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Escanaba celebrates National Friends of Libraries Week

ESCANABA — The Escanaba Public Library is inviting the community to discover seasonal reading and the year-round work that keeps our library thriving. The Friends of the Escanaba Public Library (FEPL) announced Monday a week-long celebration for the 21st Annual National Friends of Libraries ...

Bark River Lions donate to Dream Maker Children’s Museum

ESCANABA — The Dream Maker Childrens Museum was recently presented a $10,000 check courtesy of the Bark River Lions Club. This generous donation kicks off the renovation campaign that will pave the way to opening the doors of the museum, at the former Carnegie Library. There is a lot of work ...

Applications available for 2026-27 MHSAA/Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete Awards

EAST LANSING, Mich. –  One of the Michigan High School Athletic Association’s most popular programs, the Scholar-Athlete Award, will again with Farm Bureau Insurance present 32 $2,000 scholarships to top student-athletes at member high schools during the 2026-27 school year. The MHSAA/Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete Award highlights the value extracurricular activities play in the total education of high school students, often improving their academic achievements in the process. The Scholar-Athlete Award is in its 38th year. Since the award’s inception in 1988-89, Farm ...

Menards food drive

ESCANABA — Local Menards across the midwest are serving as local drop points for local food pantries this October. This includes the Menards in Escanaba. Menards is serving as a drop-off point for the Escanaba Salvation Army. Cans and other non-perichable food items can be dropped off at ...

Fundraiser raises support for local cancer patients

BARK RIVER — The Delta County Cancer Alliance, along with the Church Brewery in Bark River, hosted a Brews for Boobs fundraising event on Saturday from 3 to 6 p.m. This was the first of what organizers hope will become an annual event to raise awareness of breast cancer and fundraise for the DCCA’s local endeavors. The event included multiple 50/50 raffles and prize basket raffles; a bake sale; and event shirt sales, the total proceeds of which have gone directly toward the DCCA and its support of local breast cancer patients. Partial proceeds from bar sales were also donated to ...

Escanaba City Council rejects rezoning for proposed homeless shelter

ESCANABA — The Escanaba City Council unanimously denied an amendment to an ordinance Thursday that would have rezoned 113 S. 10th St. for a homeless shelter. If approved, the ordinance amendment would have changed the zoning designation of 113 S. 10th St. — formerly occupied by ...