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Wickert Floral honored with Century Award at Chamber Annual Dinner

Some businesses become so much a part of a community that it's difficult to imagine the community without them. For more than a century, Wickert Floral has been one of those businesses in Delta County. The Delta County Chamber of Commerce proudly recognized Wickert Floral as the recipient of the 2026 Century Award, sponsored by the Delta County Economic Development Alliance, during the Chamber's Annual Dinner held October 8 at the Island Resort & Casino. The Century Award recognizes a business whose longevity represents an extraordinary achievement and whose contributions have become ...

Registry changes bring Halloween safety into focus

ESCANABA — With the recent removal of more than 20,000 offenders from the Michigan Sex Offender Registry, parents might want to rethink how their children trick-or-treat this year. On Sept. 9, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled that the 2021 Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA) amendments ...

MMR opens doors

ESCANABA — Residents may have seen the red-and-white vehicles of the newest emergency medical crews in Delta County — Mobile Medical Response, which was brought in via a contract with OSF St. Francis Hospital. MMR's advanced life support (ALS) ambulance service is now operating in ...

Area trick-or-treat events

ESCANABA -- Here's a look at the updated list of scheduled trick-or-treat — and trunk-or-treat — dates and times for communities throughout the area: BARK RIVER Residential trick-or-treating in the Bark River area will take place Saturday, Oct. 31, from 5 to 7 p.m. The Bark River ...

Doughnuts and ice cream imminent

Mike in Gladstone

GLADSTONE — U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers visited Gladstone Thursday as part of his bus tour through Michigan in the days leading up to the midterm election. Rogers came to visit a modest crowd at Saunders Point Brewery in Gladstone. While there, he gave an address to attendees on ...