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HANCOCK — Copper Shores Community Health Foundation is launching a new program to help community members build confidence around nutrition. Beginning this month, Navigating Nutrition will offer a series of community-centered sessions focused on practical, easy-to-apply strategies for ...

Four things Michiganders should know

This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com. LANSING — It’s the time of year when Michigan high schoolers commit to the colleges they plan to attend. For many, that means signing up for a ...

Michigan Colleges Expand Transfer Pathways

LANSING – Nearly 250 faculty and higher education leaders from across Michigan gathered last week at Delta College for two day-long workshops focused on making it easier for students to transfer college credits and stay on track to earn their degrees. Hosted by the Michigan Department of ...

What’s cookin’

HOUGHTON — Michigan Technological University Dining Services announced a new series of Community Cooking Classes offered in May at The Eatery in McNair Hall. Designed for home cooks of all skill levels, these immersive, hands-on classes provide an opportunity to sharpen essential techniques, ...

Med school scholarships

MOUNT PLEASANT — Central Michigan University alumni Tim and Nan Buerger Maczka have made a $1 million gift to the Covenant Healthcare College of Medicine at CMU. The gift will cover medical school costs for future physicians committed to serving residents and families in central and northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula. Their namesake scholarship targets current and future students, especially those who grew up north of M-57, which runs between Kent and Genesee counties. While they currently live in Rockford, Tim and Nan grew up in northern Michigan and hope this gift inspires ...

Jeffers competes in HS Bowl

MARQUETTE – Jeffers High School played Ironwood in High School Bowl and lost by a score of 160-210. Thirty-six schools from the Upper Peninsula and Northern Wisconsin compete in WNMU-TV's High School Bowl tournament, now celebrating 47 years on the air. Ironwood will advance to the second ...