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North Deadhorse Road closure extended

The reopening of North Deadhorse Road in Delta County has been postponed due to unforeseen circumstances affecting the contractor's completion timeline. The road will now remain closed through Monday, Aug. 25, and will reopen for traffic Tuesday, Aug. 26. The closure, which began July 1, is necessary to replace two culverts on Deadhorse Creek. The project site is located within the Michigan Department of Natural Resources' Escanaba Forest Management Unit (T43N R22W Section 6 SWNE). During construction, there is no reroute around the project area. Deadhorse Creek is a designated ...

Police Log

Activities of the Escanaba Public Safety Department. July 21 6:47 a.m. - suspicious situation, 100 block North Lincoln Road 8:04 a.m. - suspicious situation, 400 block North Lincoln Road 9:33 a.m. - non-fatal shootings, 1400 block Stephenson Avenue 12:10 p.m. - non-aggravated assault, 2000 block 5th Avenue North 1:11 p.m. - rental/fire inspection, 1300 block Ludington Street 1:41 p.m. - mental transport, 300 block North 19th Street 2:19 p.m. - obstructing justice, 600 block South 16th Street 3:35 p.m. - trespass, 1000 block Stephenson Avenue 3:35 p.m. - ...

Twilight Tour of farm planned

CHATHAM — The Michigan State University – Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center (MSU-UPREC) will host a Twilight Tour of South Farm beef cattle, grazing and grain projects to highlight these important commodities and ongoing research. The event will take place Wednesday, August 20 from 5 to 8 p.m. Eastern Time at MSU-UPREC (E3774 University Drive in Chatham, MI 49816). The event is free to attend and will begin with a dinner featuring beef from the UPREC herd of wagyu cattle. Tour participants will have an opportunity to view research cattle, pastures and plots of small ...

Police Log

Activities of the Escanaba Public Safety Department. July 21 6:47 a.m. - suspicious situation, 100 block North Lincoln Road 8:04 a.m. - suspicious situation, 400 block North Lincoln Road 9:33 a.m. - non-fatal shootings, 1400 block Stephenson Avenue 12:10 p.m. - non-aggravated assault, 2000 block 5th Avenue North 1:11 p.m. - rental/fire inspection, 1300 block Ludington Street 1:41 p.m. - mental transport, 300 block North 19th Street 2:19 p.m. - obstructing justice, 600 block South 16th Street 3:35 p.m. - trespass, 1000 block Stephenson Avenue 3:35 p.m. - ...

History presentation recalls discovery of Paleo-Indian artifacts

NEGAUNEE — The Michigan Iron Industry Museum hosted local historian and archaeologist Jim Paquette on Tuesday, where he shared stories of his research and discovery of Paleo-Indian artifacts in the U.P. as part of the summer presentation series. n Anishinaabe elder with French Canadian-Métis ancestry, Paquette introduced his presentation, titled “We Have Always Been Here: The Ancient Caribou Hunters of Silver Lake,” by recounting his desire to prove how his ancestors have always been present in the Upper Peninsula, since the end of the last Ice Age, which set him off on his ...

Northwoods notebook: Loons do some fishing

The loons put on a show this past Sunday at Six Mile Lake. Seeing them brought mixedDuring a pontoon boat ride, two adults fishing repeatedly surfaced right alongside, despite our initial efforts to give them a wide berth. We shut down the motor and let them move away at their own pace ...