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Delta Conservation District to help MSU Forestry Innovation Center
DELTA COUNTY, Mich. (WLUC) - The Michigan State University (MSU) Forestry Innovation Center (FIC) requested help on Wednesday night’s Delta Conservation District board meeting. A representative from the FIC asked the district and the board to partner on an outreach event planned for September. The field day topic is...
Just a few more days until the big event
ESCANABA - The Annual Trapper’s Convention/ Outdoor Expo is set for July 12-13 at the U.P. State Fairgrounds located in Escanaba Michigan. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days (all times EST). During the two days, nine famous outdoor experts will be taking the stage to give presentations on trapping and hunting. For a list and times and […]
COLUMN: What I’ve learned after one year in the U.P.
It’s a cool, sunny Wednesday night in the alley behind my apartment. There’s a hot game of Yahtzee being played, and the winner was Mike. You may know him as the man who rides his bike all around Escanaba. I’m sitting on the back tailgate of my neighbor’s...
Willoughby is Community Action Agency’s new director
ESCANABA — The Board of Directors serving the Menominee-Delta-Schoolcraft Community Action Agency/ Human Resources Inc. has selected a new executive director. Gary Willoughby has joined the team and will be based in the Escanaba main office at 507 1st Avenue North. Willoughby moved here most recently from Florida but...
Meet the racer: Andrew Karl
ESCANABA — As we pass the halfway point of the season, points battles tighten and rookies begin to get more comfortable in their cars. This week Daily Press sports writer Adam Hinch got the opportunity to sit down with one of those rookies, Andrew Karl, in this weeks Q&A.
Gas station, store eyed at Super One site
ESCANABA — Two different vacant sites in Escanaba could be home to a hotel, condominiums, apartments and a convenience store. The City of Escanaba Brownfield Redevelopment Authority (CERBA) met on Tuesday to set public hearings on two vacant properties; one site located at 111 North 3rd Street and another at 501 North Lincoln Road.
Franklin Joseph ‘Joe’ Nowack
SPALDING — Franklin Joseph “Joe” Nowack, 84, Spalding. Friends and family sadly bid farewell to a local legend, Joe (aka Hydro, Highfox) Nowack on Monday, July 8, 2024. Joe was born in Spalding, Michigan on Leap Year, February 29, 1940 to Frank (Farmer) and Amy (Fazette) Nowack. He oftentimes would celebrate his birthday on February 28, 29 or March 1 depending on how much he wanted to celebrate. He married his high school sweetheart, Diane Fabry on March 5, 1960, in Hermansville, Michigan.
Sports flashback July 7-13
July 8, 1994 — Universal Tax posted its seventh consecutive softball victory, defeating Mead 11-5 in the Escanaba Girls’ Major Little League. Winning pitcher Ashley Leisner and Emily Jurmu led the winners with three hits each. Sherry Viau and Jessie Noblet added two apiece. Gina Stropich had two for Mead, which had won seven straight.
Mine equipment move will slow, delay traffic
ESCANABA — Drivers traveling between Gladstone and the Tilden Mine area on the night of Tuesday, July 16 can expect delays. A large mine dump truck component will be transported to the Tilden Mine, temporarily blocking traffic. Under a permit from the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), contractors will...
Ann Marie Olsen
GLADSTONE, Mich. — Ann Marie Olsen, age 68, of Gladstone passed away Thursday, July 11, 2024 at her home. Her husband Robert Olsen is listed among the surviving family. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. The Skradski Family Funeral Homes of Delta County are assisting the Olsen family. To offer an online message of sympathy please visit www.skradskifuneralhomes.com.
William ‘Bill’ J. Neubauer
ESCANABA — William “Bill” J. Neubauer, 64, of Escanaba, passed away on Wednesday, July 10, 2024 surrounded by his family, following an illness with cancer. Among survivors are his two daughters, Rachel (Jason) Pascoe and Rebecca (Simon) Rose, both of Escanaba. A private celebration of life will...
Escanaba softball eliminated by St. Clair in Majors state tournament quarterfinal
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