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Old Christmas trees get new purpose

Local News

\ESCANABA — It smelled like Christmas again — freshly cut pine — in the parking lot behind the Karas Bandshell in Ludington Park on Tuesday. Amidst falling snow, pulverized pine, spruce and fir flew through the crisp air on its journey from a woodchipper into the back of a truck. The ...

No paper Monday

Local News

IRON MOUNTAIN — With no postal service on the federal Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday, The Daily Press will not publish a newspaper Monday, Jan. 15. The Daily Press office will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 15. Regular publication will resume Tuesday, Jan. 16.

Temperatures to plunge following Midwest blizzard

Local News

IRON MOUNTAIN — Temperatures in the region have yet to get below zero this winter but that will soon change, forecasters say. Arctic air will invade this weekend in the wake of a storm expected to deliver 7 or more inches of snow in the central Upper Peninsula. The heaviest and wettest ...

Sewage data shows COVID still rising

Local News

ESCANABA — The amount of detectable DNA from the virus responsible for COVID-19 in Escanaba’s sewer water has continued to rise, following a brief dip in detection of the virus before Christmas. According to the Sentinel Wastewater Epidemiology Evaluation Project, commonly known a ...

Dog found alive after 60-foot fall from Miners Castle

Local News

MUNISING — A dog has been rescued after falling off a 60-foot cliff at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Alger County. On the evening of January 10, a 3-year-old dog named Dancer got off her leash and fell off a cliff near Miners Castle onto a ledge 60 feet below. After hours of ...

Escanaba library closed due to storm

Community

ESCANABA — The City of Escanaba announces the temporary closure of the Escanaba Public Library on Saturday, January 13, in response to an anticipated severe snowstorm. The decision to close the library prioritizes the safety and well-being of library patrons, staff, and the community at ...