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Gladstone house fire leaves damage, no injuries

GLADSTONE — A house fire on the bluff in Gladstone very early Tuesday morning appears to have been caused by lightning, authorities say. At approximately 1:45 a.m., Gladstone Public Safety responded to reports of a possible structure fire at 53 Tipperary Rd. in the Irish Oaks Estates ...

Escanaba City Council meeting cancelled

The regular meeting of the Escanaba City Council on Thursday at City Hall, 410 Ludington St., Room C101, has been cancelled due to lack of agenda items.

Bay College offers Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Training

ESCANABA — Bay College Workforce Training will offer an instructor-led Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Training course on Thursday, November 5, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Eastern in Room 420 at Bay College's Escanaba campus. Updated to the 2025 American Heart Association Guidelines, this four-hour ...

Daggett man pleads no contest to CSC charges

MENOMINEE COUNTY – A Daggett man who faced almost a dozen counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC) alongside his fiancé has entered a plea. Travis Scott Thiry, 45, was initially charged with 11 felony counts of first-degree CSC involving a person under the age of 13; one ...

Garden woman seriously injured in Fairbanks Township crash

FAIRBANKS TOWNSHIP -- A 47-year-old Garden woman was seriously injured Friday morning after being ejected from her vehicle in a single-vehicle crash in Fairbanks Township, according to Michigan State Police. Troopers from the state police post in Gladstone responded to the crash site at approximately 8:15 a.m. Friday 9 on II Road near II Lane, said Lt. Ben Eckola, Eighth District public information officer. According to the preliminary investigation, the woman was traveling along II Road when she lost control of her vehicle and crashed. She was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected ...