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UP Arts, Culture Alliance Conference at Bay on Sept. 27

Community

ESCANABA — The Upper Peninsula Arts and Culture Alliance will host its third-annual conference Saturday, Sept. 27, at the Bay College Escanaba Campus. This year’s theme, "Creative Capacity: Cultivating Capability in Arts and Culture," will bring together artists, educators, nonprofit ...

One dead, one rescued after falling off watercraft

Local News

ESCANABA — One male is dead and a female had to be rescued after both fell off a personal watercraft in Little Bay de Noc near Gladstone harbor. Local law enforcement responded about 3:45 p.m. Friday to a report of two individuals in distress in the water. Along with the Michigan State ...

Daily Press office hours to change

Local News

ESCANABA — The Daily Press is changing its office hours to 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, effective Monday. A drop box is available for use after hours at the office, 600 Ludington St., Escanaba.

‘Ghost ship’ found in Lake Michigan after almost 140 years

Local News

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — After decades of scouring the bottom of Lake Michigan, searchers have finally found the wreckage of a "ghost ship" that sank during a ferocious storm almost 140 years ago off the Wisconsin coastline. The Wisconsin Historical Society and the Wisconsin Underwater ...

Escanaba City Hall, library to close early Wednesday

Local News

ESCANABA — Escanaba City Hall and the Escanaba Public Library will close early Wednesday, at 2:45 p.m due to interrupted services caused by essential water line work, city officials announced. Both facilities will resume normal business hours Thursday of 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. for City Hall ...