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SHF releases 2026 Care Access Grant request for proposals

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MARQUETTE — Superior Health Foundation is now accepting applications for its 2026 Care Access Grant program, designed to provide for otherwise unmet medical needs of uninsured, underinsured, and medically vulnerable residents of the Upper Peninsula. SHF’s Care Access Fund addresses a ...

Slotkin being investigated for video

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Michigan US Sen. Elissa Slotkin has been notified that the Trump administration is investigating her after she organized and appeared in a video with other Democrats urging military service members to resist “illegal orders.” Slotkin, a former CIA analyst, first ...

Learn welding at NMU

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MARQUETTE — Welding as a hobby is a fun activity and a great way to tackle some of those DIY projects. This beginning/intermediate course is meant to show you the basics including safety, power sources, equipment set-up, general usage of oxygen acetylene cutting torches, arc welding and mig ...

Leadership changed at NMU board

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MARQUETTE — The Northern Michigan University Board of Trustees has elected Missie Holmquist of Marquette as chair and Brigitte LaPointe-Dunham of Baraga as vice chair. Holmquist is president and CEO of Upper Peninsula Health Plan and has served on the board since 2022; LaPointe-Dunham is CEO ...

VA center recognized

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IRON MOUNTAIN — The Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center in Iron Mountain has been ranked first nationally by the VA’s National Homeless Program Office for placing homeless veterans in permanent housing. Serving 15 Upper Peninsula counties, the Iron Mountain team set a fiscal year 2025 goal ...