KINGSFORD — Woodland Elementary School has purchased a book vending machine to reward students who show positive behavior and to encourage reading. Third grade teacher Sarah Gendron applied for a grant from the district’s Zanardi Family Trust to purchase the machine through the Book ...
NORWAY — Odin Plourde, the son of Alaina Gendron and Joe Plourde of Norway, has advanced to the semifinal round in the Bob Ross national competition, “America’s Most Artistic Kid.” The Norway Elementary School third grader is now among the top 64 out of more than 40,000 emerging ...
The following story has been compiled from Marquette Regional History Center articles. Following the Revolutionary War, the U.S. General Land Office was formed in 1812 to survey public lands. The newly created U.S. government, which needed funds, wanted to distribute the land to war veterans ...
Up until recently, if public safety or public health professionals in Michigan needed access to accurate information about the number of firearm-related deaths, the most timely database that they would be able to access would come from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — ...
Members of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a moratorium prohibiting the development of artificial intelligence data centers on tribal lands. Citing concerns about the strain these facilities place on local resources, concerns about ...
(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) Since 2020, Michigan has added nearly 56,000 residents, but that growth was not evenly distributed across the state. Most Michigan counties ...