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Property transactions for Thursday, September 17, 2026

Real Estate September 17, 2026

Recent property transactions in Delta County — BALDWIN TOWNSHIP Covenant deed: grantor – Edwin P. Selander, John Selander, Hazel B. Selander, Susan B. Kleiman, grantee – Susan B. Kleiman, Baldwin Township. MAPLE RIDGE TOWNSHIP Warranty deed: grantor – Justin J. Lippens, grantee – Anthony McPherson, Lot 58, Plat of Rock, Maple Ridge Township. Enhanced life estate deed: grantor – Sally Ann Burrhus, grantee – Sally Ann Burrhus, life estate, John Patrick Crane, transfer on death, Kristin Joy Crane, transfer on death, Maple Ridge Township. MASONVILLE TOWNSHIP Quit ...

Holly Peoples elected to Superior Health Foundation Board of Directors

Community September 17, 2026

MARQUETTE — Holly Peoples of Gladstone has joined the Superior Health Foundation board of directors, representing Delta County and the south central U.P. Peoples is Director of Business Services, Michigan Works Upper Peninsula, where she has worked in workforce and economic development ...

Today in Sports Sept. 17

National Sports September 17, 2026

1897 — England’s Joe Lloyd beats Scotland’s Willie Anderson by one stroke to win the U.S. Open in Wheaton, Ill. 1917 — Honus Wagner, retires at 43, Pirates retire his #33. 1920 — The forerunner of the NFL, the American Professional Football Association, is founded in an automobile showroom in Canton, Ohio. Twelve teams pay a $100 fee to obtain a franchise. 1938 — Don Budge completes the Grand Slam with a four-set victory over Gene Mako in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships. 1947 — Jackie Robinson named Rookie of the Year by The Sporting News. 1953 — Ernie ...

Community Fundraiser Launched for Proposed Gladstone Bike Park

Community September 17, 2026

GLADSTONE — Delta County Nonmotorized Trails (DCNT) has launched a community fundraising campaign to support the development of a new bike park at the John and Melissa Besse Sports Park in Gladstone. The proposed Gladstone Community Bike Park would create a safe, accessible outdoor ...

Kamala Harris is to campaign in Michigan with Abdul El-Sayed

National News September 17, 2026

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Former Vice President Kamala Harris plans to campaign with Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan next week in the party's latest push to unify voters in a key battleground state that will help determine control of the Senate. Harris and El-Sayed have ...

IT'S OPEN

Local News September 17, 2026

ESCANABA -- With the multi-part, two-year construction project to replace sewers, lead lines and water mains on Ludington Street finally complete, the full length of the town's main drag is now reopened to traffic. The City of Escanaba, the Downtown Development Authority, the Delta County ...