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With spring comes the battle of the pothole

ESCANABA — Though maintaining roads is a never-ending battle, some work to repair potholes has begun and will increase when seasonal weight restrictions, also known as frost laws, are lifted when weather permits. Both gravel and paved roads suffer pothole formation during the transition ...

U.P. Delegation applauds Army Corps decision to expedite Line 5 tunnel

ESCANABA — State Sen. Ed McBroom and state Reps. Karl Bohnak, Parker Fairbairn, Greg Markkanen, and Dave Prestin applauded the decision to expedite the permitting process for Enbridge’s proposed Line 5 tunnel project. The fast-tracking of the project also comes after Prestin and Markkanen, ...

Meeting on upcoming water/wastewater rates

ESCANABA — There will be a public meeting to discuss the intended changes to water/wastewater rates, which are set to take place July 1. The meeting is Thursday, May 1,  at 5 p.m. in council chambers at the Escanaba City Hall. This meeting will provide an opportunity for customers to learn ...

Gladstone BraveBots competing robotics world championship in Houston

HOUSTON — 601 robotics teams from around the globe are currently in Texas for the 2025 world championship of FIRST Robotics Competition — including a team from Gladstone. The event challenges high school-age students to work together to design, engineer, build, program and drive machines of ...

Condition of buggy crash victims improves

RIVERLAND — Another one of the four occupants in the Amish horse and buggy that was hit by a truck in Riverland on Saturday is out of the hospital. Two others remain hospitalized and in stable condition. According to the Delta County Sheriff’s Office, the accident occurred on Saturday at ...