ESCANABA - First Bank, Upper Michigan, has announced the promotion of Alex DeHaan to assistant vice president and trust officer within the Investment Management Group. This promotion reflects DeHaan’s nearly nine years of dedication and expertise in providing service to clients. Starting ...
MARQUETTE — From 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday in the Peter White Public Library Community Room, adults, seniors and family are invited to join 2022 Marquette Writer of the Year B. G. Bradley and his friends for an evening of music, stories, poetry and skits sure to make you laugh, cry, clap, and sing for those big moments in our lives. The show features two-time U. P. Poet Laureate Marty Achatz; musicians Linda Smith and Seamus Collins (Big Lake Acoustic); actress Jacque Love; and actor Jim Edwards. This event will also be livestreamed. For more information, contact Marty at 226-4322, ...
30 years ago MARQUETTE – Marquette County’s crowded job market has not been able to absorb all of the former civilian workers from Sawyer Air Force Base, forcing many to change careers, seek retraining or move from the area, a Mining Journal study found. Only 28% (62) of the 223 civilian workers who sought state job retraining and referrals have found work locally, said Gwen Wood, chief of operations of the Michigan Works. 60 years ago MARQUETTE – Northern Michigan University will purchase the Birdseye Veneer CO. property and building west of Marquette County Road 550 and ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
