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Delta Chamber Business After Hours in downtown Gladstone Wednesday, July 29

GLADSTONE — Local business professionals will gather in downtown Gladstone this week for a community-wide networking event designed to showcase local businesses. This month’s Business After Hours social event will be held Wednesday, July 29, from 5 to 7 p.m. on Delta Avenue in downtown Gladstone. Water’s Edge Chiropractic is sponsoring the event with organizational support from the Gladstone Downtown Development Authority, City of Gladstone, Gladstone Social District and other independent downtown businesses. The ongoing monthly initiative is co-sponsored by the Delta County Area ...

RR Pub a community hotspot

RAPID RIVER -- It's been busy at the pub. A week after the Rapid River Pub celebrated its 130th anniversary, the business hosted another large event -- this time to raise money for the family of Stanley "Spike" Constantino, Jr., who died after a motorcycle crash on July 12. The building at ...

Marina Fest 2026 returns today

ESCANABA — Escanaba's waterfront will come alive today with music, food and summertime activity as Marina Fest 2026 returns to Ludington Park for a full day of free entertainment. The festival will feature four live bands overlooking the city's harbor on Little Bay de Noc, celebrating ...

Report highlights EAPS’ post-COVID academic progress

ESCANABA — Escanaba Area Public Schools (EAPS) Superintendent Coby Fletcher presented trends in academic performance post-COVID-19 to the Escanaba Area Public Schools Board of Education during the board’s recent meeting. A report from Michigan State University’s Education Policy ...

Art Week activities in Escanaba celebrates community creativity

ESCANABA — Art Week in Escanaba officially begins Sunday, launching a weeklong celebration of the arts that runs through Saturday, Aug. 1. The festivities open with a performance by the Marquette City Band on Sunday afternoon at the Karas Bandshell in Ludington Park. Beginning at 4 p.m., ...

Tornadoes confirmed

ESCANABA — At least three tornadoes touched down in the Upper Peninsula during a weather event on Monday, reported the National Weather Service (NWS) on Friday. One was at Delta County's O.B. Fuller Park; the other two were in Marquette County and Menominee County. The conditions Monday ...