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Holy Name Catholic School presented with $50K

ESCANABA – Income earned on one of the funds dedicated to Holy Name Catholic School has resulted in a $50,000 sum presented to the school. Years ago, the Staff Support Endowment Fund by Alumni and Friends of Holy Name Catholic School was created with the sole purpose of providing annual ...

Escanaba City Council to have public hearing tonight

ESCANABA - The Escanaba City Council will hold a public hearing tonight on the upcoming 2026–27 fiscal year budget. This is the first of five public hearings scheduled on the budget. Residents are encouraged to attend and share their input. Various departments briefed the council on ...

Bat in Marinette County tests positive for rabies

MARINETTE, Wis. — A bat in Marinette County has tested positive for rabies, county health officials announced Wednesday. The animal was submitted for testing after a potential human exposure, and laboratory results confirmed the presence of the rabies virus, Marinette County Public Health ...

Family of deceased Tech student files lawsuit

MARQUETTE — The estate of a Michigan Tech student who died after an incident involving local police nearly two years ago has filed a lawsuit in Federal Court. The suit, filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Marquette by the estate of Benjamin Walby, names the cities of Houghton and Hancock, ...

Bike trail approved for Gladstone sports park

GLADSTONE — The Gladstone City Commission granted Delta County Non-Motorized Trails (DCNT) permission on Monday night to move forward with a plan to develop a three-mile bike trail at the John and Melissa Besse Sports Park. DCNT, a nonprofit entity, is made up of local volunteers — ...

Hometown roots, national reach: The journey of Eden Laase

ESCANABA – From local sports coverage in the Upper Peninsula to bylines in The Athletic, owned by The New York Times, Eden Laase-Derouin has built a career that spans local reporting and national media. Laase, 30, who professionally goes by Eden Laase, has held roles ranging from a Sports ...