ESCANABA — Players de Noc's current stage production — "Stag Light" by Emily Turner, about a family road trip from Maine to Michigan to scatter ashes from a lighthouse — reaches audiences for the first…
Escanaba rallies around the Eskymos for Homecoming
ESCANABA — The community is coming together Friday, Oct. 9, to celebrate Escanaba High School Homecoming, with downtown businesses and…
Urania reborn
MANISTIQUE — Memories of a plaster statue that once stood in the hall of a local school were nearly lost,…
Escanaba celebrates National Friends of Libraries Week
ESCANABA — The Escanaba Public Library is inviting the community to discover seasonal reading and the year-round work that keeps…
Escanaba home damaged by fire
ESCANABA — A residence near the Catherine Bonifas Civic Center in Escanaba was damaged by fire Wednesday morning. At approximately…
Bay and NMU establish direct admission program
ESCANABA & IRON MOUNTAIN – Bay de Noc Community College (Bay College) and Northern Michigan University (NMU) have entered into…
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Local Sports
Broncos overcome early sting from Purple Hornets to improve to 5-1
HARRIS — It took a little while for fifth-ranked Bark River-Harris to get untracked in its homecoming football game here Friday night. The Broncos, coming off last week’s 49-14 loss to perennial power Pewamo-Westphala at Petoskey, were trailing the L’Anse Purple Hornets 12-8 after the first quarter of this WestPAC Iron Conference match-up. BR-H,…
WAKEFIELD — They threatened, but did not score. The Munising Mustangs failed to convert in the…
Mustangs fall to Miners in 8-man action
Friday’s games Football 11-player Escanaba 69, Sault Ste. Marie 34 Menominee 43, Gladstone 6 Bark River-Harris…
U.P. Scores
1900 — Britain’s Harry Vardon wins the U.S. Open golf title, beating J.H. Taylor with a…
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Obituaries
Mary Lou LaPalm
BARK RIVER — Mary Lou LaPalm, 84, of Bark River, passed away on Monday,…
Carol Jean Brown
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Robert John Brazeau, 88, passed away at Bellin Hospital in Green Bay,…
Robert J. Brazeau
NEGAUNEE — James “Jim” Hafeman of Negaunee, passed away peacefully at the age of 72 on…
James Hafeman
Community
Lighting up the stage
ESCANABA — Players de Noc's current stage production — "Stag Light" by Emily Turner,…
HOUGHTON — Michigan Technological University's Board of Trustees met in a formal session last week, appointed…
MTU board approves capital plan for new Convergence, Innovation center
Escanaba rallies around the Eskymos for Homecoming
Escanaba celebrates National Friends of Libraries Week
Regional News
MTU board approves capital plan for new Convergence, Innovation center
HOUGHTON — Michigan Technological University's Board of Trustees met in a formal session last week, appointed a new treasure, adopted a five-year capital outlay plan and viewed a presentation an upcoming award from the Department of Energy. Michigan Tech President Rick Koubek called it a special day because of the groundbreaking for the Chang…
Inside the process of protecting Michigan elections
Wolf killing condemned by Tribes
Cause of fatal Negaunee fire under investigation
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Editorial cartoon for Oct. 8, 2026
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