ESCANABA — As demand for services continues and funding uncertainty grows, Tri-County Safe Harbor is inviting the community to tee off for a cause at its ninth annual Drive Away Violence 4-Person Scramble Golf Outing Fundraiser. The event will take place Thursday, July 9 at the Highland ...

MICHIGAN -- This Saturday and Sunday, three activities that usually require permits are free to all. Michigan residents as well as visitors to the Great Lakes State may engage in fishing, riding off-road vehicles (ORVs) on trails and visiting state parks at no cost. The Michigan Department ...

WELLS TOWNSHIP -- Though the newly-unveiled addition is not large, operators of Delta County Parks were pleased to announce the dog run at Pioneer Trail Park, which is available for campers as well as day visitors. As per Delta County Parks and Recreation policy, pets are allowed at county ...

LANSING – Five Upper Peninsula correctional facilities are offering an increased pay rate of approximately $10,000 per year for new corrections officer recruits as the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) seeks to address persistent staffing shortages. Under the department’s Safe ...

m ESCANABA -- Students at Lemmer Elementary School are earning tokens for literature. The school, which has a present enrollment of 277 first- and second-graders, recently obtained a book vending machine, purchased with funds raised by the Parent Teacher Organization. The idea had been ...

Editor’s note: The Daily Press, in cooperation with three other Upper Peninsula newspapers, is running companion pieces to Ogden Newspapers’ “America at 250” series, with a focus on the U.P.’s role in building America. ESCANABA — More than 150 years after its light first shined ...