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NMU announces presidential candidate interview schedule

MARQUETTE — The Northern Michigan University Presidential Search Advisory Committee has announced that four candidates will visit NMU’s campus starting Monday through Oct. 10. Each candidate will engage with a wide variety of stakeholder groups during their two-day campus visit. Names and ...

Gladstone HS hosts Cops and Conversations lunch

GLADSTONE – Local law enforcement ate lunch with students at Gladstone High School on Wednesday during what School Resource Officer Mallory Nelsen is calling Cops and Conversations. Nelsen, members of the Gladstone Public Safety Department, local Michigan Department of Natural Resources ...

Ice Fishing Expo helps gather donations for local charities

ESCANABA — Multiple nonprofits will benefit from the success of the fourth-annual U.P. Ice Fishing and Hunting Expo that took place at the Upper Peninsula State Fairgrounds in Escanaba this past weekend. The event in the Ruth Butler building, organized by the Daily Press and sponsored by ...

Players de Noc set to open season Friday

ESCANABA — Players de Noc will open its 2025-26 season with the comedy “Don’t Mention My Name,” to be performed Friday through Sunday at Bay de Noc Community College's Besse Center Theater, 2001 N. Lincoln Road in Escanaba. The Friday and Saturday shows will begin at 7:30 p.m., with ...

Hearing on Michigan effort to protect federal drug discounts

Health care providers and drug manufacturers Wednesday hotly debated legislation looking to ensure hospitals can purchase drugs at a reduced price as part of a federal program intended to support facilities that care for uninsured or low-income patients. Members of the Michigan House Health ...