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St. Ignace man arrested for child sexually abusive material

ST. IGNACE — A 19-year-old Saint Ignance man was recently arrested for aggravated possession of child sexually abusive material and using a computer to commit a crime. Jaxon Massaway was arraigned in the 92nd District Court of Mackinac County on Tuesday after being charged with three counts of aggravated possession of child sexually abusive material and two counts of using a computer to commit a crime. If convicted, Massaway faces up to 10 years in prison for each count of aggravated possession of child sexually abusive material and up to ten years in prison for using a computer to ...

Bay College honors outstanding staff

ESCANABA – Bay College honored its 2026 Outstanding Staff during an awards banquet that was held Tuesday, April 29. Any Bay College employee, board member, student, alumni or community member may nominate a full-time or regular part-time exempt or non-exempt employee for the Bay College ...

Sand Point Lighthouse: A shoreline sentinel of history

Editor’s note: The Daily Press, in cooperation with three other Upper Peninsula newspapers, is running companion pieces to Ogden Newspapers’ “America at 250” series, with a focus on the U.P.’s role in building America. ESCANABA — More than 150 years after its light first shined ...

America at 250: Chaos in the run-up to Civil War 

Editor’s note: Information on the Civil War is well-known, but what about some of the factors that led to its start? This week, we examine some of those issues and how, after years of growing tensions, the nation went to war with itself.    The seeds of the Antebellum period in the ...

Unseasonably dry weather continues, increasing risk of wildfires

MARQUETTE — While a continued forecast of clear skies might be a welcome sight for Marquette residents still recovering from a snowy winter and cold spring, it comes with an increased risk of wildfires. In the Saturday paper, we discussed how increased wildfire risk can be mitigated by ...