ESCANABA — In Escanaba, the YMCA’s swimming pool, located on Bay de Noc Community College’s campus, is at the end of its life. The out-of-date mechanics have been maintained just enough to keep working, but barely and not with full, original functionality. Knowing the pool has exceeded ...
HOUGHTON — Despite unusually warm weather, Michigan Technological University’s Winter Carnival is underway with only slight modifications. “Although it may not be plentiful snow amounts, we will still have a fun carnival this year,” said Joe Dlugos, president of Tech’s Blue Key Honor Society, which organizes the carnival. The only upcoming event to be canceled because of weather is broomball, which had been scheduled for a tournament on Sunday, Dlugos said. Blue Key is working with local departments of public works and other groups to make sure groups have enough snow to ...
HOUGHTON — Houghton officials and other county figures heard a presentation Wednesday on economic tools to help aid in brownfield redevelopment. The talk took place at a joint meeting of Houghton’s City Council, Planning Commission, Downtown Development Authority and Local Development ...
ESCANABA — Police have not yet identified the remains of an individual killed in a fire on Ludington Street on Jan. 24 that destroyed two downtown businesses and damaged other buildings. “We still do not have the individual identified,” Escanaba Public Safety Director John Gudwer told the Daily Press Thursday. “We do not, but we are in the process of trying to get that completed.” According to Gudwer, the state crime lab is assisting with the identification of the body. He hopes to have a positive identification by the end of next week, but noted it may be longer before ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — A warmer-than-normal winter, especially the past two weeks, has caused area road commissions to put road restrictions in place much earlier than normal. Weight restrictions for Dickinson, Iron and Menominee counties went into effect 6 a.m. Wednesday. The Michigan Department of Transportation announced that restrictions on state trunklines would take effect at 6 a.m. today. Weight restrictions typically don’t start until March. Marinette County’s road restrictions will take effect at 6 a.m. Saturday. Florence County in Wisconsin has yet to enact restrictions. ...
SAGOLA — It’s a go for the 50th annual Tip-Up Town of the U.P. on Saturday. The forecast for the tournament is mostly sunny with a high of 41 degrees. After a long run of unseasonably warm weather, the president of event sponsor Sagola Township Sportsmen’s Club reminds anglers to use ...
