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Michigan hopes new program will turn apprenticeships into degrees
Ten trade unions and 24 community colleges have signed up to participate in Michigan’s new College Credit for Apprenticeships Program, officials said Wednesday in a celebration at Schoolcraft College in Livonia. That includes at least one location in the Upper Peninsula, Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa ...
Marinette man sentenced to five to 10 years on assault charges
MENOMINEE – A Marinette man has been sentenced to concurrent terms of five to 10 years for various charges, including assault with intent to commit great bodily harm less than murder. Kevin Paul Richwalski, 38, was sentenced June 5 in the Menominee County 41st Circuit Court. After an April ...
Trouser auction supports traveler’s future
ESCANABA – Not everyone can sell a pair of worn trousers for $7,000. But that’s exactly what Escanaba man Peter Frank has done, in part to help support a future journey. Frank – along with a Sawyer Loon canoe, a tricorne hat, a sense of adventure and the other scant things he traveled ...
Holy Name Catholic School thankful to Knights of Columbus, seeks community volunteers for project
ESCANABA – Holy Name Catholic School is seeking community volunteers to assist with a summer safety renovation project at the school campus. Thanks to local Knights of Columbus members along with grant funding and generous donations from supporters of Holy Name, upgrades are being made to ...
‘A death sentence’: Prison conditions under fire after third death at Women’s Huron Valley
ESCANABA — Following the third inmate death in less than one month at Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility (WHV) in Ypsilanti, federal and state lawmakers are calling on Governor Gretchen Whitmer to intervene amid growing concerns about conditions at Michigan's only prison for women. ...






