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Esky Baroque to perform winter concert Sunday

ESCANABA — Esky Baroque is counting down the days until its winter concert, set for 4 p.m. Sunday at St. Joseph and St. Patrick Church in Escanaba. Esky Baroque, made up of choral singers and instrumentalists, performs classical music from the 17th and 18th centuries. Sunday’s concert will ...

Bay graduates eight new medical first responders

ESCANABA – Eight students recently graduated from the Emergency Medical Responder class that took place from Sept. 3 to Nov. 1 at the Escanaba Campus. Emergency Medical Responders, known as Medical First Responders in Michigan, have been around for many years. The purpose of MFRs is to ...

Michigan offers new license plate for woman veterans

LANSING – A new specialty license plate that aims to acknowledge the service, sacrifice and contributions of Michigan’s women veterans is officially available for purchase. Eligible woman veterans can now order the woman veteran specialty plate online at the Michigan Department of State ...

Report: Rural doctor shortage expected to last for years

For at least the next dozen years, rural areas will continue to have only about two-thirds of the primary care physicians they need, according to a report released Monday. The nonprofit Commonwealth Fund based its analysis on federal health workforce data. Its report comes just days after ...

Whitmer signs GOP-led push for Michigan earmark reforms

The legislative earmark reforms championed by Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall, R-Richland Township, during the fraught 2025-26 budget process became law Tuesday after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the House and Senate’s respective bills into law. Whitmer signed House Bill 4420 and Senate ...

Bay de Noc Unitarians donate to after-school program

ESCANABA — The City of Escanaba's Recreation Department has received a donation from the Bay de Noc Unitarian Universalist Fellowship for its after-school program at the Catherine Bonifas Civic Center. The funds will be used to purchase hygiene items, school supplies and food/snacks for the ...