ESCANABA — Not just about carnival rides and rich food, the Upper Peninsula State Fair has a mission to educate and engage. The annual event that concluded Sunday once again brought people together and dropped unexpected experiences even on longtime fairgoers. The Miracle of Life building ...
By DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer Summer heat, outdoor fun ... and cold and flu symptoms? The three may not go together in many people's minds: partly owing to common myths about germs and partly because many viruses really do have lower activity levels in the summer. But it is possible ...
ESCANABA — Kelli van Ginhoven (D) of Escanaba has declared her intent and filed to run for District 38 Michigan Senate in 2026. A near life-long resident of Delta County, Kelli van Ginhoven is currently the vice chair of the Delta County Board of Commissioners. She assumed office in a ...
LANSING – On Friday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed three bipartisan bills that will support Michigan’s small businesses by lowering costs and honor service members who lost their lives in the line of duty. Specifically, this package includes a bill that eliminates unnecessary red tape, ...
HOUGHTON — A wolf on Isle Royale that had been going into campsites for human food has been killed after other measures to discourage it failed, park officials said. Managers at the Lake Superior island became concerned earlier this summer with the activities of at least two wolves known to ...
Courtesy photo A resident of Christian Park Village in Escanaba plays a game on the midway at the U.P. State Fair last week. About two dozen residents were able to attend the fair because of fundraisers by staff at the facility.