ESCANABA — OSF HealthCare’s LifeRides program will again offer free rides home for New Year’s Eve in Delta County. Rides will be available from 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31, through 4 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 1, to prevent alcohol-related traffic accidents and fatalities. The LifeRides ...

ESCANABA — A couple of local teams of fourth- and fifth-graders are among the 48 that have traveled to Mason, Mich. this weekend for the state championship of FIRST robotics’ LEGO League Challenge — the youngest competing level for robotics. The Retro Rockets from Rapid River, the ...

ESCANABA – Escanaba City Council unanimously voted Thursday to deny a request to rezone a vacant Ludington Street property so it could be used for a mechanic/repair business. The Planning Commission received a request to change the property at 800 Ludington St. from “E-3” Central ...

HARRIS – For 40 years, the Island Resort & Casino has been woven into the fabric of daily life in the Upper Peninsula, particularly so in the Hannahville Indian Community. The casino and resort provides the total guest experience, with 454 rooms, a gaming floor, entertainment venue, ...

ESCANABA — Nine volunteers were recognized Thursday by the Escanaba Downtown Development Authority for their efforts in making Escanaba a better place. Those receiving recognition during a presentation at the Escanaba City Council meeting Thursday night were Kurt Strassler, Sue Parker, ...

The U.S. House on Thursday passed, 211-204, a bill to remove Endangered Species Act protections for the gray wolf outside Alaska. The bill, sponsored by Colorado Republican Lauren Boebert, would direct the Interior secretary to reissue a 2020 rule removing ESA protections that delisted wolves ...