Editor’s note: This artilce was submitted to the Escanaba Daily Press by InvestUP MARQUETTE — New statewide polling conducted by EPIC-MRA shows a majority (71%) of voters across Michigan support the Copperwood Project in the…
Larger than life
CALUMET – Anna Klobuchar Clemenc is a historical figure from the Keweenaw who has a legacy known far and wide.…
Stabbing in eastern UP
ST IGNACE — What apparently started as an argument lead to a stabbing and subsequent arrest in the eastern end…
Challenges ahead
EAGLE RIVER — Keweenaw County faces significant financial challenges heading into 2027 due to expiring COVID-related relief funds and increasing…
Welcome!
HOUGHTON — New Husky Orientation kicks off the week of Aug. 24 at Michigan Technological University. A crop of first-year…
UP Veteran of the Year
ESCANABA — A Delta County man, U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant (Ret.) Steven Kwarciany, was honored at the Upper Peninsula…
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Poll: Voters favor Copperwood
Editor’s note: This artilce was submitted to the Escanaba Daily Press by InvestUP MARQUETTE…
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Gremlins fall to Bulldogs in Kingsford Invite semis
KINGSFORD — Some local teams got the high school volleyball season started this weekend at the Kingsford Invite. In the semifinals, the Hancock Bulldogs defeated the Houghton Gremlins in three sets to reach the finals. The Gremlins rolled through pool play, defeating Iron Mountain, West Iron County and Escanaba, winning all six sets they…
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Dear Annie
Dear Annie: In response to all the working mothers who are weighed down by…
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the editor
A big thank you Editor: THE BUS, is gone … but all the items donated (over 10,000) have been organized, inventoried and are waiting to be packed into backpacks and distributed to the kids. OUR COMMUNITY gave an estimated $9,890.00 worth of school supplies, back packs, underwear and socks, with an additional $1,250 in…
Letters to the editor
Letter to the editor
Letters to the editor
Editorial
The meaning of the Fourth of July
Each July 4, Americans both at home and abroad, gather to celebrate. Under skies ablaze with fireworks, on streets lined with youngsters waiting for candy from passing floats or simply standing with family in front of grills smelling of seared burgers and hot dogs, we celebrate. We celebrate and remember the formation of a…
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Setting it straight
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Obituaries
Gary Evans
HOUGHTON — Gary Thomas Evans, longtime resident of Houghton, died Saturday, August 22, 2026, at the Omega House in Houghton. He was born December 30, 1940, in El Paso, Texas; he was the son of Thomas J. and Evelyn (Graver) Evans. His life's work was as an educator and educational consultant, primarily in the…