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Whitmer declares May 2026 Pure Michigan Month

LANSING — May 2026 has officially been declared Pure Michigan Month by Governor Gretchen Whitmer. "We recognize the iconic Pure Michigan brand as the state’s calling card, inspiring immense local pride and driving tourism growth for 20 years,” Whitmer said. "The Pure Michigan brand has ...

How a fight for Toledo gave Michigan the U.P.

Editor's note: This article is one of a series reflecting on America's history. The Daily Press will continue running articles about the country's past periodically until the 250th anniversary on July 4. A complicated boundary dispute over a 468-square-mile strip of land can be attributed to ...

Trotting out flowers for generations

GLADSTONE -- In the town nicknamed Happy Rock, a small business serves surrounding communities and has been owned by three generations of the same family. Trotter's Floral, now in its second home, began in a garage across the street in 1990. Geraldine ("Gerri") Trotter got into the business ...

Tavaris Jackson sentenced to life without parole for 2023 murder

ESCANABA — Tavaris Jackson was sentenced Friday after being found guilty in March of killing 22-year-old Harley Corwin. Delta County 47th Circuit Court Judge John Economopoulos delivered the sentencing Friday afternoon. For count one — first-degree premeditated murder — Jackson, ...

Open house Sunday at new community center

ESCANABA -- A building erected about ten years ago on the Bishop Noa Home campus to serve as a comfortable place for people with dementia has been repurposed into a community center meant to foster connection around music and other art forms. “This center will be a place of hope, ...