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A bill to change the way teachers and administrators are evaluated in the state won final legislative approval in the state Senate. The legislation would require student progress make up a smaller portion of a teacher’s evaluation with in-classroom observation rounding out the evaluation model. Currently, student progress makes up …

The American Cancer Society is shifting its stance on how often women should get checked for breast cancer. The organization has been telling women for years to begin getting mammograms at the age of 40 and continue to get checked yearly. Now the recommendation is to get a mammogram beginning …

Two state legislators faced off at the Capitol in a debate about hiking taxes to fix Michigan’s roads. Lawmakers are currently trying to find $1.2 billion to repair the state’s roads and bridges and proposals to raise that money have included tax and fee increases. But Senate Republican Patrick Colbeck …

City leaders believe the state of Michigan is dumping released felons in the Upper Peninsula town of Escanaba and they want it stopped. City Manager Jim O’Toole says they started noticing the trend after Escanaba Public Safety asked a person arrested for shoplifting why he was there. And O’Toole feels …

Veterans working in the construction industry say they’re worried about a push to repeal the state’s prevailing wage law. It requires workers on government funded projects be paid union wages and benefits. Jesse Stevens, a bricklayer and Marine veteran, says veterans are more likely to work in construction and would …

From the Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce: Votes NEEDED! WE NEED YOUR VOTE!  Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce and Keweenaw Convention & Visitors Bureau to be joint panelists and finalists at 2015 Broadband Conference October 20th **Watch your email tomorrow for more instructions on the voting process… Cheryl Fahrner, Executive Director of …

The National Weather Service’s monitoring system at the Houghton County Memorial Airport is responsible for compiling all of the weather-related information for flights. The Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) takes readings every few minutes of conditions such as precipitation, visibility and wind. And until recently, if any part of the …

HANCOCK, Mich. – UP Health System – Portage is once again partnering with the Michigan Health & Hospital Association for the 25th annual Michigan Harvest Gathering food drive. The collection will run from October 19-30. All non-perishable food collected at Portage will go directly to the Western UP Food Bank …

[Hancock, MI] The Portage Health Foundation recently awarded $15,000 to the Charter Township of Portage to pour a new concrete surface at the Dodgeville Ice Rink. The township applied for funding under the PHFoundation’s adolescent health RFP. The foundation sought applications focused on programs and resources that promoted healthy adolescent …

http://www.aging.com/complete-guide-for-veteran-seniors/ Partnership-driven program kicks off with trio of meetings LANSING, Mich. – More than 30,000 veterans in the Upper Peninsula will have easier access to comprehensive health, employment, education and quality-of-life opportunities thanks to a collaboration that brings together local, state and federal resources and services. The Michigan Veterans Affairs …