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Students, robots compete in district event at Escanaba School

ESCANABA — Michigan students are competing in the FIRST in Michigan (FIM) Escanaba District Event today and Saturday at the Escanaba Jr/Sr High School. The event, presented by the Gene Haas Foundation, tasks high-schoolers across the state who are participating in FIRST Robotics ...

Ludington Street to close for construction beginning 4/20

ESCANABA — Milling of Ludington Street in downtown Escanaba is set to begin April 20. That means the top layer of the street is going to be taken off in preparation of water and sewer line replacements underneath the roadway. Said construction will require the closure of Ludington Street ...

Solar center near Rock now online

ST. NICHOLAS — A multi-year project to prepare land and install solar panels in rural part of the central Upper Peninsula is complete and now online, supplying a large amount of power to the electric grid. The Renegade Solar Energy Center became active and “officially reached commercial ...

Singing in spring

ESCANABA -- The Bay de Noc Choral Society, a community choir registered as a 501(c)(3) public nonprofit, is hosting its annual spring concert on Sunday at Bethany Lutheran Church. The concert is entitled “A Rutter Celebration” and features primarily works written by John Rutter, a famous ...

Delta County Board approves deficit elimination plans

ESCANABA – The Delta County Board on Tuesday approved Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 deficit elimination plans for the county’s Community Action, Drug Enforcement, Road Patrol and Sanitary Landfill funds. According to the board’s agenda, the Michigan Department of Treasury received Delta ...