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Escanaba City Council approves updated water system improvement plan

ESCANABA – The Escanaba City Council approved plans for the FY2027 water system improvement project during Thursday’s regular meeting, moving forward with continuous efforts to replace water service lines across the city. The project calls for the replacement of up to 420 stand-alone ...

Local professionals invited to attend Business After Hours

ESCANABA - This Wednesday, the Daily Press, Delta Area Transit Authority (DATA) and the Menominee-Delta-Schoolcraft Community Action Agency (MDSCAA) will be partnering to host Business After Hours, a networking event for local professionals. The event will be held at DATA, 2901 27th Ave. N, ...

UA Local 111 opens new training facility

ESCANABA — Yesterday morning, local 111 members gathered to celebrate the grand opening of their new training facility in Escanaba. The United Association of Plumbers/Pipefitters and HVAC Techs Local 111 Apprenticeship Training Center is a 12,000 square foot facility built next to the UA ...

No Daily Press Monday

ESCANABA — With no mail delivery due to the federal Memorial Day holiday, The Daily Press will not publish a newspaper Monday. The office at 600 Ludington St. will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday for business as usual. The normal publishing schedule resumes Tuesday.

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 ...