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LaFave and Prestin to appear at City Hall

ESCANABA -- The Delta County League of Women Voters (LWVDC) will host a primary candidate forum on Wednesday, July 15 at 7:00 p.m. at the Escanaba City Council Chambers, 410 Ludington Street. The forum will feature the Republican candidates for the 38th Senate Seat. The moderator for the evening will be Shannon Hereau. The public is invited to attend the forum. Audience questions will be encouraged. The forum will consist of one segment beginning at 7 p.m. featuring Beau LaFave and David Prestin. The forum will include opening statements, audience questions and closing statements. ...

Firebird explodes, details shared

Editor's note: An earlier version of this story appeared online as breaking news on Friday night. This article contains additional information. ESCANABA — There is one less Pontiac Firebird in the world after an explosion in downtown residential Escanaba on Friday night. Fortunately, the ...

Escanaba motorcyclist dies in Wisconsin crash

OCONTO COUNTY — A Sunday afternoon crash between a motorcycle and a truck in Oconto County, Wisconsin resulted in the death of the biker — a 39-year-old man from Escanaba. Around 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, a collision occurred at the intersection of County Trunk Highway S and Schwartz Road in Chase, a small town slightly northwest of Green Bay. "A preliminary investigation indicates that a truck was stopped at the stop sign on Schwartz Road, facing south. The truck then proceeded into the intersection, where it was struck on the passenger-side box area of the truck by an eastbound ...

Making old U.P. buildings look fresh

MANISTIQUE — A professional building painter of 35 years recently relocated to the Upper Peninsula from the Seattle area. Alliance Painting LLC focuses on professional technique and attention to detail, which comes in handy for historical restoration. In the early 1990s, Christopher ...

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Hold your horses

MASONVILLE TOWNSHIP — Following multiple reports of loose horses roaming Masonville Township, Michigan State Police (MSP) is working to resolve the ongoing situation after repeated escapes over the past two weeks raised safety concerns for both the animals and motorists. The MSP Gladstone Post has reportedly responded to multiple incidents involving loose horses in the area of T.65 Road in Masonville Township. On June 29, MSP was requested to conduct a welfare check on horses in the area. During that check, the responding trooper observed that the horses appeared to be healthy and ...