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Petrelius awarded Delta Kappa Gamma scholarship

MANISTIQUE - Aly Petrelius, daughter of Kristin and Adam and graduating senior of Manistique High School, is the recipient of a $500 Scholarship awarded by the Escanaba Area Beta Sigma Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, International. Petrelius is the daughter of Kristin and Adam Petrelius of ...

MEA awards area teachers Outstanding Persons in Education award

ESCANABA - The Michigan Education Association's Outstanding Persons in Education (OPIE) awards were recently given to 17 area teachers and support professionals at a banquet the Highland Golf Course. This event, co-sponsored by the Michigan Education Association 17B Coordinating Council (local MEA Union affiliate) and MESSA, honors outstanding individuals in their profession as chosen by their peers. The OPIE awards are held annually and are in their 24th year. The 2026 honorees are: Nancy Prica, Bark River-Harris EA Shelly Lippens, Bark River-Harris ESP Ron Pearson, Bay College ...

Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital launches Pluvicto therapy, first in Upper Peninsula

MANISTIQUE, MI. — May 18, 2026 - Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital, in collaboration with Green Bay Oncology, has launched a new Nuclear Medicine service line offering Pluvicto (lutetium Lu-177 vipivotide tetraxetan), an FDA-approved targeted therapy for patients with advanced metastatic prostate cancer. With this addition, Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital is the only provider in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula offering this highly specialized treatment, bringing advanced cancer care closer to home. “Establishing a Nuclear Medicine Therapy Clinic with Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital and ...