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Today in History: 2017, Protesting NFL players take a knee

Today is Thursday, Sept. 24, the 267th day of 2026. There are 98 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 24, 2017, more than 200 NFL players kneeled or sat during the national anthem after President Donald Trump criticized the players' protests in a speech and a series of ...

Superior Card Show to be held Saturday in Sault Ste. Marie

SAULT STE. MARIE — After a successful event in Ishpeming this summer, the Superior Card Show is headed to the Kewadin Casino in Sault Ste. Marie. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday. The event is organized by Tre Defazio, Nicole Johnson and Branden Budreau and will ...

Delta County looks forward to hotel

ESCANABA — Business owners, city officials, lenders, the Delta County Chamber of Commerce and more gathered at a waterfront site in Escanaba yesterday to celebrate development. The Delta County Jail at 111 N. Third St., located behind the Delta County Courthouse, closed in 2019 and moved into the current facility at 2800 College Ave. Plans for a hotel at the old site were proposed more than once since. In 2019, a company called Proxima Management entered into an agreement with the City of Escanaba. Proxima was to work on tearing down the old jail and erect a hotel, as well as develop ...

Operation Winter Wear aims to keep local residents warm this winter

HARVEY — Winter in the Upper Peninsula is not something residents can afford to take lightly. Cold temperatures, snow and bitter winds are part of life for months each year, making a warm coat a necessity rather than a luxury. For local families struggling to make ends meet, however, ...

Spruce on IM’s northside to become state Christmas tree

IRON MOUNTAIN — For the second time in seven years, Michigan's official state Christmas tree will come from Iron Mountain. The Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget announced Tuesday that a 60-foot spruce on Vulcan Street, donated by the Larry Riccio family, has been chosen to grace the Capitol lawn in downtown Lansing for the 2026 holiday season. "It is pretty cool to be able to say that your tree is the state Christmas tree," property owner Larry Riccio said in a news release. "When we first bought our house in 1986, the tree was quite large but now it has outgrown ...

Program on blue spotted salamander of Presque Isle planned

MARQUETTE — At 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, at the Peter White Public Library Community Room, Dr. Jill Leonard, professor and chair of the Northern Michigan University Department of Biology, will provide a public lecture on the blue spotted salamander of Presque Isle. She will provide an ...