Breaking News

Bingo players — please note

The Bingo cards for the month of November in the Daily Press are BLUE, not YELLOW. Action players may still use the printed Bingo cards that indicate yellow from the UP Action paper. Those cards are still valid. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for playing.

Casting votes

DELTA COUNTY — All citizens who have not voted early or by absentee ballot may do so tomorrow. Tuesday is Election Day; the polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. This is a midterm general election. Races on the ballot are those for Michigan governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, ...

Michigan's free community college shuts out rural universities, they want in

A high school graduate living in the Upper Peninsula may consider enrolling at a community college but the drive across the vast, rural region may stop them: Depending on where they live, it could be a several-hour roundtrip commute. That's one reason why Northern Michigan University, Lake Superior State University and Michigan Technological University have for decades granted scores of associate degrees and skills certificates to students. Ferris State University, in rural west Michigan about a two-hour roundtrip drive from the nearest community college, has also offered associate ...