MARQUETTE — An area health department has created a new program to address an opioid problem that has affected people before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Luce-Mackinac-Alger-Schoolcraft District Health Department on Wednesday announced that it is addressing the increased opioid use ...

MARQUETTE — The Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency announced on Wednesday that over 55,000 claimants will not have to pay back a total of approximately $431 million in overpayments of federal pandemic unemployment benefits that the agency previously determined to have been improperly ...

MARQUETTE — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has announced a new tool for Michigan residents and health care providers to help locate COVID-19 treatments across the state. The link can be found at bit.ly/3vCDOCi. Users may search it to find sites and locations that ...

MARQUETTE — Northern Michigan University continues to monitor cases of the COVID-19 BA.2 variant. Interim President Kerri Schuiling said in a Tuesday campus-wide letter that the variant has caused an increase in positive cases in some areas of the country. “We observed a slight uptick ...

MARQUETTE — The Salvation Army in Marquette and Delta counties announced they will return to indoor dining and client-choice pantry services beginning May 2. COVID-19 restrictions and protocols called for revamping how many local residents received help during the pandemic, the organizations ...

MARQUETTE — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has announced a new feature on the COVID-19 test finder that now lists wait times for many testing sites across the state. This will help make testing easier to plan for, especially for those traveling for spring break or ...