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Back-to-school safety

ESCANABA — With many area schools back in session, the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning (OHSP) and local residents are urging drivers to stay alert for pedestrians, bicyclists and school buses. In Michigan, drivers must stop at least 20 feet away from a school bus when its red ...

Assessments made following Fuller tornado

ESCANABA — A special meeting of the Delta County Parks and Recreation Commission on Tuesday addressed damage at O.B. Fuller Park caused by an EF1 tornado last month. On July 20, campers hunkered down in a bathhouse on the grounds of the Delta County Park as a violent storm passed through ...

Holy Name open house today

ESCANABA – Holy Name Catholic School and Holy Name High School—A Chesterton Academy will hold open houses on Wednesday from 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Students, families, and the general public are invited to attend the open house at the grade school building (409 S. 22nd Street) to tour the new Holy Name gymnasium and locker room/athletic training area renovation. The grade school's open house from 4 to 5:30 p.m. allows students and parents to meet teachers, visit classrooms, find students’ lockers, and drop off their school supplies. In addition, Holy Name High School—A Chesterton ...

Ludington gets blacktop

ESCANABA -- Despite predicted light rain and possible thunderstorms for the day, crews are proceeding with the plan to begin laying asphalt on Ludington Street as scheduled -- today, Aug. 26. Currently, the sixth to 17th blocks of the main drag are inaccessible to traffic, with the ...

Sinkholes addressed

ESCANABA -- Portions of roads were closed in the city on Tuesday outside of the areas slated for lead line replacements and other ordered work. Sinkholes had formed in a few places beneath Escanaba's streets, and crews from city departments were sent to tackle them. Near the southwest ...