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MARSP Awards mini-grant to Norway math and English teacher

Regional News

NORWAY — Norway Junior/Senior High School students are trying their voices at podcasting. Thanks to a $250 mini-grant from the Michigan Association of Retired School Personnel, mathematics and English teacher Cassandra Gustafson was able to launch a student-run podcasting project to promote ...

Mold, medical failures alleged at Michigan women’s prison

Regional News

Months after a woman in state custody died from a treatable infection, Michigan lawmakers from both parties raised concerns over what they described as systemic failures at the Huron Valley Correctional Facility. During a House Oversight Committee hearing on Tuesday morning, state Rep. Laurie ...

Rx Kids to expand throughout U.P. next week

Local News

ESCANABA -- In 10 additional counties in the Upper Peninsula, expectant mothers and parents of newborns will soon be eligible to enroll in Rx Kids -- which provides "prescriptions" of cash to help young families get through one the toughest periods of life. This will mark the largest ...

Our Community Fighting Cancer makes final donation

Local News

ESCANABA -- Our Community Fighting Cancer donated $1,394 to the Delta County Cancer Alliance on Monday.  This is the fourth and final year that Our Community Fighting Cancer has been able to donate to the Cancer Alliance.  Over the years, thousands of dollars were raised for the DCCA. Funds ...

Foreign entities own 10% of farmland in state

Regional News

A new U.S. Department of Agriculture report found that foreign investors own nearly 10% of Michigan’s farmland. Foreign entities or U.S. companies with a “significant foreign interest” hold 1.9 million acres of agricultural land in the state, accounting for 8.8% of Michigan’s total ...