×

Local News

St. Martin Island Lighthouse: A remote relic of Great Lakes maritime history

Editor's note: This story on the St. Martin Island Lighthouse is the fifth in a series on the area's lighthouses and lightships. FAIRBANKS TOWNSHIP — Remote, rugged and largely inaccessible to the public, St. Martin Island is home to one of the Great Lakes' most distinctive navigational ...

Owner of loose horses to be arraigned

ESCANABA — A man who identified himself to the Daily Press as the owner of the loose horses that prompted multiple public safety concerns across Delta County is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday morning in Delta County's 94th District Court. Arnold Proehl is expected to be arraigned on a ...

Loose horses returned to owner

MASONVILLE TOWNSHIP — Horses that roamed loose in the area for nearly two weeks have been returned to their owner, according to Michigan State Police (MSP). MSP confirmed Monday that the horses had been returned to the owner’s farm. A trooper from the MSP Gladstone Post visited the ...

Escanaba father dies in motorcycle crash

OCONTO COUNTY — A Sunday afternoon crash between a motorcycle and a truck in Oconto County, Wisconsin resulted in the death of the biker — a 39-year-old Escanaba man by the name of Stanley Constantino, Jr. Around 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, a collision occurred at the intersection of County Trunk ...

Extreme heat warning

UPPER PENINSULA -- The heat wave that showed its face yesterday continues today, with even higher temperatures predicted. People should take caution, avoid overexertion and unnecessary time outdoors, check on neighbors, and leave no person or animal in a vehicle. The hazardous weather ...

Imagining between the pages

ESCANABA -- Local author Jennifer Pease said that the fictional scenarios she creates are as much an escape for herself as her readers. The most recent book she released, "Vow of 1776," is her 13th. As it's about a couple that falls in love during the Revolutionary War, she was please to be ...