enthusiasts to the area while creating a home for tuna, marlin and swordfish. The project will keep what had been a technological marvel when it made its maiden voyage in 1952 from becoming scrap ...
ESCANABA — Scout Troop 411 recently received financial help from the Kenneth & Patricia Gartland Family Fund, a fund held by the Community Foundation for Delta County, an affiliate of the Community Foundation of the Upper Peninsula. “We know we wanted to help make a difference for scouts ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson scored 23 points, Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 points and 16 rebounds, and the New York Knicks beat the Milwaukee Bucks 117-85 on Tuesday night for their fourth straight victory. OG Anunoby made five 3-pointers and finished with 19 points for the Knicks, who have ...
Receiver Brandon Aiyuk has been reinstated to the San Francisco 49ers by the NFL after leaving the team a year ago. The league removed Aiyuk from the reserve/left squad list on Monday and gave the 49ers a two-week exemption before they need to add him to the 53-man roster. Aiyuk had ...
