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Opportunity to help Cancer Alliance with Gold Envelope Fundraiser

ESCANABA — Readers have the opportunity to support the Delta County Cancer Alliance. Delta County residents who have frequently shown their support for the Delta County Cancer Alliance, can step forward again. The gold envelope that you will find in today’s edition of the paper and U.P. Action is one of the fundraisers the Cancer Alliance depends on to support our friends, family and neighbors of Delta County who have been diagnosed with cancer. The DCCA has been in operation since 1995 serving thousands of cancer patients in need. The Alliance continues to operate with all ...

Magnificent Michigamme Highlands

MARQUETTE — Among the wildest of Michigan’s wild places, the rugged Michigamme Highlands has some of the most important natural geography in the Great Lakes region. Made up of vast forests, sparkling lakes, winding trout streams and granite outcroppings, the landscape is truly spectacular. Now, thanks entirely to grant funding, more than 73,000 acres of this beautiful landscape has been protected and is available for everyone to enjoy. At the end of March, on behalf of the public, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources acquired a conservation easement on this land located in ...

2026 Equine Camp ‘N’ Ride a success

MASS CITY — MI-TRALEs, Michigan Trails and Recreation Alliance of Land and the Environment, 2026 Equine Camp ‘N’ Ride was held in the Courtney Lake Recreation Area on The Ottawa National Forest in Mass City Saturday on Aug. 8. It was also part of the Upper Peninsula Trail Horse ...

UP Health System–Marquette earns ‘High Performing’ rating from U.S. News for back surgery, pacemaker implantation

MARQUETTE — UP Health System–Marquette has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report in its 2026-27 Best Hospitals edition as a High Performing hospital for back surgery (spinal fusion) and pacemaker implantation. High Performing is the highest distinction a hospital can earn in U.S. News' Best Hospitals Procedures & Conditions ratings. U.S. News’ annual Procedures & Conditions ratings are designed to help patients and their health care providers make informed decisions about where to receive care for challenging health conditions or elective procedures. Fewer than half of ...

Jury trial set for Rapid River man accused of drunken-driving death

ESCANABA — A jury trial has been scheduled for a Rapid River man who is charged with second-degree murder and other felonies in connection with an alleged drunken-driving crash in 2025. David Brandon Abruzzo, 46, faces one felony count of second-degree murder; one felony count of operating with a high blood alcohol content causing death with a prior conviction; and one felony count of reckless driving causing death. He is charged as a habitual offender with a fourth offense notice. Abruzzo appeared last week in the Delta County 47th Circuit Court Monday for a final pretrial ...