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George Lucas Educational Foundation leader, Milton Chen has been invited to Marquette to deliver an address to Northern Michigan University’s graduates. Northern Michigan University has invited Milton Chen, Senior Fellow and Executive Director for the GLEF to speak at the 2024 Spring commencement ceremony. Chen will receive an Honorary Doctorate …

Feeding America’s May delivery will arrive in Ontonagon at Noon today. The Copper Shores and Feeding America Ontonagon mobile food pantry partnership expanded in 2024 to begin providing critical food supplies more often than in years past. The program this year started in March and will continue each month on the first Wednesday through …

PortagePointe Long-term Care will host a recruiting and onsite hiring event tomorrow evening. The local senior care facility connected with UPHS Portage Hospital plans to hire 17 Certified Nursing Assistants for its group of staff. The positions typically assist elders with various life needs, such as getting dressed and at …

High school students might have a few more weeks of school. But some are sure to be thinking about summer already. Finding activities for older kids can be difficult outside of starting a new summer job or hanging out with the grandparents. Each year Michigan Tech’s Summer Youth Programs invites …

Registration has opened for one of the Michigan DNR’s most popular programs. The Becoming an Outdoor Woman program with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources encourages women and girls to get outdoors and learn outdoor skills. BOW Coordinator Michelle Douglas says the program allows participants to learn at their own …

Hancock Police share an FBI scam alert for the Sault Ste Marie International Bridge.  The Federal Bureau of Investigation has issued a warning for a bridge toll scam for the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge. Yesterday the FBI issued a warning to travelers making the community aware of an SMS texting scam for the International Bridge …

The city of Hancock has a full-time summer internship available. The city of Hancock seeks a highly motivated and qualified individual to assist the city’s staff with a broad range of duties. Including helping accounts payable/receivable, helping customers with cash receipts, records retention, and helping at summer events. The city …

Michigan Tech Announces the 2024 University Professor and Distinguished Professor titles. The university congratulates several faculty members who have made outstanding scholarly contributions to the university and discipline over a substantial period. The 2024 University Professors include Kathleen Halvorsen, Yun Hang Hu, and Gregory Odegard. Halvorsen teaches in the College …

Two Michigan U.S. Representatives introduce bipartisan legislation to improve Rural Emergency Hospital designations to keep emergency departments open. Yesterday Representative Jack Bergman and Representative Debbie Dingell introduced the Rural 340 B Access Act to improve REH designation. The Rural Emergency Hospital designation was introduced in 2020 by Congress to address …

Michigan Tech cuts the ribbon and welcomes students to the new H-STEM complex. Two years ago Michigan Tech broke ground on the new health sciences building to align with the university’s mission to expand its course offering to future students. One driver for the university to create a health sciences space for research and learning was …