DANFORTH – When a fire broke out in a single-family home in Wells Township on Saturday morning, all the human occupants and one of the family’s two pet dogs escaped safely – but their little pug did not. The house at 6235 M.25 Lane suffered “major smoke and fire damage,” as the ...
HYDE – On I Road in Hyde, just a stone’s throw from Highway 41 between Escanaba and Bark River, stands a building that was built to be a community dance hall, later became a church, and is now a taproom and “nano-brewery.” Now having been open for one year, The Church Brewery ...
ESCANABA – Due to the harsh polar vortex and a significantly colder winter this year, many area schools have called for snow days. Though districts are nearing the state cap on snow days, some note the likelihood of exceeding this cap is poor. Michigan Law states that districts are ...
ESCANABA — Last week, a Canadian freighter accompanied by an icebreaking tug chugged into Little Bay de Noc and delivered a massive load of salt to an Escanaba dock. The buzz about the impending arrival of the boats caused excitement in the area. For one, with a nearly fully-frozen bay, ...
MENOMINEE COUNTY - The Menominee County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at a residence in Lake Township on Wednesday at approximately 2:03 p.m. as part of an ongoing criminal sexual conduct investigation, Sheriff Darrin Kudwa of the Menominee County Sheriff's Office reported. ...
ESCANABA — One of the women involved with a crash between a Toyota crew cab pickup truck and a Canadian National train perished from her injuries after being transported to OSF St. Francis Hospital in Escanaba on Thursday afternoon. Shortly before 1 p.m. on Thursday, the truck failed to ...