ESCANABA — Fifth-graders from around the area took turns learning about various aspects of college and occupations at the "Fifth Grade Friday" event at Bay de Noc Community College in Escanaba. Visiting students received brief lessons and participated in activities related to human ...

ESCANABA – Escanaba Public Safety Department will receive $700,000 to go toward a new aerial ladder fire truck as part of federal funding announced this week by Michigan's U.S. senators. "We had a lot of support from the offices of Senator Gary Peters and Senator Elissa Slotkin, which we ...

ESCANABA — A group of nurses 100 strong and growing performs ceremonies across the Upper Peninsula for past nurses who have served as RNs, LPNs and NPs before, caring for the sick and in need. The Upper Peninsula Nurses Honor Guard brings “Nightingale Tributes” to recognize and honor ...

ESCANABA/IRON MOUNTAIN — Students of the Bay College Civics Corps, in alliance with the Criminal Justice Association, will host their fourth-annual “Veterans Speak” webinar from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday. Partnering with the club for the event are the American Legion Department of Michigan, ...

(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) With limited public notice, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has placed a new option on the table for the future of the Line 5 pipeline as it ...

REPUBLIC — A longtime hunting enthusiast didn’t let less-than-perfect hunting conditions get in her way on opening day of firearm deer season, knocking down a five-point buck while in the company of her son. Diana Peterson, 88, of Marquette, said she has been hunting since the age of 15. A ...