MARQUETTE – Nearly a third of Michigan expectant mothers do not receive sufficient access to prenatal care, according to the latest report by the Kids Count Data Center. The report cites the problems of pregnant women struggling with systemic barriers like lack of transportation, ...
30 years ago NEGAUNEE – The 32nd Annual Negaunee Invitational Basketball Tournament got underway Friday night at Negaunee’s Memorial Gymnasium. North Country Engineering of Negaunee must have drawn a good game plan as it defeated the Westwood Rejects of Ishpeming, 71-60, in Class EE. ...
UPPER PENINSULA — Local farmers were already dealing with a snowier-than-usual winter when the blizzard hit last weekend. Now, even more snow means more strain on them, their fields and their animals. “We’ve only been operating for nine years, so this is definitely more snow than ...
Ironwood – The Aspen Institute recently named Gogebic Community College as one of the 200 institutions eligible to compete for the $1 million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation’s premier recognition of high achievement and performance among two-year colleges. The 200 ...
Today in History: March 21, civil rights activists begin march from Selma to Montgomery By The Associated Press Today is Saturday, March 21, the 80th day of 2026. There are 285 days left in the year. Today in history: On March 21, 1965, civil rights demonstrators led by the Rev. Martin ...
GWINN — During the U.P.’s historic blizzard this past week, many workplaces shut down. Some jobs, however, can’t be worked from home. The animals at Upper Peninsula Animal Welfare Shelter need to be cared for no matter the weather, and several staff members stepped up to do just that by ...