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Bells for Hospice ceremony in Escanaba

ESCANABA — November is National Hospice Month, and during this time, the “Ring Bells for Hospice” campaign will launch locally and throughout the state to create awareness of hospice organizations and philosophy. On Monday, November 2, community members are invited to join the staff and volunteers from OSF Home Care & Hospice and North Woods Home Care & Hospice to ring bells in memory of those in the community who have passed this year while in hospice care. The event will take place on the lawn of the Escanaba Seventh-day Adventist Church pantry, behind Walgreens, at the corner ...

Upper Peninsula Sustainable Forest & Wildlife Fund makes grants

ESCANABA — Mr. Charlie Becker, Board Member of the Upper Peninsula Sustainable Forest and Wildlife Fund (UPSF & W) Grants Committee, announced today the recipients of their October 2026 Grant Round. Those receiving grants are: — County of Delta-Delta County Parks & Recreation — Delta County Parks Purple Martin Conservation & Education Project — Friends of Whitefish Point under Western Great Lakes Bird & Bat Observatory — Whitefish Point Owl Banding Program Mr. Becker stated, “Our committee is grateful for the foresight of the former Mead Corporation for their desire to ...

Local union challenges Billerud contractor switch

ESCANABA — Two large inflatable animals and a sign outside Billerud’s Escanaba mill Wednesday drew attention to a labor dispute over the mill’s reported decision to switch trucking contractors. Dan McKernan, communications director for Operating Engineers (OE) Local 324, said the mill ...

Wausaukee man sentenced to over a century in prison

MARINETTE, WISCONSIN — A man from Wausaukee, Wisconsin, was sentenced Friday to over a century in prison for multiple counts regarding sexual assault of a child. Clifton Kirkpatrick, 37, was sentenced to 181.5 years in prison and 102 years of extended supervision after being convicted of ...

Remembering the historian

ESCANABA — The public will have the chance to honor the memory of Charles Lindquist at the Delta County Historical Society on Friday. Lindquist, a respected figure in Escanaba and elsewhere for his work in historical study, preservation and education, died at the age of 87 at his home two ...

Property transactions for Thursday Oct. 29, 2026

Recent property transactions in Delta County — BALDWIN TOWNSHIP Warranty deed: Grantor — Angela G. Spriks, grantee — Rafe Dagen Cambron II, Baldwin Township. Quit claim deed: Grantor — Howard J. Haulotte Jr., Judith L. Haulotte, grantee — Howard J. Haulotte Jr., Judith L. Haulotte, Pamela S. Haulotte, Baldwin Township. BARK RIVER TOWNSHIP Warranty deed: Grantor — John M. Arvan, Jean Arvan, grantee — Mason Wallace, Bark River Township. Quit claim deed: Grantor — Julie R. Woods f.k.a. Julie R. Teal, grantee — Joseph P. Teal, Bark River Township. Quit claim deed: ...