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Gladstone elementary school puts outdoor classroom to use

GLADSTONE — An outdoor classroom and nature trail at W.C. Cameron Elementary School in Gladstone are providing teachers and students with a different environment for education. Inaugural lessons with the Department of Natural Resources started last week and continued into this week. Prior ...

Voters in Escanaba, Gladstone to head to polls on Nov. 4

ESCANABA – Only two Delta County communities, Escanaba and Gladstone, have items on the ballot for elections Tuesday, Nov. 4. ESCANABA — Escanaba City Council: The three candidates for three four-year terms are all incumbents — Mark Ammel, Ronald J. Beauchamp and Todd Flath. All ...

Delay in printing Readers’ Choice ballot

Due to a technical difficulty, the Daily Press Readers' Choice Best of the Best voting ballot will not be published until Saturday, rather than in Wednesday's newspaper. Online voting will still be available starting Wednesday at https://www.dailypress.net/.

Appeals court: Withheld Michigan House bills must go to governor

A split Michigan Court of Appeals on Monday said the Republican-led House of Representatives had a clear duty to present nine Michigan House bills passed during last year’s lame duck session for Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s signature – even though the House failed to present those bills under ...

New ad campaign focuses on abortion access in UP

A new public service announcement in Michigan is spotlighting ways to access abortions outside of in-person clinical services, with a focus on the Upper Peninsula — which only has one abortion provider, an urgent care clinic in Marquette. The campaign primarily focuses on the ability to ...

Michigan cuts funding for invasive species projects

LANSING – The state budget has cut funding for the Michigan Invasive Species Grant Program this year but it won’t reduce money for controlling invasive sea lampreys. The Legislature and governor this month reduced the annual appropriation for the program from $3.6 million to $2.4 ...