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Holy Name open house today

ESCANABA – Holy Name Catholic School and Holy Name High School—A Chesterton Academy will hold open houses on Wednesday from 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Students, families, and the general public are invited to attend the open house at the grade school building (409 S. 22nd Street) to tour the new Holy Name gymnasium and locker room/athletic training area renovation. The grade school's open house from 4 to 5:30 p.m. allows students and parents to meet teachers, visit classrooms, find students’ lockers, and drop off their school supplies. In addition, Holy Name High School—A Chesterton ...

Ludington gets blacktop

ESCANABA -- Despite predicted light rain and possible thunderstorms for the day, crews are proceeding with the plan to begin laying asphalt on Ludington Street as scheduled -- today, Aug. 26. Currently, the sixth to 17th blocks of the main drag are inaccessible to traffic, with the ...

Sinkholes addressed

ESCANABA -- Portions of roads were closed in the city on Tuesday outside of the areas slated for lead line replacements and other ordered work. Sinkholes had formed in a few places beneath Escanaba's streets, and crews from city departments were sent to tackle them. Near the southwest ...

Preparing to teach and learn in teams

GLADSTONE -- Yesterday, teachers and students in the Gladstone Area Schools district began to get into the rhythm that will become their daily routine for about the next nine months. The Daily Press briefly visited Estacia ("Tasi") Martinez's fourth-grade classroom, where students were ...

Manistique man faces 31 counts of criminal sexual charges

MANISTIQUE — A Manistique man is facing 31 counts of multiple criminal sexual conduct charges, including first-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a person under 13. Charles Edward Blasingame, 53, is charged with one count of first degree criminal sexual conduct – person under 13 ...