MARQUETTE — From 1-8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, at Mattson Lower Harbor Park, there will be the annual UP CityServe event. This year we have a medical focus particularly addressing the health needs of Upper Peninsula communities. This year, UP CityFest is initiating a healthcare event ...
IRON MOUNTAIN – For the first time, the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center in Iron Mountain is rolling out an enrollment event just for women who served. Led entirely by the VA’s all-female outreach and enrollment team, this is a unique opportunity for women veterans in the Iron Mountain and Escanaba areas to get the care and benefits they deserve, often for the very first time. If you’re a woman who served in the military, this event is for you. Thanks to the PACT Act, signed into law in 2022, there are major changes to who can qualify for VA health care. Many women who were ...
ESCANABA — The Delta County Board of Commissioners has approved a 12-month moratorium on data centers and cryptocurrency mining construction, adopting a recommendation from the Delta County Planning Commission. The planning commission approved the resolution July 6, stating their recommendation of the resolution was made "in the interest of ensuring orderly development, protecting Delta County's natural resources and rural character and establishing clear and enforceable standards for emerging high-intensity technological land uses," according to the resolution. Commissioners ...
MARQUETTE — Dexter Clark DO, FAAFP, a family physician in Marquette, has achieved the Degree of Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians, the national medical association representing nearly 128,300 family physicians, residents and medical students. Established in 1971, the AAFP Degree of Fellow recognizes family physicians who have distinguished themselves through service to family medicine and ongoing professional development. This year’s fellowship class brings the total number of AAFP Fellows to more than 18,000 nationwide. AAFP Fellowship entitles the physician to ...
CHATHAM — With support from the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Soil Life is Farm Life field days is a two-day event on July 28-29 offering tours of local farms and demonstrations of regenerative agriculture in practice, as well as a keynote talk from Eric Fuchs of the Soil Health Academy. This is a free event, but participants are asked to pre-register to allow for meal and give-away planning. Registration is separate. More information and registration are available at ...
ESCANABA – Some roadside parks operated by the Michigan Department of Transportation in the Upper Peninsula will be closing temporarily for toilet building upgrades. The following roadside parks will be closed from Monday, July 27 to Monday, Aug. 20, for construction activities: Alger County • Au Train Beach Roadside Park on M-28 • Deer Lake Roadside Park on M-28 • Grand Island Roadside Park on M-28 Keweenaw County • Snow Gauge Roadside Park on US 41 • Great Sand Bay Roadside Park on M-26 • Esry Roadside Park on M-26 • Hebard Roadside Park on M-26 Some parks ...
