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Daily Press office hours to change

ESCANABA — The Daily Press is changing its office hours to 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, effective Monday. A drop box is available for use after hours at the office, 600 Ludington St., Escanaba.

Landfill to use grant for discount on recycling electronics, mattresses

ESCANABA – The Delta County Landfill in Escanaba will take televisions, other electronics and mattresses at a discounted rate starting at 8 a.m. Monday, thanks to a grant from the Hannahville Indian Community. The recycling event at 5071 19th Ave. N. will go on for several days until the ...

‘Ghost ship’ found in Lake Michigan after almost 140 years

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — After decades of scouring the bottom of Lake Michigan, searchers have finally found the wreckage of a "ghost ship" that sank during a ferocious storm almost 140 years ago off the Wisconsin coastline. The Wisconsin Historical Society and the Wisconsin Underwater ...

Escanaba City Hall, library to close early Wednesday

ESCANABA — Escanaba City Hall and the Escanaba Public Library will close early Wednesday, at 2:45 p.m due to interrupted services caused by essential water line work, city officials announced. Both facilities will resume normal business hours Thursday of 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. for City Hall ...

Marinette, Peshtigo residents frustrated with pace of PFAS cleanup

More than 1.8 billion gallons of water has been treated to remove PFAS stemming from a Marinette manufacturer of firefighting foam, but efforts remain ongoing to reduce groundwater contamination amid a political standoff in Madison over addressing PFAS. In a Thursday listening session, ...