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Remembering fallen workers

Local News

Ilsa Minor | Daily Press Workers from local trade groups and their families stand listening to speakers inside a tent during this year’s Workers Memorial Day ceremony near the labor monument at the Escanaba Municipal Dock. The day serves as a reminder of those who have lost their lives or ...

Mid Pen teacher wins Red Wings’ Best in Class contest

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ROCK — Beverly Reynolds, the Mid Peninsula second-grade teacher who underwent brain surgery last summer and continues to do her best for students, was recently awarded the grand prize in the Detroit Red Wings’ Best in Class program, which recognized outstanding educators in Michigan. A ...

Man gets jail for stealing $70,000 from volunteer firefighters

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ESCANABA — A local volunteer fire department’s former treasurer was sentenced to jail in Delta County District Court on Monday for embezzling thousands of dollars. Todd Anthony Holland, the former secretary-treasurer of the Ford River Township Volunteer Fire Department, was sentenced to ...

Esky officials to explain hikes in water and wastewater rates

Local News

ESCANABA — Residents with concerns or questions about intended changes to Escanaba’s water and wastewater rates will have a chance to be heard Thursday during a special meeting held at city hall at 5 p.m. “As part of ongoing efforts to ensure transparency and open communication with ...

Beginning Birders Walk set in Manistique

Community

MANISTIQUE — A Beginning Birders Walk will be held at the Manistique Environmental Education Lab on Saturday, May 3 from 8 to 11 a.m. The event is free, and binoculars will be available for use, courtesy of Seney National Wildlife Refuge. Scott and Linda Thomasma, retired wildlife biologists, ...

Registration open for steam engine golf scramble

Community

GLADSTONE — Team registrations are being accepted for the 4th Annual Gladstone Soo Line Steam Engine #730 Authority 4 person 18 hole Golf Scramble. The event will be held on Thursday, May 29, at the Escanaba Country Club. Entry fee is $360 per 4-person team. The tournament format is an ...