ESCANABA — Callie Barr, a Democratic candidate running for Michigan’s First District U.S. House seat now held by Jack Bergman, recently had a virtual news conference to discuss her platform, “Affordable L.I.F.E.” The main features of the plan, which contribute to the acronym, are ...
BARK RIVER — Teddy (Short) and Jack Jaquette of Bark River, a son, Arthur Thomas, born at 3:45 p.m. June 24, 2025, at OSF St. Francis Hospital in Escanaba. Weight was 7 pounds, 11 ounces; length was 19.5 inches. Grandparents are Sandra and Keith Moss of Olivet, Mich.; Tony and Nina Short of ...
ESCANABA — These students were awarded scholarships for the fall 2025 semester at Bay College. Awards are listed by city, scholarship name and recipient name. Note: Some scholarships are awarded during the winter 2026 semester of the current academic year. Recipients of those awards will ...
ISHPEMING — The Ishpeming Ski Club, one of the oldest in the United States, will host its 139th-annual Ski Jumping Tournament Jan. 16-18, according to a club news release. Held every year since its founding in 1887, the event stands as one of the longest-running winter sports traditions in ...
Michigan’s recently passed road funding measures have various pitfalls and oversights that might lead to the money not being delivered on time, while also making it difficult to predict if the legislation will actually improve statewide road and bridge infrastructure. Those findings were ...