U.P. prep scoreboard from 3/10/25
Monday’s games Girls’ basketball Regional tournaments Division 2 Gladstone 68, Sault Ste. Marie 36 Division 3 Calumet 64, Menominee 40 Division ...
Local schedule 3/11/25
Tonight’s games Boys’ basketball State quarterfinals Division 2 Freeland vs. Kingsford at Big Rapids, 7 p.m. Division 3 McBain ...
Much ado about ‘dead’ Social Security recipients
The Social Security Administration regularly checks to be sure its oldest beneficiaries are using their Medicare benefits. If not, SSA verifies the beneficiary is ...
Tips offered to limit pothole problems
Some motorists might insist that pothole season is year-round, but the transition from winter to spring is likely the worst. With that in mind, ...
The president’s speech to Congress – and America
WASHINGTON — It was a partisan speech. It was an optimistic speech. It was a speech that laid the blame for inflation and the massive number of migrants and ...
Grappling with DOGE: Why Cutting Waste and Fixing Entitlements Are Both Essential
WASHINGTON — The Department of Government Efficiency draws two extreme reactions from budget-focused observers. On one side, you have cynics ...
Howard R. Latva
ESCANABA — Howard R. Latva, 94, of Escanaba passed away Friday, March 7, 2025 at his home in Escanaba. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be ...
Raymond ‘Pokey’ H. Warner
Sandra S. Culvahouse
Too much sun
ESCANABA — Thin-barked trees can be damaged during the winter, especially late winter, on sunny days when temperatures bounce around the freezing mark. However, ...
Building trade apprentices honored
Police Log
Trump makes US copper mining a focus of his domestic minerals policy
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — President Donald Trump is taking a step toward granting the U.S. mining industry's biggest wishes by ...
