ESCANABA - Governor Gretchen Whitmer activated the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) today due to the threat of significant weather impacts across Michigan. “This morning, I am activating our State Emergency Operations Center to ensure coordination efforts are in place ahead of ...

LANSING, Mich. – In recognition of Severe Weather Awareness Week, March 15-21, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is sharing resources to help Michigan residents prepare for severe weather, including making a personal emergency plan. “As we enter severe weather ...

ESCANABA – The Delta County Board will meet this evening to consider several agenda items, including an amendment to correct an inconsistency in the Delta County Airport Advisory Board’s (AAB) bylaws. The regular meeting will be held at 5:15 p.m. in the boardroom at the Delta County ...

GOGEBIC COUNTY — In late 2025, Gogebic Iron Area Narcotics Team investigators obtained information that Megan Danielle Benton and Cynthia Lee Sullivan, along with known and unknown co-conspirators, had been bringing large amounts of methamphetamine and heroin to Gogebic County and Iron ...

HARRIS – The Upper Peninsula Construction Council (UPCC) held its annual Apprentice of the Year banquet at the Island Resort and Casino on Saturday to recognize outstanding apprentices in the construction industry. The UPCC is a private nonprofit corporation comprised of “signatory ...

This is an assorted compilation of 23 photographs from the area of the south-central Upper Peninsula struck by Winter Storm Elsa, taken by members of the community as well as Daily Press staff. The local newspaper team is appreciative to all who helped document the historic March blizzard.