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Menominee County Fair is July 17–20

MENOMINEE — The 2025 Menominee County Fair will take place July 17–20 at Shakey Lakes County Park, featuring four full days of entertainment, agriculture, competitions, and community celebration. Opening day kicks off Thursday, July 17 with the registration of livestock, poultry ...

Delta County Opioid Settlement Funds available

ESCANABA — Delta County announces the release of the request for proposal (RFP) for Opioid settlement funds received by the county. The primary objective of this RFP is to solicit proposals from eligible entities that demonstrate innovative evidence-based approaches to combatting the opioid ...

Champions crowned at US Log Rolling Open

GLADSTONE —The 9th Annual US Log Rolling Open took place Saturday at Van Cleve Park, drawing top professional lumberjack athletes from across the country for a full day of fierce competition and high-level athleticism. Claiming gold in the Women’s Log Rolling Division was Livi ...

Mad Marbles Entertainment Services serves up fun

ESCANABA — ​A new business is bringing colorful and inflatable fun to the local area​. Mad Marbles Entertainment Services L.L.C. provides body marbling, bounce houses, balloon twisting and a balloon dome for events, available for rent by the day or hourly, depending on the ...

Celebrating Independence

Brian Rowell Daily Press Vintage cars and emergency vehicles were just o few of the participants at the Fourth of July parade in Bark River Friday. It was one of many Fourth of July celebrations held throughout the area. Some communities, including Escanaba, are holding festivities today.

Escanaba working on master plan

By R. R. Branstrom rbranstrom@dailypress.net ESCANABA — Along with an outside consultant, the City of Escanaba — the largest municipality in Delta County and the third most populous city in the Upper Peninsula — has been working on developing a new master plan. Though not a ...