MARQUETTE — After nearly 40 years in health care, including 30 years in dermatology, Dr. Tom Sandin will retire on Dec. 3, marking the beginning of a new chapter. His journey has taken him from his birthplace in Muskegon, Michigan, to Indiana, Arizona, and Arkansas, through service in the ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — The Upper Peninsula's not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 4.3% in September as data from the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget showed 1,000 fewer workers unemployed than in August. "Michigan labor markets showed expected unemployment rate ...
MARQUETTE — Flow Water Advocates has named Katrina Shankland as its new executive director, following a nationwide search. Shankland, who began on Monday, is Flow's second executive director. Liz Kirkwood, who passes the torch after 15 years as Flow's founding executive director, steps into a newly created leadership role as strategic partnership officer. The leadership transition and creation of the dedicated strategic partnership role will expand Flow’s capacity and build on the important legal, policy, and advocacy gains it has made since 2011. The changes respond to a critical ...
HANCOCK — UP Health System–Portage is celebrating a major milestone in advancing surgical care close to home, recently completing its 500th robotic-assisted surgical procedure. The achievement reflects the hospital's continued commitment to bringing advanced technology and specialized care ...
60 years ago ESCANABA — Caravans of cars from all 22 counties of the 11th Congressional District are expected to converge here Saturday for a Democratic rally headed by Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. The rally is expected to attract more than 4,000 persons. Large crowds are expected both at the airport, where Kennedy will land at 4 p.m., and at Escanaba Area High School, where the rally will be held. Kennedy and his party of Democratic candidates will form a motorcade and go directly to the gymnasium of the high school, a distance of about one mile. Also on hand will be Democratic state ...
