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Delta County Board OKs COLA increase for non-union staff

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ESCANABA – The Delta County Board approved a 3.7% cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, increase for the county’s non-union employees Tuesday in a split vote. The 3.7% for non-union employees was meant to be similar to the 3.75% increase for union employees. “And so instead of waiting ...

PetSmart confirmed to be coming to Delta Plaza

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ESCANABA — A new PetSmart is slated to open at the Delta Plaza Mall in Escanaba after reconstruction now underway is completed. The nearest locations for the pet supply retail giant — headquartered in Phoenix, Ariz. — are Marquette and Green Bay. Pet owners shopping in the Escanaba area ...

Police: Man died in crash at Delta mall

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ESCANABA — The driver of a pickup truck that crashed into the rear side of Dunham's Sports at the Delta Plaza Mall on Sunday died on site, Escanaba Public Safety revealed Wednesday. The single-vehicle accident happened about 2:46 p.m. east of the entrance to L&M Fleet Supply and behind ...

Michigan gun hunters have taken more than 50K deer

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(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) Michigan hunters have already passed the 150,000 deer mark this fall, including more than 50,000 taken since opening weekend of the regular ...

Gladstone to have Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving

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GLADSTONE — The 27th-annual Turkey Trot 5K Fun Run/Walk will be on Thursday, Nov. 27, at the Gladstone Kids Kingdom. Registration will be from 7 to 8:40 a.m., with walkers starting at 8:45 a.m. and runners starting at 9 a.m. Monetary donations or canned food items are requested. All ...

Wisconsin archaeologists identify 16 ancient canoes in lake

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Archaeologists have identified more than a dozen ancient canoes that Indigenous people apparently left behind in a sort of prehistoric parking lot along a Wisconsin lakeshore. The Wisconsin Historical Society announced Wednesday that archaeologists have mapped the ...