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St. Thomas bingo makes two $500 donations

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ESCANABA — St. Thomas the Apostle Church recently made two donations of $500 each from funds raised during charity games at its weekly bingo nights. The $1,000 total given away was divided between the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots and the Delta County Sheriff Department's Shop ...

No Daily Press on Christmas

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ESCANABA — With no mail delivery on Christmas, the Daily Press will not publish a newspaper Thursday. The Daily Press office will close earlier than normal on Wednesday for Christmas Eve, at 3 p.m., and remain closed Thursday for the holiday. A newspaper will be printed for Friday. ...

Ranked choice voting group pauses drive in Michigan

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Rank MI Vote, the grassroots organization pushing for a ballot initiative to establish ranked choice voting in Michigan, has paused its statewide efforts to get that measure on the 2026 ballot. Rank MI Vote Executive Director Pat Zabawa wrote in a statement that the pause is happening as the ...

Mackinac County sheriff warns of jail bond scam

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MARQUETTE — Law enforcement warns Upper Peninsula residents about scammers using the phone to seek payment of an inmate's bond. “It appears that scammers are reviewing our online inmate app, and calling relatives of recently arrested individuals and demanding money to allow them to get out ...

GFWC donates to Players for new theater lighting

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ESCANABA — Local theater group Players de Noc recently received a $1,000 donation from the Escanaba branch of the General Federation of Women's Clubs. GFWC had received a request from Players for funds to help cover the cost of replacing the lighting system destroyed in the fire at the ...