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Students practice water filtration

GLADSTONE -- This week, sixth-grade students at Gladstone Middle School participated in a science experiment led not by their usual teacher, Carlton Isaacson, but by a special guest team — Jodi Possi and Jeff Torvinen, representatives from local business VanAire. The lesson, which gave ...

No Daily Press Monday

ESCANABA — With no mail delivery due to the federal Presidents’ Day holiday, The Daily Press will not publish a newspaper Monday. The office at 600 Ludington St. will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday for business as usual. The normal publishing schedule resumes Tuesday.

Menominee man sentenced for first degree criminal sexual conduct

MENOMINEE – A Menominee man was recently sentenced to seven to 20 years in prison for first degree criminal sexual conduct. Ralph Joseph Khollman, 82, was sentenced Friday, Feb. 6 after pleading guilty to the charge on Dec. 16, 2025. He was prosecuted by Menominee County Prosecuting ...

Judge: more of Jackson’s previous acts admissible in upcoming trial

ESCANABA - A judge ruled Thursday that certain other acts of evidence will be admissible in the upcoming murder trial of Tavaris Jackson, who is accused of killing his pregnant ex-girlfriend in 2023. Jackson, appeared virtually in the 47th Circuit Court of Delta County in Escanaba for a ...

Marinette woman found dead after being reported missing

MARINETTE - A 24-year-old Marinette woman who was reported missing last week has been found dead, according to the Marinette Police Department. On Tuesday morning, Gabriella Cartagena’s body was found in a wooded area near Birch Creek Road in Menominee County, Mich. On Thursday, Feb. 5 ...