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2 days ago | 
dailypress.net | R. R. Branstrom
Jun 26, 2025 [email protected] GLADSTONE — A downstate-based business looking to purchase the DelFab building in Gladstone has requested the formation of a special district to exempt the company from paying ad valorem real and/or property taxes temporarily, an incentive for them to redevelop the site and bring 40 to 55 new jobs to Gladstone. To qualify for the industrial property tax abatements they seek, AMI Industries, Inc. of Lewiston, Mich. — doing business as Aggressive...
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2 days ago | 
dailypress.net | R. R. Branstrom
GLADSTONE — The summer concert series in Gladstone’s tree-shaded, beachfront Van Cleve Park is underway on Thursday evenings. The lineup of artists playing at the beach house is varied, with different musicians each week until mid-August, with the exception of July 3. On June 26, Tim Hirn and Co. are scheduled to perform. Their style is classic rock and rockin’ blues. The Derrell Syria Band is on the docket for July 10, with “variety acoustic” listed as the music they’ll play.
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3 days ago | 
dailypress.net | R. R. Branstrom
GLADSTONE — The City of Gladstone will be accepting a loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to replace critical infrastructure that delivers water to Gladstone homes and is about 100 years old, give and take, depending on the section. The loan of around $8 million would be paid back over a period of 40 years. The amount of a rate increase to customers will likely be decided after the project goes to bid next year.
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3 days ago | 
dailypress.net | R. R. Branstrom
Jun 25, 2025 [email protected] ESCANABA — Classmates of Easton Winling, the eight-year-old who was badly injured during a crash at Escanaba Motor Speedway earlier this month, recently ran a lemonade stand and snack sale to raise money for the boy’s family. An accident on June 7 had landed the youngster in the hospital for just over a week after his car hit the wall during a youth micro sprints race on the dirt track at the Upper Peninsula State Fairgrounds. Winling is making a good...
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4 days ago | 
dailypress.net | R. R. Branstrom
GLADSTONE — The Gladstone Farmers Market, a venue primarily for small businesses and local crafters and bakers to reach the public outdoors, also features musical acts on a small stage next to the vendors. This summer is teeming with live music in the bay area, but this venue offers something different.
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4 days ago | 
dailypress.net | R. R. Branstrom
GLADSTONE –The summer concert series in Gladstone’s tree-shaded, beachfront Van Cleve Park is underway on Thursday evenings. The lineup is varied, with different musicians each week until mid-August, with the exception of July 3. On June 26, Tim Hirn and Co. are scheduled to perform. Their style is classic rock and rockin’ blues. The Derrell Syria Band is on the docket for July 10, with “variety acoustic” listed as the music they’ll play.
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5 days ago | 
dailypress.net | R. R. Branstrom
Jun 23, 2025 [email protected] EDITOR NOTE: The Daily Press will be featuring a series of articles on local businesses, highlighting their history and what makes them unique. The series will run on a regular basis in the Daily Press. — — — RAPID RIVER — Five years ago, Jack and Becki Smith took over a business that had been operating under the same name and one family for over a century. The location of the building supply store used to be the home of a sawmill; for generations after...
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1 week ago | 
dailypress.net | R. R. Branstrom
ESCANABA –The Delta Astronomical Society (DAS), the staff of Genesis Graphics, the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) director and friends attended on Wednesday a casual celebration to unveil a plaque in Escanaba City Hall that recognizes donors who made the updated planet walk along Ludington Street possible. The planet walk, a scale model representing the solar system, was first installed in 2002.
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1 week ago | 
dailypress.net | R. R. Branstrom
Mach is new Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital CEO Jun 20, 2025 [email protected] MANISTIQUE — Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital has announced the appointment of Robert Mach, MBA, FACHE, ARRT, as its new chief executive officer (CEO), effective August 15. A past resident of Holly, Michigan, Robert brings decades of healthcare leadership experience and a strong record of operational excellence to the organization. A U.S. Marine Corps veteran, Rob Mach began his healthcare career as a radiology...
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1 week ago | 
dailypress.net | R. R. Branstrom
ESCANABA — The Daily Press is seeking more entries for Pet Idol, a contest that challenges the community to vote for the cutest animal from a selection of photos submitted by readers. Money raised by submissions and votes supports Newspapers in Education (NIE), which provides local schools with newspapers to use as teaching tools. It costs five dollars to enter into the contest a candidate furry, scaly, slimy or otherwise.
