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UP Health System–Marquette awarded on Newsweek’s list of America’s Best Physical Rehabilitation Centers 2026

MARQUETTE — UP Health System–Marquette has been awarded on Newsweek’s list of America’s Best Physical Rehabilitation Centers 2026. This award is presented by Newsweek and Statista Inc., the leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. The award list was announced in August and can be viewed on Newsweek’s website.

The America’s Best Physical Rehabilitation Centers 2026 ranking awards the leading physical rehabilitation facilities in the U.S. The 25 states with the most facilities according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services were ranked ...

Appointments to state boards and commissions made

ESCANABA — A number of state residents, including one from the Upper Peninsula, were appointed recently to state boards and commissions. • Michigan Council for Rehabilitation Services Carol Bergquist, of Escanaba, is the director of vocational rehabilitation services for the Hannahville Indian Community. Bergquist holds a Bachelor of Science in education from the University of Wisconsin and a Master of Arts in rehabilitation counseling, Doctor of Philosophy in rehabilitation counseling, and a certification in special education administration from Michigan State University. Carol ...

Dr. Sandin to retire Dec. 3 after nearly 40 years

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 ...

Rural townships squeezed on all sides in Michigan, as money woes mount

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com. WATERSMEET — It’s not the frigid winters of the western Upper Peninsula that scares New Jersey native Yvonne Clark. It’s not ...

Snowmobile trail over Agate Falls in Ontonagon County to be closed this winter

ONTONAGON — With repair work on trestle footings continuing beyond a previously anticipated completion date, a section of snowmobile Trail UP8 will be closed this winter, with a reroute available. The Agate Trestle, a key attraction which crosses the Middle Branch of the Ontonagon River ...

Unusual pumpkin carving adventure - video