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VA enrollment events set in western U.P.

CHASSELL — – Members of the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center outreach and enrollment team will travel to the west end of the Upper Peninsula to host two separate enrollment events on July 17-18.   Significant changes are now in effect for veterans. The PACT Act, signed into law in ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

30 years ago NEGAUNEE — Negaunee police officer Ted Raymond sees the world a little more clearly from the seat of his bicycle. And that suits him just fine. Negaunee welcomes their first pedaling patrolman and he is the city’s first bicycle cop. Police chief Paul Waters said the bike ...

Chocolay Township marks new volleyball courts with ribbon-cutting

MARQUETTE – The Lake Superior Community Partnership assisted Chocolay Township with a ribbon-cutting on June 30 to celebrate the completion of new volleyball courts at Lions Field Recreation Area. The new volleyball court represents a community-driven effort to transform an underutilized ...

Urology pearls

With few exceptions, nobody wants to die, yet nobody wants to get old. On one hand, vivid images of physical decline and diminished minds linger in our collective memory. Who hasn’t witnessed an elderly relative lose their independence or struggle with the devastating effects of dementia? On ...