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Holy Name Catholic School to have booth at U.P. State Fair

ESCANABA – Holy Name Catholic School is pleased to announce that it will again have a booth at the U.P. State Fair (located outside the Grandstand Building), thanks to the generosity of the Daniel J. Kobasic Foundation. The fee for the Holy Name U.P. State Fair booth was generously donated ...

NMU students earn degrees

MARQUETTE — The following Northern Michigan University students from the local area satisfied their degree requirements in May 2026. Certificate Carney — Aidyn Burton, CER-Electrical Line Technician Associate Degree Escanaba — Thomas Neumann, AB-General Business; Nora Pomeroy, AS-General Studies Garden — Justin Gillespie, AA-General Studies, with High Honor Gladstone — Mackenzie Blume, AS-General Studies, with Honor; Kelsey Karppinen, AS-Criminal Justice Harris — Vincent Martin, AS-Criminal Justice Manistique — Michael Bouche, AAS-Climate Control Technology, with ...

Summer Reading Program Closing Party

The Gladstone Public Library’s summer reading program, “Unearth A Story,” will be having its closing story hour Wednesday, July 29 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Children ages two to ten years old and their families are invited to attend. During the story hour children will enjoy listening to guest readers from Peninsula Federal Credit Union, create a dinosaur themed craft, eat a delicious ice cream snack and receive a goody bag. The last day to turn in reading logs for the summer reading program is Thursday, July 30 by noon. For more information call 428-4224. This story hour and the ...

Today in Sports July 8

1889 — John L. Sullivan defeats Jake Kilrain in the 75th round in Richburg, Miss., for the U.S. heavyweight championship. It’s the last bare-knuckle boxing match before the Marquis of Queensbury rules are introduced. 1922 — Suzanne Lenglen beats Molla Bjurstedt Mallory, 6-2, 6-0 for her fourth straight singles title at Wimbledon. 1939 — Bobby Riggs beats Elwood Cooke in five sets to win the men’s singles title at Wimbledon. 1941 — Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox hits a three-run, two-out homer in the ninth inning to give the American League a dramatic 7-5 victory in the ...

Next generation of drivers equipped with car safety kits

ESCANABA — As teen crash rates peak during the summer months, students in the 906 DRIVE Segment Two driver’s education class received more than just a driving lesson Tuesday — they also went home with free roadside emergency kits, thanks to a partnership between Sam Bernstein Law and the ...