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Delta County joins Red Wave

By Ilsa Minor iminor@dailypress.net ESCANABA — Delta County joined in a red wave that swept the nation Tuesday, with the majority of residents casting votes for Donald Trump (R) to serve as the next U.S. president. Of the 21,615 ballots cast Tuesday, 21,482 (99.38%) included a vote for ...

Voters approve veterans, 911 county millage

ESCANABA — Delta County voters have approved two millage proposals that will support 911 services and fund a new county department of veterans affairs. 911 MILLAGE Voters approved the 911 service millage 14,162 votes (72.83%) to 5,282 (27.17%). The millage will renew a millage of up to ...

Mileski, Soderman win Bay trustee seats

ESCANABA — Bay College now has a new face as well as a familiar one on the board of trustees. Voters of Delta County chose incumbent Terri Mileski and newcomer Steven D. Soderman to fill the two open trustee positions at Bay College. Three candidates ran to fill the two open positions on ...

Schoolcraft County voters decide school, township, county races

By Noah Johnson njohnson@dailypress.net MANISTIQUE — Voters in Schoolcraft voted in a number of races and a county-wide milLage proposal. Here are the results: DOYLE TOWNSHIP SUPERVISOR Voters in Doyle selected James Nelson (R) over Sue Hinkson (no party affiliation) for the Doyle ...

Election gives township boards new members

Some local township boards have a few new members as a result of the Nov. 5 election. While several other positions were on the ballot as well, the following are the only ones that were contested. ESCANABA TOWNSHIP Of the three candidates running for two trustee seats on the Escanaba ...

Williams defeats Croasdell for seat on Delta County Board

ESCANABA — The people of Delta County have spoken and have selected Christine Williams to serve on the Delta County Board of Commissioners, representing District 3, for the coming term. Williams (R) bested Croasdell (no party affiliation), receiving 3,025 votes (72.11%) to Croasdell’s ...