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Escanaba DDA recognizes work by local volunteers

Local News

ESCANABA — Nine volunteers were recognized Thursday by the Escanaba Downtown Development Authority for their efforts in making Escanaba a better place. Those receiving recognition during a presentation at the Escanaba City Council meeting Thursday night were Kurt Strassler, Sue Parker, ...

Tourism, construction, investment mark strong year for county

Business News

ESCANABA — As 2025 comes to a close, Delta County stands out as a place gaining attention for all the right reasons. The combination of natural beauty, strong community character and continued investment has helped position the region as both a compelling travel destination and a ...

Edmund Fitzgerald life ring, lifeboat piece sells for $150K

Local News

DETROIT (AP) — A life ring and a piece of a lifeboat from the Edmund Fitzgerald were sold at auction Friday for $150,000, a month after the 50th anniversary of the famous ship's sinking in Lake Superior with 29 men aboard. The relics were discovered by a carpenter in 1975 along the shore in ...

US House votes to remove wolves from Endangered Species list

Local News

The U.S. House on Thursday passed, 211-204, a bill to remove Endangered Species Act protections for the gray wolf outside Alaska. The bill, sponsored by Colorado Republican Lauren Boebert, would direct the Interior secretary to reissue a 2020 rule removing ESA protections that delisted wolves ...

Drive helps fill bags for Lil Mo’s Food Pantry

Community

ESCANABA — Kindness Rocks U.P. Michigan conducted its second-annual Stock the Lil Mo’s Food Pantry food drive. This year, Kindness Rocks partnered with the Daily Press in hopes of bringing more opportunities to fill the pantry with much-needed supplies. It paid off, organizers said. ...

November US homes sales rose from previous month

Business News

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose in November from the previous month but slowed compared with a year earlier for the first time since May despite average long-term mortgage rates holding near their low point for the year. Existing home sales rose 0.5% in last month from October to ...