MARQUETTE — Northern Michigan University alumna Nanette Hanson has been named the 2022-23 Michigan Teacher of the Year. She is a first-grade teacher at Lemmer Elementary School in Escanaba. Hanson earned a bachelor's degree in elementary education and creative arts from NMU in 1994, and a ...

LANSING — There’s nothing exotic about deer hunting when you live in a mid-Michigan farming community. Although it may be a rite of passage for many, it was not for me. I grew up preferring the comforts in life. And tree stands are not comfortable. It wasn’t until the seventh grade ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Alyssa Sanchez’s home was destroyed and her professional life uprooted by the massive Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon wildfire. But the 29-year-old Sanchez, a Mora teacher, refused to let the fire extinguish her love of educating kids. She’s been staying at the Querque ...

ISHPEMING — Four Westwood High School students won seven top 10 awards, including a national championship, at the recent Business Professionals of America National Leadership Conference, “Go Beyond Your Limits,” in Dallas. Over 6,000 delegates attended the event, said Ronalyn Arsenau, ...

MARQUETTE — Five individuals and five agencies who assisted in the lifesaving rescue of Northern Michigan University employee Stephanie Penhale were publicly recognized at a recent NMU Board of Trustees business meeting. Penhale is director of the Network Infrastructure Center. She and her ...

ESCANABA — Students at the Escanaba Student Success Center (ESSC) competed in the final round of their “Chopped Challenge” Thursday — a cooking competition involving five mystery ingredients, a panel of three hungry judges, and a time-limit of 30 minutes. Linda Beauchamp, student ...