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Bowling alley’s new owner aims to improve

ESCANABA — The sole bowling alley in Delta County, now called UP North Lanes, passed to new ownership this summer. For more than 60 years, it operated as Bowl-a-Rama. The business still hosts a variety of leagues, offers reasonably-priced entertainment and has a bar and kitchen. UP North ...

Delta to contribute for attorney costs in Supreme Court case

ESCANABA – The Delta County Board has decided to contribute $4,000 toward attorney fees for a pending U.S. Supreme Court case over how a Michigan county government seizes and sells property for unpaid taxes. The Michael Pung v. Isabella County case began as a dispute over the foreclosure and ...

Eagle Mine, Humboldt Mill sold in Marquette County

BIG BAY — Lundin Mining Corporation has announced plans to merge its U.S. branch with the U.S.-based Talon Metals Corporation, which will own Eagle Mine and the Humboldt Mill. The Vancouver, British Columbia-based Lundin has signed a definitive agreement to sell its subsidiary Lundin ...

OSF adds cab offerings to NYE LifeRides program

ESCANABA — OSF HealthCare’s LifeRides program will again offer free rides home for New Year’s Eve in Delta County. Rides will be available from 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31, through 4 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 1, to prevent alcohol-related traffic accidents and fatalities. The LifeRides ...

Elementary robotics students travel for state competition

ESCANABA — A couple of local teams of fourth- and fifth-graders are among the 48 that have traveled to Mason, Mich. this weekend for the state championship of FIRST robotics’ LEGO League Challenge — the youngest competing level for robotics. The Retro Rockets from Rapid River, the ...

Council denies rezoning for repair business on Ludington Street

ESCANABA – Escanaba City Council unanimously voted Thursday to deny a request to rezone a vacant Ludington Street property so it could be used for a mechanic/repair business. The Planning Commission received a request to change the property at 800 Ludington St. from “E-3” Central ...