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Gladstone’s Nelsen, Madden recognized for their service

ESCANABA – Two members of Gladstone Public Safety (GPS) were recently recognized for their outstanding service to the community. School Resource Officer (SRO) Mallory Nelsen was awarded 2025 “Officer of the Year” and Volunteer Firefighter Bob Madden was awarded 2025 “Volunteer ...

Escanaba City Council approves boiler, geotechnical evaluation

ESCANABA - Escanaba City Council on Thursday approved to hire and retain the services of Berger & King, Inc. to replace the existing boiler system at the city's water treatment plant. The company, based in Escanaba, will replace the current boiler with two 1,000,000 British Thermal Unit ...

Bergman: Postal Service priorities pass House

Bipartisan priorities to protect rural mail service are included in the Fiscal Year 2026 Financial Services and General Government report, which recently passed the House of Representatives, said U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Watersmeet. The language, which Bergman said he secured alongside fellow ...

Judge: Expert witness can testify at Jackson’s upcoming trial

ESCANABA – A judge ruled Thursday that an expert on domestic violence can testify in the upcoming trial of a man accused of killing his pregnant ex-girlfriend in 2023. Tavaris Jackson appeared virtually Thursday in the 47th Circuit Court of Delta County in Escanaba for a motion filed by his ...

Bergman cosponsors legislation to ban stock trading by members of Congress

WASHINGTON DC – This week, Rep. Jack Bergman cosponsored the Stop Insider Trading Act, legislation that would prohibit Members of Congress, their spouses, and dependent children from trading individual stocks. Concerns about stock trading by elected officials have grown in recent years, as ...

Tread carefully on hardwater

LITTLE BAY DE NOC — On Wednesday morning, a vehicle that got stuck while traveling on the bay near Butlers Island needed assistance but not a rescue. The operator made an error, but his life was not in danger. However, the occurrence reminds people that some areas are safer than others, ...