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Incident reported at Gladstone business

GLADSTONE – A man was taken to OSF St. Francis Hospital & Medical Group for a psychiatric evaluation after an incident early Friday at Pardon Incorporated in Gladstone. Gladstone Public Safety was called about 5:30 a.m. to the business at 3510 M-35 on a report that a man inside the ...

Stage event for 50th anniversary of Edmund Fitzgerald sinking

ESCANABA — Players de Noc will host a stage read Sunday and Monday of a docudrama to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald. Titled “Ten November,” it was written by Steven Dietz, with music and lyrics by Eric Peltoniemi. The show in Escanaba is ...

CUPPAD survey seeks input on recycling plans

ESCANABA — Central Upper Peninsula residents are being asked for input on a new plan for recycling and disposal services. The Central Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Regional Commission, commonly known as CUPPAD, is working with Alger, Delta, Dickinson, Marquette, Menominee and ...

Delta County board OKs purchase of Fuller Park playground equipment

ESCANABA — The Delta County Board agreed Tuesday to have new playground equipment installed at OB Fuller Park in Bark River. With 100% of the funds matched as well as reimbursement from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy, no county funding will be needed for ...

Judge orders administration to fully fund SNAP benefits

A federal judge in Rhode Island ordered the Trump administration Thursday to find the money to fully fund SNAP benefits for November, a decision that the administration promptly appealed. The ruling by U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell Jr. gave President Donald Trump's administration until ...

Incumbents all returned to Escanaba City Council

ESCANABA — The three incumbents reelected to the Escanaba City Council will officially be sworn in at the council's re-organizational meeting at 7:30 p.m. Monday. The council members’ term lengths are all four years. Mark Ammel received 1,230 votes, which was 36.73% of the total turnout ...