ESCANABA — Starting Tuesday, First Avenue South from Lake Shore Drive to South Second Street will be closed until work is completed. This closure is due to preparation for asphalt. The road is expected to be reopened by the end of the week. Residents can expect some delays and are asked to ...

ESCANABA — An iconic 1930s theater on the 800 block of Ludington Street has slowly entered re-use. New owners Steven and Courtney Godfrey bought the Michigan Theater in 2019 and for the past couple years have been showing occasional second-run films to fund its restoration. The historic ...

ESCANABA — The Escanaba City Council has green-lighted Escanaba Public Safety's plans to add another K-9 and train a handler for the new dog. Chief of Police John Gudwer told the council Thursday an anonymous private donor who paid for the department's K-9, Enzo, in 2024 had funded yet ...

ESCANABA — The man accused in a fatal stabbing Aug. 13 in Escanaba was in court this week. Kaw Tung, 29, was arraigned Wednesday at the Delta County Courthouse on charges of homicide-open murder-statutory short form. Court records did not indicate his bond. Jennifer J. France is listed as ...

Area districts will start the 2025-26 school year next week. Of note: The “Deer Day” some districts schedule for the opening of gun deer season in Michigan does not appear on calendars this year because it falls on a Saturday. Also this school year, Spring Break will include Good Friday ...

GLADSTONE — The Gladstone Sail School, which has been evolving since its rebirth a few years ago, is looking for volunteers to help with a building project this weekend. Anew building will be constructed at the school’s home base next to the Gladstone Yacht Club, thanks to a grant from the ...