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Trouser auction supports traveler’s future

ESCANABA – Not everyone can sell a pair of worn trousers for $7,000. But that’s exactly what Escanaba man Peter Frank has done, in part to help support a future journey. Frank – along with a Sawyer Loon canoe, a tricorne hat, a sense of adventure and the other scant things he traveled ...

MSP promotes troopers to serve at Gladstone Post and Manistique Outpost

DELTA & SCHOOLCRAFT COUNTIES — The Michigan State Police (MSP) has announced the promotion of two troopers who will take on new leadership roles at the Gladstone Post and Manistique Outpost, serving residents of Delta and Schoolcraft counties. Sergeant Michael Perkins has been ...

Flag Day ceremonies in Esky and Gladstone

ESCANABA -- On June 14, the United States recognizes Flag Day. In Escanaba, Gladstone and many communities in the nation, Disposal of Unserviceable Flags Ceremonies will be held this Sunday. The date is the anniversary of the Continental Congress's resolution to adopt the American flag in ...

MIOSHA reports Daggett farm worker death

DAGGETT — The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) has reported the death of a 23-year-old farm worker from Daggett. On Saturday, June 6, a farm worker was transporting newborn livestock approximately two miles from one farm location to another on a county road ...