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Escanaba City Council to consider property abatement, playground funding

Editor's note: Meeting agendas and their contents are subject to change. The following items were listed on the agenda at the time of publication. The full agenda for today's meeting can be found on the City of Escanaba website. ESCANABA — The Escanaba City Council will convene this evening to discuss a property abatement, extending the interim city manager agreement and funding for playgrounds in the city. The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Thursday at City Hall, 410 Ludington St., Room C101. According to the council agenda, Escanaba Code Enforcement is requesting council ...

The globe and the demon hunter

ESCANABA — One of the new attractions at the Upper Peninsula State Fair this year is the Dominguez Royal Legacy Circus, whose show culminates with motorcycles riding in the “globe of death” — a spherical metal cage — after performances by an acrobat, balancing acts and a ...

Area agencies to conduct active assailant training

RAPID RIVER — The public may notice an increase in law enforcement activity in the Rapid River and Menominee areas as multiple agencies conduct active assailant training exercises this week. The Rapid River High School will be the site of a multi-agency active assailant training exercise ...

Horse rehoming discussed at hearing for Rapid River owner

ESCANABA — The potential rehoming of 10 horses was a key point of discussion Tuesday during a pre-trial hearing for a man accused of allowing the animals to run at large for more than a week in the Rapid River area. Arnold Proehl, 78, appeared in the Delta County 94th District Court ...

Winners of the 2026 ‘I Voted’ sticker design contest announced

LANSING — On Tuesday, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, announced in a livestream, the nine winners of the 2026 ‘I Voted’ sticker design contest. This is the second election year the Michigan Department of State has held a statewide contest for the design of the “I Voted” sticker. There were a total of 2,095 submissions to the contest across three entry categories: elementary/middle school, grades K-8; high school, grades 9-12; and general entry open to all Michigan residents. From the over 2,000 submissions, the Collegiate Student Advisory Task Force (CSATF), a body of ...

Child abuse case involving former teacher’s aide adjourned

ESCANABA – The child abuse case involving a former teacher's aide at the Delta Schoolcraft Intermediate School District (DSISD) Learning Center has been adjourned — for now. Robin Merle Popour, 54, of Gladstone, appeared in the Delta County 47th Circuit Court Monday, during which ...