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Escanaba RoboMos secure spot in State Championship

ESCANABA — Last week, the Escanaba RoboMos of Escanaba Junior/Senior High School hosted the FIRST in Michigan Escanaba District Event at Escanaba Jr/Sr High School, April 9-11. The event started with qualifier matches, where the RoboMos placed high enough to become an alliance captain for the playoff matches. They competed alongside alliance partners the Binary Cows and Chassell Copper Country Cats, teams 10589 and 9249, placing fourth in the competition overall. This placement gave the RoboMos enough ranking points to make it to the FIRST in Michigan State Championship at Saginaw ...

Local man turns 102

ESCANABA — Local man Roger Kell celebrated his 102nd birthday on Friday with his 98-year old wife, Lois (nee Veeser); their youngest daughter, Mary Demerse; and staff and residents of LakeHouse Escanaba, a retirement community and assisted living home. The Kells are not permanent ...

Delta County Airport runways closed to air traffic due to flooding

DELTA COUNTY — Travelers who booked flights through the Delta County Airport are forced to make other arrangements due to recent flooding. Runways at the Delta County Airport are currently closed to air traffic after experiencing what Airport Manager Ashleigh Young considers an ...

Escanaba City Council to consider establishing Escanaba Tree Advisory Board

ESCANABA — The Escanaba City Council will tackle a full agenda at its regular meeting Thursday, with several key issues up for discussion. Among them are a proposed ordinance amendment to establish the Escanaba Tree Advisory Board, the potential purchase of a new ladder truck for Escanaba ...

Gladstone Bravebots win Escanaba District Event

ESCANABA — The BraveBots of Gladstone Area High School had a victorious time at the Escanaba District Event this past weekend. The start of the event went smoothly with qualifying matches turning out to be grateful wins. A long string of sequential wins put the BraveBots into first place, ...

Dealing with floodwaters

ESCANABA — While some Yoopers were pumping water out of their basements, Rick Servant was in waders and galoshes, trudging through the knee-deep pond that spontaneously developed in his front yard Monday night. Flooding in the Upper Peninsula this week is caused by rapidly melting snow ...