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Dickinson County Sheriff issues report for month of May

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IRON MOUNTAIN —Dickinson County Sheriff Aaron Rochon has issued his monthly report for May. The road patrol served 73 civil process papers, investigated 213 complaints, handled 22 accidents, issued 53 citations and 283 verbal warnings, made 25 arrests — six of which were for outstanding warrants, including six felonies — and completed 278 property checks. The K-9 officer conducted nine searches, including seven for local agencies, and had two deployments resulting in arrests. There was one tracking deployment. There were four transports — one to prison, one for mental ...

El Nino is here and scientists fear it’ll be big, bad and costly

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WASHINGTON (AP) — El Nino, Nature’s chaotic climate agent, has formed in a warmed-up Pacific Ocean and is expected to grow to historic strength, meteorologists announced Thursday. Experts said the El Nino, a natural warming cycle, should further heat a globe already warming from fossil ...

Escanaba City-Wide Rummage Sale returns this weekend

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ESCANABA — Thrifters, treasure hunters and bargain seekers alike will be out in force this weekend for the Escanaba City-Wide Rummage Sale, hosted by the Daily Press and U.P. Action. The sale will take place today through Sunday. Individual sale hours will vary and can be found in the address listing and map of participating residences published in the Daily Press and U.P. Action. The citywide sale, previously known as “Trash to Cash/Trash to Treasure,” was originally hosted by the City of Escanaba. The annual tradition began in 2006 when former Escanaba City Manager James ...

Stocks have best day in months on hopes for oil transit deal

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NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rallied to their best day in two months, and oil prices fell Thursday after President Donald Trump called off his threat to bomb Iran in the evening. That raised hopes for a potential deal that could get the global flow of oil going again. The S&P 500 jumped ...

Dickinson rejoins regional corrections programs in 2027

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IRON MOUNTAIN — Dickinson County will participate for a second year in a regional program based in Marquette County that’s intended to help guide criminal defendants through court proceedings and paths to rehabilitation. The activities are grant-funded through the Michigan Office of ...

Escanaba Farmers Market now open for the 2026 season

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ESCANABA — The Escanaba Farmers Market is officially underway for the 2026 season, bringing fresh local products, handcrafted goods and community vendors to downtown Escanaba every Wednesday and Saturday through the end of October. The market is at the Escanaba Marketplace, at the corner of Ludington and South 15th streets, from 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesdays and from 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays, Eastern times. The season opened Wednesday with 24 vendors participating in the first market of the year. Although the growing season is just beginning, shoppers can already find a selection of ...