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Campbell graduates from University of Wisconsin-Madison

MADISON, Wis. - Ben Campbell, Escanaba, graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Letters and Science with a Master of Music-Music: Performance degree. More than 9,100 students earned degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in May 2026. The university held its Spring 2026 Commencement ceremony for doctoral, MFA and medical professional candidates at the Kohl Center on Friday, May 8 and its ceremony for undergraduate, law and other master's degree candidates at Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday, May 9. UW-Madison was ranked the #2 public university in the ...

Chalk artist to launch M&M Children’s Museum Block Party Chalkfest

MENOMINEE – The M&M Children's Museum is excited to welcome local chalk artist Janessa Schaut as the featured artist at the kick-off of this year's Block Party Chalkfest on Friday, August 7, from noon to 6 p.m. at Marina Park and along the sidewalks of 1st Street in Menominee. A hometown ...

Keith Anderson receives 40 year funeral director recognition

Keith A. Anderson of Anderson Funeral Home was among individuals to be honored on May 13, at the 147th Annual Convention of the Michigan Funeral Directors Association for having given 40 years of service to his profession. Anderson is the owner of Anderson Funeral Home in Escanaba and ...

A successful first ice cream social in Escanaba

Bay College’s Cindy Gallagher Appointed to AACC Commission on the Future of Work

ESCANABA & IRON MOUNTAIN – Bay College is proud to announce that Vice President of Workforce Innovation & Strategic Partnerships Cindy Gallagher has been appointed to the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) Commission on the Future of Work. Her three-year appointment began July ...

Oscar G. Johnson VAMC hosts Veteran enrollment event August 12, 2026

ESCANABA – Veterans who were previously told they don’t qualify for VA health care now have new options, thanks to recent changes under the PACT Act. The Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center outreach and enrollment team will be at Manistique High School on Aug. 12 to help Veterans review their eligibility and sign up for health care benefits. The event, which runs from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the high school gymnasium at 100 S. Cedar St., is being held in partnership with Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital’s Community Resource Fair. The PACT Act, signed into law in 2022, significantly ...