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Unofficial results announced for Delta Conservation District election

Editor’s note: Unofficial results are in for the Delta Conservation District Board of Director’s election. The results have yet to be certified. Board members who were voted out are still active board members until results are certified. GLADSTONE — Two members will join the Delta Conservation District (DCD) Board of Directors after being elected Wednesday during the district's 75th annual meeting. According to the DCD, Nate Brockman and Parker Grzybowski were unofficially elected to the board for four-year terms. Incumbents Joe Kaplan, director, and Kathy Mason, treasurer, were ...

Menominee men face aggravated CSAM, computer charges

MENOMINEE — Two Menominee men have been arrested for aggravated possession of child sexually abusive material charges and using a computer to commit a crime. On Wednesday, the Menominee Police Department (MPD) announced the arrests of Allen Jason Kerby II, 45, and Alexander Anthony ...

Monarchs gather in Stonington before journey south

STONINGTON — It’s that time of year again. Hundreds to thousands of monarch butterflies from the Upper Peninsula and Canada annually migrate to roost in the cedars on the Stonington Peninsula, which serves as a gathering place before they continue their journey south. From mid-August ...

Local shipyard receives grant

ESCANABA — North Shore Marine Terminal & Logistics, Inc. is one of 45 shipyards nationwide to receive grant funds as part of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) 2026 Small Shipyard Grant Program. This round of grants, announced Aug. 13, included ...

Asphalt ho!

ESCANABA -- Steamrollers and assorted trucks made their way through Escanaba's downtown on Wednesday to begin the much-awaited paving of Ludington Street. By mid-autumn, the main street should be open to traffic for the first time since spring. The reason for such major construction was ...

Senior expo tickets available now

ESCANABA -- The community is again preparing for the annual Senior Expo, an event organized by the Daily Press as a means to provide information and a meal to senior citizens for only the cost of one canned food item each. The event is scheduled to occur on Sept. 29, a Tuesday, from 9:30 ...