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Bonifas center, Players de Noc to host fire damage fundraiser Friday

ESCANABA – The William Bonifas Fine Arts Center in Escanaba and Players de Noc Escanaba are partnering to host a Raise the Roof fundraiser for their fire recovery efforts from 5 to 10 p.m. Friday at the center. The event will feature live entertainment by Sit Down Francis and Players de ...

Delta board approves grants from opioid settlement funds

ESCANABA – The Delta County Board took several actions Tuesday evening regarding the Delta County Opioid Taskforce. The Delta County Opioid Taskforce met last week to discuss four applications submitted this spring for grants from the county's share of opioid settlement funds. The task ...

Whitmer talks damage of Trump tariffs in economic speech

Tariffs lodged by President Donald Trump would have an outsized impact on Michigan’s economic standing, particularly its manufacturing and automotive sectors, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said in an economic speech Tuesday. “Michigan understands the negative consequences of unfettered trade with ...

Woman killed in Gogebic County campground accident

BESSEMER — A Roscommon, Michigan, woman died Monday after being pinned between a fifth-wheel camper and a truck at campground in Gogebic County. Law enforcement was called about 3:26 p.m. Monday to the Moosehead Lake Campground in Marenisco Township, where they found the 65-year-old woman ...

DNR: Wisconsin wolf population up to 1,200

State wildlife regulators say Wisconsin’s wolf population has grown to more than 1,200 and appears to be stabilizing, according to revised population estimates. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources presented the revised estimates Thursday at the first meeting of its wolf advisory ...

UP Ice Fishing and Hunting Expo returns this weekend

ESCANABA — A slew of businesses and organizations new and returning will have vendor space at the fourth-annual U.P. Ice Fishing and Hunting Expo, set for Friday through Sunday at the Ruth Butler Building on the U.P. State Fairgrounds in Escanaba. Attendees will have access to dozens of ...