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Mohamed Haji sentenced to 130 months in prison for conspiring to provide material support to ISIS

GRAND RAPIDS — United States Attorney Andrew Birge announced that Chief United States District Judge Robert J. Jonker sentenced Mohamed Salat Haji, age 28, of Lansing to serve 130 months in federal prison for conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (“ISIS”), a designated foreign terrorist organization. Mohamud Muse was also ordered to serve 12 years of supervision by the court, following his release from prison. The government sought a sentence of 240 months in prison consistent with the sentence recommended by the United States Sentencing ...

Aspirus to build new hospital in Ontonagon

ONTONAGON – Aspirus Health is constructing a new hospital in Ontonagon to replace its current facility. Planning is in the early stages, but construction is expected to begin in spring 2022 on a new $15.8 million facility on the site of the existing Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital. The new hospital will feature a mix of inpatient and observation beds, emergency department, primary and specialty care, as well as a host of other services, including imaging and infusion. “Our current hospital opened in 1969 and is in need of several upgrades and modernization,” said Dylan Taylor, Chief ...

Michigan Heroes Campaign launched to recognize those helping others

LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Community Service Commission, the state’s lead agency on volunteerism, to launch the Michigan Heroes Campaign virtual recognition website to celebrate individuals and organizations that have made a difference during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond in Michigan. “Michigan residents gave their time and talent to help the state succeed in many different ways during the pandemic,” said Governor Gretchen Whitmer. “To celebrate these heroes, I encourage Michiganders to go online and nominate individuals and the many organizations ...

Finlandia’s business faculty feature strong local connections

HANCOCK — Finlandia University’s International School of Business (ISB) lives up to its name by maintaining strong international partnerships, teaching students from a variety of countries, and overseeing internships and a range of business activities with an international flavor. However, our faculty also have strong connections to our local area. Five of the six full-time faculty are graduates of local high schools including Calumet, Houghton, Jeffers, and Ontonagon. Additionally, three of our faculty members have extensive work experience from living in other parts of the country ...

Governor Whitmer signs budget that puts Michiganders first, helps working families, and grows the economy

LANSING — At the Lansing Community College West Campus, Governor Gretchen Whitmer today signed SB 82 and HB 4400 which ensure funding is now in place for Fiscal Year 2022 which begins on Oct. 1. When combined with the K-12 school aid budget signed earlier this year, the total budget invests $70 billion into Michigan’s future. The budget provides strong investments for the state’s economy, lowers the cost of childcare for Michigan’s working families, invests in education and skills for Michigan’s workforce, protects access to affordable healthcare, prioritizes cleaning up our ...

Gov. Whitmer secures grants to empower women

LANSING - Governor Whitmer today announced that the U.S. Department of Labor Women’s Bureau awarded the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) $350,000 in a Fostering Access Rights and Equity (FARE) grant to help women workers understand and exercise their rights and benefits in the workplace. “Women have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and it is crucial that we step up to empower women at the workplace,” said Governor Whitmer. “I am grateful to Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh and the Biden Administration for their work in ...