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Drought considered severe in southern UP

IRON MOUNTAIN -- Two months of below-normal rainfall has led to severe drought in parts of Dickinson, Iron and Menominee counties, along with bordering Wisconsin communities. Locally, September has produced about a quarter-inch of rain since the U.S. Drought Monitor's latest update, but more ...

U.P. veterans prepare for 29th Honor Flight to Washington

ESCANABA — Veterans from throughout the Upper Peninsula are preparing to depart from Escanaba for Washington, D.C., Wednesday on the 29th Upper Peninsula Honor Flight mission. 73 veterans — including one woman — who served during the Korean and Vietnam wars are set to board Mission ...

Celebrating the workforce

ESCANABA — Yesterday, as Americans enjoyed a holiday, the sun shone in Escanaba while large groups representing the area's labor unions marched in a parade from near the Karas Memorial Bandshell in Ludington Park to the Municipal Dock, where a concert and activities followed.

Raising the roof

ESCANABA -- Friday's rain may have kept some people indoors, but the musical performances of "Raise the Roof," a fundraiser for the William Bonifas Fine Arts Center, went on. Local bands Wingin' It and The Make-Believe Spurs played on a stage set up in the parking lot west of the arts ...

Judge upholds property sale to developers

ESCANABA — The future of a parcel in Escanaba recently came before the Delta County 47th Circuit Court, where the Bishop Noa Home for Senior Citizens challenged the City of Escanaba’s sale of the property to Old State Development. The nursing home argued the city was prohibited from ...