4 days ago · RAPID RIVER — Everybody got a chance to play while the Bark River-Harris girls coasted to a 59-20 basketball triumph over the Rapid River Rockets here Friday night. Rapid River stayed close into the second quarter of this Skyline Central Conference Large Division contest when the Broncos began to break it open. This was the […]

4 days ago · By Jim Anderson Iron Mountain Daily News IRON MOUNTAIN — The Upper Peninsula jobless rate climbed to 7% in December, up a full two percentage points from a year ago, according to data released by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. The U.P.’s December rate was the highest in the region since March […]

1 day ago · WASHINGTON — The president’s war with the nation is well underway. Shuttering the U.S. Agency for International Development was taking the smallest lamb from the flock. Other vital parts of the government may soon follow in a flash. At least three departments face a strange Cabinet member in charge: Kash Patel at the FBI, Bobby […]

3 days ago · ESCANABA — Visitors to Portage Marsh Wildlife Management Area in Delta County now have enhanced opportunities to enjoy the scenic shoreline along Lake Michigan. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Division recently installed two new resting benches at the site that were paid for by Wildlife Unlimited of …

Artistic lion getting new home out West. January 30, 2025. ESCANABA — The patchwork fabric-covered sculpture of Marley the Lion that was created by local artist Rose Peltier and has been a mascot-like figure in Escanaba since 2017, standing sentinel at the Bonifas Fine Arts Center and at the East Ludington Gallery, has been sold and is soon to ...

6 days ago · ESCANABA — Readers of the Daily Press business page, which runs weekly on Saturdays, will notice something a bit different today. The Daily Press has launched a new week-in-review stock package. The old stock package — a feature of the business page for more than a decade — was produced by the Associated Press. Late […]

Artistic lion getting new home out West January 30, 2025 - Local News ESCANABA — The patchwork fabric-covered sculpture of Marley the Lion that was created by local artist Rose Peltier and has been a mascot-like figure in Escanaba since 2017, standing sentinel at the Bonifas Fine Arts Center and at the East Ludington Gallery, has been sold and is soon to ...

Jan 9, 2025 · ESCANABA — Regular readers of the Daily Press e-edition may notice some changes in this edition. There are more color pages. Some of the regular pages such as the Opinion page and Lifestyles are not in their usual locations. There’s a reason. On Thursday, mail delivery was suspended when a day of remembrance for former […]

Jan 8, 2025 · ESCANABA — With the U.S. Postal Service shut down for the national day of mourning in honor of President Jimmy Carter, The Daily Press will not publish a print version of the newspaper Thursday, Jan. 9 due to no mail delivery. Thursday’s comics, puzzles, games and horoscopes will be included in the Friday edition. The […]

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