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Delta County Board to discuss RFPs, contract

Editor's note: Meeting agendas are subject to change. The following items were listed on the agenda at the time of publication. The full agenda for today's meeting can be found on the Delta County website. ESCANABA — Potential requests for proposals (RFPs) and a contract for a new special assistant prosecuting attorney are among the items on the Delta County Board of Commissioners’ agenda for this evening. The board’s regular meeting will be held at 5:15 p.m. in the boardroom at the Delta County Service Center, 2920 College Ave. One discussion item involves a potential RFP ...

Gearing up for Labor Day weekend

ESCANABA — Communities in the Upper Peninsula and around the country are preparing to celebrate Labor Day, a holiday that recognizes workers and labor union activists — though many tend to view the holiday as a marker of the end of summer and a reason to party and barbecue. Here's a taste ...

Evan Dixon sentenced

HOUGHTON - Former attorney and Hancock resident Evan Andrew Dixon, 62 was sentenced to a minimum of 18 years and a maximum of 40 years in prison on Monday, in Houghton County 12th Circuit Court on one count of second degree murder in the Nov. 13, 2023 shooting death of Theron Duncan, 53, of ...

Woven into the community

Sixteen years ago, Dan Bender purchased a building on Ludington Street and transitioned from one type of machine repair to another. Now called Quality Sew & Vac, the premises at 1017 Ludington St. have provided service and retail sales of both vacuum cleaners and sewing machines since least ...

Two killed in Marinette County crash

Two teens were killed and two people seriously injured in a one-vehicle crash Saturday night in the town of Lake in Marinette County, according to Sheriff Randy Miller. A vehicle operated by Landen J. Englund, 16, of Menominee, was southbound on County G near Loomis Road when he failed to negotiate a curve and went into the ditch, hitting a tree, the sheriff stated in a news release. Englund had fatal injuries, as did 17-year-old Princeton J. Welty of Crivitz, who was a front-seat passenger. Transported for medical treatment with serious injuries were two other passengers, including ...