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Rx Kids to expand throughout U.P. next week

ESCANABA — In 10 additional counties in the Upper Peninsula, expectant mothers and parents of newborns will soon be eligible to enroll in Rx Kids — which provides “prescriptions” of cash to help young families get through one the toughest periods of life. This will mark the largest ...

Escanaba woman pleads guilty in stabbing incident

ESCANABA – An Escanaba woman entered into a guilty plea Wednesday after being accused of stabbing her roommate in August. Crystalyn Dixie Knuth, who is lodged in the Delta County Jail, and her attorney, Jennifer J. France, appeared remotely on Wednesday in the Delta County 47th Circuit Court ...

Bay College/LSSU BPA host Annual Chain of Love fundraiser


ESCANABA – The Bay College and Lake Superior State University Regional Center chapter of Business Professionals of America announces its annual Chain of Love fundraiser which raises money for the Local Area 1 Special Olympics. This fundraiser will run for four days, March 2 through March 5. ...

MDHHS seeks proposals for youth nursing summer camp programs 

MARQUETTE – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has issued a competitive Grant Funding Opportunity to introduce primary and secondary school students to nursing through summer camp experiences  The purpose of the programs is to support the creation of new and expansion ...

Author has ties to Marquette

MARQUETTE — Michael P. Boyle, an author from California with longstanding family ties to Marquette, has announced the forthcoming release of his new novel, "Bloody Mary of Arranmore." Blending Irish folklore, island history, and a haunting sense of place, the book draws deeply from Boyle’s ...