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Company would bring 40-55 jobs to Gladstone

GLADSTONE — A downstate-based business looking to purchase the DelFab building in Gladstone has requested the formation of a special district to exempt the company from paying ad valorem real and/or property taxes temporarily, an incentive for them to redevelop the site and bring 40 to 55 new ...

New faces hired at Esky schools

ESCANABA - Escanaba area schools will see some new faces next school year as the school announced three new hires during Tuesday's Escanaba Area School Board meeting. Lucas Aguado will be the new orchestra teacher, and Tess Henderson has been hired as a Business Professionals of America ...

Classmates help friend injured in crash

ESCANABA — Classmates of Easton Winling, the eight-year-old who was badly injured during a crash at Escanaba Motor Speedway earlier this month, recently ran a lemonade stand and snack sale to raise money for the boy’s family. An accident on June 7 had landed the youngster in the hospital ...

Escanaba motorcyclist killed in crash

GWINN — An Escanaba resident was pronounced dead at the scene Friday afternoon in rural Marquette County after he lost control of the motorcycle, leaving the roadway and striking a utility pole, police said. Officers with the Forsyth Township Police Department, which is the investigating ...

Officials: U.P. at low risk for natural disasters

ESCANABA — With a string of thunderstorms and unusually warm weather hitting the area over the last few weeks, some may be wondering exactly what risk tornadoes, high winds and other natural disasters pose to Delta County. According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, commonly known ...

Gladstone gets funds for water work

GLADSTONE — The City of Gladstone will be accepting a loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to replace critical infrastructure that delivers water to Gladstone homes and is about 100 years old, give and take, depending on the section. The loan of around $8 million would be paid ...