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Kayak kiosks to be installed at Pioneer Trail Park

ESCANABA — Delta County will soon expand water-based recreation at Pioneer Trail Park with the addition of a kayak kiosk system through Rent.Fun — the first of its kind in the Upper Peninsula. The Delta County Board of Commissioners recently approved a proposal from Heather LeDuc, manager ...

Delta County seeks applicants for Brownfield Authority

ESCANABA — The Delta County Board is seeking community members to serve on the county’s Brownfield Authority, which was created to support the redevelopment of distressed, contaminated or functionally obsolete properties known as “brownfields”. The board is looking to appoint four ...

Music teacher concludes 40-year career

ESCANABA — A music teacher who has been educating youth in the area for 40 years is retiring. Kathy Miron, now full of memories from teaching in Escanaba and Rock, will find more time for kayaking, camping, reading, traveling, and casually playing music in her porch or around a ...

State officials urge caution during Contractor Fraud Awareness Week

LANSING — The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) is sharing tips to help consumers spot and avoid fraudulent contractor schemes during Contractor Fraud Awareness Week, May 18 to 22. Following severe weather incidents, fraudsters claiming to be adjusters, ...

MDOT disappoints crowd in Ford River

FORD RIVER -- Representatives from the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) virtually attended the regular meeting of the Ford River Township Board on Monday night to address concerns from residents who insisted that measures need to be taken to mitigate dangers on M-35. Given no ...