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ESCANABA - The Daily Press office is closed today due to inclement weather. Thank you for your understanding. Stay safe!
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Michigan warns of tax refund delays amid a surge in early filing
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(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) More Michiganders are filing their state income taxes early this year, and while the Michigan Department of Treasury says it is processing ...
Grant to Schoolcraft County Historical Society will replace furnace
Community
Schoolcraft County Historical Society (SCHS), a member organization of Historical Society of Michigan, is pleased to announce they are a recipient of a $2,500 grant to upgrade the gas furnace in their archive building to a high-efficiency furnace. Constructed in 2005, the archive building ...
Freighter of cement arrives in Alpena
Regional News
ALPENA – The first freighter of the season arrived at Amrize in Alpena on Tuesday afternoon. The Samuel de Champlain’s Innovation, a specialized tug and barge, pulled into the dock just after 1 p.m. The first shipment loaded this year was Portland cement. Amrize Plant Manager Jeff Scott ...
Jackson’s defense rests without calling witnesses in murder trial
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ESCANABA - Allegations involving a former Delta County Sheriff’s Department sergeant and other witnesses became a point of contention Wednesday during Tavaris Jackson’s murder trial. Jackson’s defense team, which consists of attorneys Diane Kay-Hougaboom and James Maki, rested its case ...
Jury begins deliberations in murder trial of Jackson
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ESCANABA - The public can expect to soon hear a verdict in the murder trial of Tavaris Jackson, accused of killing 22-year-old Harley Corwin in July 2023. The 12-member jury began deliberations Wednesday afternoon following closing arguments from the Michigan Attorney General’s Office and ...