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Escanaba girls BB bus slides off icy road, ends up on side

ESCANABA — The Escanaba High School girls basketball teams had an unexpected and frightening night Tuesday after leaving their game against Marquette when the school bus slid off an icy road and rolled on its side in a ditch. A few students were injured, none seriously. A passerby and ...

Delta Hair Company tops Winter Windowland contest

ESCANABA – Local businesses recently adorned their window displays to compete in the second-annual “Walking in a Winter Windowland” Christmas decoration contest sponsored by the Business Partners Committee of the Escanaba Downtown Development Authority. The promotional event, which ...

Kindness Rocks raises $22K after fire at Race Ramps

ESCANABA — A fire that severely damaged the local Race Ramps facility in October left dozens of employees facing sudden uncertainty. In the weeks that followed, Kindness Rocks U.P. Michigan stepped in to help, eventually raising $22,254 for those employees. On Oct. 23, a large fire broke ...

Ice prevents delivery of Daily Press today

ESCANABA — With freezing rain making for dangerous travel conditions Tuesday night, the Daily Press was unable to get its newspapers from the printing plant in Powers to the post office for delivery in today's mail. Today's edition will be available for viewing on the website at ...

UP Notable Books list

 announced

UPPER PENINSULA — Twelve books have been recommended by the Upper Peninsula Publishers & Authors Association with the release of the organization's Seventh-Annual U.P. Notable Books List. The UPPAA first initiated the effort in 2019 as a response to the lack of representation of U.P. ...

Hostage/domestic situation results in charges

MARQUETTE — A Skandia man faces a pair of charges relating to an incident in Skandia Township that started Saturday night and ultimately involved an elite Michigan State Police response team. According to a news release from the Marquette County Sheriff’s Office, officers responded to ...