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Dickinson delays approval of public defenders contract

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IRON MOUNTAIN -- A contract for criminal defense services for indigent individuals in Dickinson County remains on hold, although the county is already participating in the regional arrangement. The county board was scheduled to adopt the contract at its regular meeting Monday, but tabled it because Prosecuting Attorney Abbey Anderson was unable to attend. Meanwhile, Board Chairman Dan Harrington questioned whether Superior Defense, a non-profit corporation formed to provide public defenders in Iron, Dickinson and Delta counties, has too big of a budget. Harrington relayed concerns to ...

Kiwanis club honors long term members

Community

ESCANABA – The Escanaba Kiwanis has honored two of its long-term members, naming them to the Kiwanis International Legion of Honor. Warren Issacson joined the club 50 years ago and Dennis Pearson 45 years ago. Like many community service organizations, the two have seen the local club ...

First snowfall of the season in Delta

Local News

The first snowfall of the season in Delta County has officially arrived. This clip was taken in Cornell. The National Weather Service -- Marquette predicts rain and snow throughout Thursday night, as well as chance snow showers with a low of 32 degrees in Escanaba. Friday will see a high of 38 degrees with chance snow showers.

Stephenson man arraigned on multiple felony charges

Crime

ESCANABA — The 21-year-old Stephenson man who was arrested Monday for an alleged hit-and-run and arson incident has been arraigned. Paul Michael Pennebecker was arraigned Tuesday in the Dickinson County 95B District Court on one felony count of assault with intent to do great bodily harm ...

Microsoft Outlook outage reported nationwide

National News

ESCANABA — Microsoft users nationwide — including staff at the Daily Press — are experiencing outages, affecting access to Microsoft Outlook 365 email, Word, Teams and more. According to Microsoft, they are "investigating reports of users experiencing issues accessing Exchange Online mailboxes through multiple connection methods in the Americas." More details can be found in the Microsoft 365 admin center under EX1550543. Due to the outage, staff at the Daily Press cannot receive or return Outlook emails, which includes news releases and advertising inquiries. To get in ...