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Turkeys not tickets

ESCANABA — 20 local, random residents were pulled over Thursday for traffic violations, but they were given a turkey instead of a ticket. Elmer’s County Market partnered with Escanaba Public Safety and Great Lakes Wealth Advisors on Thursday to give turkeys to unsuspecting ...

Hancock plans Christmas Walk

HANCOCK — Supermarkets, radio stations, homeowners — all have their own standards for marking the start of the Christmas season. Hancock has its own answer, co-signed by families from around the area: It begins when Santa Claus rides down Quincy Street on a fire truck, hops off at ...

Wisconsin’s nine-day gun deer hunt opens today

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A beloved Wisconsin tradition begins anew this weekend as hunters take to the woods for the start of the state’s nine-day gun deer season. The season opened at dawn today and closes on the evening of Sunday, Dec. 1. Hunters are looking to rebound after a tepid 2023 ...

Menominee County a leader in deer harvest in Michigan

MENOMINEE — Menominee County is showing the second-highest harvest total in Michigan during the first week of the firearm deer season. As of Wednesday afternoon, Menominee County’s total of 2,137 deer trailed only downstate Sanilac County at 2,567, according to the Michigan Department of ...

Delta County Board holds public hearing on renewable energy ordinance

ESCANABA — A public hearing Tuesday on a yet unfinished ordinance regulating renewable energy in the county offered a glimpse into how Delta County could manage utility scale solar. “I just want to remind folks, a big reason that you’re all sitting up there tonight was that one of the ...

Eagle Scout project produces gaga ball court for park

ESCANABA — The newest fixture in Ludington Park was the result of an Eagle Scout service project, a key benchmark for a youth seeking to secure the highest Scouting achievement. Brett Hensley of Gladstone, who belongs to Troop 411 of the Hiawathaland District within the Bay-Lakes Council of ...