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Superintendent speaks highly of retiring music teacher

ESCANABA -- While teacher contracts in the Escanaba Area Public Schools (EAPS) district technically conclude June 30, today is the last day of classes. For one local educator, it's the very last day of teaching after a 40-year career. The Daily Press published an article on May 22 about ...

House approves war powers resolution to halt military action against Iran, in a rebuke of Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House for the first time Wednesday approved a war powers resolution that would halt the U.S. military action against Iran, defying President Donald Trump as a handful of Republicans joined with Democrats to end the three-month-long conflict that has reordered politics at home and abroad. House Speaker Mike Johnson had tried to prevent an outcome that would show the mounting opposition to the war, abruptly shutting down floor action two weeks ago when the resolution was on the verge of approval. But displeasure has only grown as the conflict drags on and as ...

Lane closures for UP bridge inspections to start Friday

UPPER PENINSULA — Crews from the Michigan Department of Transportation will be performing routine bridge inspections on structures in the Upper Peninsula beginning Friday and running through June 11. The inspections will require intermittent closures, MDOT said. The following closures are scheduled for the inspections. The work is weather-dependent: Friday: The M-26 bridge over the Eagle River will have lane closures under flag control from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday: The M-64/M-38 bridge over the Ontonagon River and River Road will have shared-use path closures from 8 a.m. to 2 ...