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The following press release was issued by Aspirus: UPPER PENINSULA, Mich. – Aspirus has hired Andy Costic as the Vice President – Regional Finance. Costic is a master’s-prepared health care executive and brings more than 19 years of experience in finance, operations, revenue cycle and informational technology to Aspirus. Most recently, …

MLB The Chicago White Sox scored in six different innings, and defeated the Detroit Tigers 8-1 yesterday. Starter Tyler Alexander struck out six, but gave up nine hits before leaving in the fifth inning, and was charged with five runs. Detroit’s only score came in the ninth, when Travis Demeritte …

ONTONAGON, Mich. — Twenty, four-person teams took to the greens at the Ontonagon Golf Course for the 11th annual Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital Foundation Golf Outing on July 17. This year was another great success, with donors helping to raise $7,500 for the purchase of new comfort position recliners for the residents of …

US Senator Gary Peters continues to make his away across Michigan on his 4th annual motorcycle tour. Tuesday he stopped in Escanaba to visit the Engineered Machined Products facilities where the Senator highlighted the importance of keeping Michigan at the forefront of manufacturing. Peters also talked about his proposal to …

PJ Olsson’s Rock Camp returns with the Really Big Show this Saturday night at the Rozsa Center. For the 10th year, Rock Campers have come together for a two-week full immersion camp to hone their performance skills and grow individually as people and musicians. The lineup of talented performers includes …

Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools will get their desired upgrades and the Village of Calumet will be able to buy some much needed maintenance equipment. Bond proposals were put in front of voters in yesterday’s August election. Both decisions were close, but in the end, voters gave narrow approvals to …

MLB The Detroit Tigers split their two games against the Chicago White Sox yesterday. In the afternoon make-up game, Daniel Noris gave up four runs before leaving in the sixth inning, and Detroit fell 5-3. Jake Rogers homered. In the nightcap, Drew VerHagen earned his first major league win as …

US Senator Gary Peters will be making a stop in the Upper Peninsula this week as part of his 4th annual motorcycle tour across Michigan. Peters will visit the Ishpeming Senior Citizens Center on Wednesday to meet with local seniors and tour renovation efforts underway at the center. During his …

The Houghton County Probate and Family Court will be closed to the public beginning Tuesday through the end of business hours on Friday. The closure is so that staff can continue and complete the inventory and transfer of Probate records to the State of Michigan Archives. The closing was ordered …

An Upper Peninsula man is facing an attempted murder charge after an alleged assault over the weekend. 23-year-old Ryan Joseph Philipps was arrested Sunday and lodged in the Menominee County Jail on charges of assault with intent to murder as well as attempted murder. Authorities say Philipps struck a 23-year-old …