MARQUETTE — The Ishpeming Senior Center will be welcoming a new director, Ashley Roberts, to its team on Tuesday. Roberts will replace Elyse Bertucci, who has been the director since 1995. “Since I started it’s been an amazing stream of people that I’ve got to meet and get to know. ...

LANSING — After a two-year hiatus, Great Lakes cruise ships are back, and the industry is trying to prepare itself. “There’s a huge pent-up demand for cruising,” said David Lorenz, the vice president of Travel Michigan. “There’s a bigger pent-up demand for cruising travel than ...

MARQUETTE — Approximately one in three people between the ages of 65 and 74 have hearing loss, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ National Institute on Aging. Jacob Sommers, an audiologist with Superior Ear Nose and Throat Specialists, gave a presentation about ...

LANSING — Attorney General Dana Nessel is sharing reminders from her Text Message Scams: Smishing Consumer Alert as Verizon customers are warned about scam messages from their own number. Smishing is when scammers send text messages pretending to be from trusted sources. The goal is to get ...

GWINN — You may be familiar with the Upper Peninsula Animal Welfare Shelter and all the wonderful work it does to help homeless animals. But what you may not be familiar with is the Seniors for Seniors program it offers. “The chance to receive unconditional love is one reason many ...

LANSING — Demand for independent senior living facilities is on the rise, with two additional sites undergoing construction in 2022 in Grand Traverse and Washtenaw counties. Michigan has over 500 independent living and over 1,200 assisted living facilities for seniors according to ...