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Delta County Board to consider Airport Advisory Board bylaw amendment

ESCANABA – The Delta County Board will meet this evening to consider several agenda items, including an amendment to correct an inconsistency in the Delta County Airport Advisory Board’s (AAB) bylaws. The regular meeting will be held at 5:15 p.m. in the boardroom at the Delta County ...

MDHHS offers tips, resources to stay safe during severe weather

LANSING, Mich. – In recognition of Severe Weather Awareness Week, March 15-21, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is sharing resources to help Michigan residents prepare for severe weather, including making a personal emergency plan. “As we enter severe weather ...

Gogegic Iron Area Narcotics Team arrests suspects on meth, heroin charges

GOGEBIC COUNTY — In late 2025, Gogebic Iron Area Narcotics Team investigators obtained information that Megan Danielle Benton and Cynthia Lee Sullivan, along with known and unknown co-conspirators, had been bringing large amounts of methamphetamine and heroin to Gogebic County and Iron ...

Snowstorm photos: A gallery

This is an assorted compilation of 23 photographs from the area of the south-central Upper Peninsula struck by Winter Storm Elsa, taken by members of the community as well as Daily Press staff. The local newspaper team is appreciative to all who helped document the historic March blizzard.

UPCC honors “Apprentice of the Year” nominees and finalists

HARRIS – The Upper Peninsula Construction Council (UPCC) held its annual Apprentice of the Year banquet at the Island Resort and Casino on Saturday to recognize outstanding apprentices in the construction industry. The UPCC is a private nonprofit corporation comprised of “signatory ...

Storm for the record books

ESCANABA -- The blizzard tapering off this morning put Delta County in a state not seen in years. While snowfalls totals are still being gathered, it appears that the area got at least two to three feet, with some residents reporting drifts of five, six and even eight feet tall. The storm ...