ESCANABA — This week’s frigid weather isn’t expected to be a brief cold snap to be taken lightly. Residents would be best advised to be minimize exposure and be prepared against effects of the plunging polar vortex through the end of January. While the term “polar vortex” became ...

ESCANABA - The Escanaba School Board on Monday analyzed the district’s academic achievement in student data comparing pre-COVID statistics to last year’s data -- showing a marked improvement. Superintendent Coby Fletcher presented on the data collected in Escanaba Area Public Schools ...

SAULT STE. MARIE — Following a five-day jury trial, Tanner Dunbar Harrison was found guilty on Friday of one count of second-degree murder, nearly five years after the incident that claimed the life of a 20-year-old women. The case prosecuted by Chippewa County Chief Assistant Prosecutor ...

IRONWOOD – Nurses at Aspirus Ironwood Hospital voted last week to ratify a new union contract, according to a release from the Michigan Nurses Association (MNA). The contract takes effect immediately and runs through July 19, 2028. The release says the agreement maintains the wage structure ...

ESCANABA — The Escanaba Public Library will host Esky Baroque, the area’s early classical chamber music group, for a special recital on Saturday, Feb. 21 at 1 p.m. The group is made up of choral singers and instrumentalists who perform classical music from the 17th and 18th centuries. ...

MARQUETTE — The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy has announced $9 million in grants to 19 municipal airports across the state, including the Delta County Airport and six others in the Upper Peninsula, to address PFAS contamination related to the use of ...