ESCANABA — The Delta County Board of Commissioners looked at $248,950 in proposed reductions to the county’s 2019-20 budget Tuesday. If talks between Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the state legislature are productive, however, the cuts may not need to be made. On Nov. 15, Michigan Association ...

ESCANABA — Delta/Schoolcraft County Emergency Management Coordinator Paul Geyer’s job duties may change in the future. The possibility of adjusting or not renewing a shared services agreement between Delta and Schoolcraft counties was discussed by Delta County Board of Commissioners members ...

ESCANABA — Santa Claus is going to be busy this weekend in Escanaba. Two Christmas events that have entertained families for years are being held — Christmas in the Village and the Christmas Parade. The Christmas Parade is Friday night and Christmas in the Village will be held Friday and ...

MARQUETTE — Wildlife biologists with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources said preliminary results from deer check stations across the Upper Peninsula show the harvest for this year’s firearm deer hunting season was down roughly 5 percent compared to 2018 and a 10-year ...

LANSING (AP) — Michigan’s Republican-led Legislature has given final approval to a bill that would lift a state ban on using bait to hunt deer, but it faces a veto from Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Baiting deer and elk is prohibited throughout the entire Lower Peninsula and parts of ...

ESCANABA — The holiday season has arrived, and people in the area may not think they have time to focus on their health during this busy time of year. However, Northern Lights YMCA Delta Program Center Membership and Marketing Director Hadele Peacock said there are a few simple things people ...

ESCANABA — Two years ago, the new Escanaba Marketplace opened. The larger venue, located at 1501 Ludington St., is used for both the Escanaba Farmer’s Market and a hub for other local events. According to the Escanaba Downtown Development Authority Director Ed Legault, in the 2019 season ...

MARQUETTE (AP) — A New Hampshire-based logging company has purchased more than a half-million acres of timberland in the Upper Peninsula. Seattle-based Weyerhaeuser Company says it recently sold 555,000 acres of U.P. timberland to an affiliate of The Lyme Timber Company for $300 million in ...

HOUGHTON (AP) — Scientists say gray wolves relocated to Isle Royale National Park are adjusting nicely to their new surroundings and finding plenty of prey. Officials released findings Monday from observations of wolves that were captured on the mainland and taken to the Lake Superior park ...

LANSING (AP) — No progress was made toward resolving a monthslong budget impasse over the Legislature’s multi-week break, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Monday, adding that a top Republican lawmaker’s criticism of her could impede efforts to find common ground. Whitmer spoke for the first ...

ESCANABA — Heavy snows that pummeled the region Sunday left schools closed across the area as residents struggled to dig themselves out of their homes. Sixteen inches of snow fell in Escanaba in the 24-hour period ending this morning at 7:15 a.m. according to the city’s water plant, which ...

ESCANABA — Michigan’s 2019 regular firearm deer season ended Saturday. According to information provided by Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Deputy Public Information Officer John Pepin, early results from the Upper Peninsula have been promising. As of Saturday, Nov. 23, ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Crowds lined up for the first day of legal recreational marijuana sales in Michigan. A handful of shops, mostly in Ann Arbor, are approved to start selling Sunday. The Detroit News reports customers traveled from nearby states including Indiana, Ohio and ...

MACKINAW CITY, Mich. (AP) — More than 100 antique snowmobiles are expected to cross the Mackinac Bridge as part of the fourth annual Snowmobile the Mac. MLive.com reports the event will be held Dec. 14. Snowmobiles will cross the bridge from Mackinaw City in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula to ...

Clarissa Kell | Daily Press Local band “Reflections” performs Christmas music in the Gladstone Square during the annual Old Fashioned Christmas event in downtown Gladstone Friday night. The Old Fashioned Christmas event kicked off with the city of Gladstone’s Christmas tree lighting ...

ESCANABA — Farmers, and small businesses affiliated with farmers, in the area may be able to receive financial assistance after the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) declared many counties in Michigan as disaster designated areas due to excessive rain, flooding, and abnormally ...

ESCANABA — As it has done in the past, Lakestate Industries is asking local residents to support its annual endowment fund campaign. Envelopes for the campaign can be found in today’s issue of the Daily Press. According to Executive Director Cheryl Ohman, the endowment fund was created as ...

ESCANABA — The Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign for the 2019 holiday season is underway. The Red Kettle Campaign is a national campaign that each corp participates in to fund their local community initiatives. Major Alex Norton, of the Escanaba Salvation Army, said the campaign ...

ESCANABA — An Escanaba man was arrested for drug charges after Delta County Sheriff’s Office deputies conducted a traffic stop in Escanaba Wednesday. According to the sheriff’s office, during the traffic stop deputies seized large quantities of cocaine, meth and money. Following an ...