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NMU Selected for Statewide Teacher Preparation Initiative

MARQUETTE — Northern Michigan University will participate in the 2026 Education Preparation Provider Collaborative, a new two-year statewide initiative designed to improve teacher preparation recruitment, retention and quality, and to form a strong foundation to help teacher preparation ...

Area schools compete in HSB

Bessemer played Lake Linden-Hubbell recently in High School Bowl and won by a score of 190-170. Thirty-six schools from the Upper Peninsula and Northern Wisconsin field teams for WNMU-TV's High School Bowl tournament, now celebrating 47 years on the air. Running from November through the ...

In Brief

HANCOCK – The Hancock School Board conducted it annual election of officers at its regular monthly meeting Monday evening, with each officer being re-elected to the seats they held for the 2024-2025 school year. Michael Lancour was re-elected to serve as president. Charlie Klein is again vice president. Emilie Lancour will serve as secretary. Becky Ylitalo is again treasurer. Rod Paavola and Taylor Paul are trustees. Under Michigan law, school boards must elect their officers ( at their organizational meeting, which typically occurs in January after new members have seated, ...

NMU & GCC finalize agreement

MARQUETTE/IRON WOOD — Gogebic Community College (GCC) and Northern Michigan University (NMU) have finalized new articulation agreements in Environmental Science/Natural Resources and Criminal Justice, expanding affordable and accessible bachelor’s degree pathways for students in the ...

Jeffers advances in HS Bowl

MARQUETTE – Painesdale-Jeffers took on Norway in High School Bowl recently and won by a score of 190-110. 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. Jeffers advances to the second ...

Tools for homeowners and more

HANCOCK — The Western Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Region (WUPPDR) is excited to announce the release of a new website and StoryMap that offer educational materials and other resources relating to coastal hazards in the western Upper Peninsula. These websites serve to inform the ...