Delta County News

For young teens, starting your first job can mean more money in your piggy bank and financial independence, but what's the best way to save and spend your money?A How can you make sure you keep good credit? 16-year-old Emily Buchmiller started her first job this summer at M-TEC in Escanaba.

The third confirmed case of the H1-N1 Swine Flu Virus has hit the southern UP. Officials from the Delta and Menominee County Health Department announced a child in Delta County has been infected with the virus.

The state Legislature approved a measure last week allowing Delta County to buy the Upper Peninsula Fairgrounds in Escanaba for $1 -- so long as the fairgrounds are used for public purposes including the UP State Fair.

Friday, June 26, 2009 at 9:33 a.m. ESCANABA -- Police arrested a 19-year-old Escanaba man Friday morning, accused of breaking into vehicles.

The state fairgrounds in Escanaba may be sold to Delta County for $1 in hopes of preserving the Upper Peninsula State Fair.

A train derailment tied up the tracks near Isabella in Delta County Wednesday afternoon.

A train derailment tied up the tracks near Isabella in Delta County Wednesday afternoon.

Here's a look at what we're working on for tonight's news. Saturday, June 20, 2009 at 4:50 p.m. These are your stories for Saturday, June 20, 2009.

An Upper Peninsula man has pleaded guilty to leading officers on a 23-mile chase that ended with him crashing a stolen 1997 Chevy Cavalier into a police cruiser.

That's what one Delta County resident is doing over the next few days. He's "trekking" the 81 mile stretch from Rapid River to Bay Cliff Health Camp in Big bay to raise money for the camp.A Bay Cliff is a therapy center for kids with disabilities.

The Delta County Sheriff Department and the U.S. Coast Guard are searching for a missing kayaker in Lake Michigan.

An Escanaba man is hospitalized after a rollover crash in Delta County earlyA Wednesday morning.

State budget cuts have affected yet another U.P. Program.A Perspectives, an adult day center for those with Alzheimera s and dementia in Delta County, will soon lose most of its funding.

As Delta County Freecycle marks its fourth anniversary May 11, the local group has grown to more than 1,000 members.

AA service to help those with alzheimers and dementia in Delta County may be coming to a close.

They say the wheels of government turn slowly. That may true, unless it is dealing with an important issue supported by many local governments and individuals.

Marquette General offers seminar to local law enforcment about how to respond to hybrid accidents.

The article praises Marquette's abundant year-round activiities, awesome steelhead and salmon runs, phenomenal smallmouth, walleye, and muskie fishing, and a whitetail hunting culture second to none.

People in Delta County will be getting out their putters for a golf tournament on Thursday.

Plans to transfer state fair property ownership to Delta County are coming along.