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How to save a life

HANCOCK — Copper Shores Community Health Foundation and Keweenaw Support 4 Healthy Minds are hosting free QPR and Narcan training, at 11 a.m. Jan. 22 and 6 p.m. Jan, 29. Both trainings take place at the Copper Shores office on 821 Water Street in Hancock. QPR Training takes about an hour to ...

Celebrating Science Standards

LANSING — In November 2015 the State Board of Education adopted the Michigan K-12 Science Standards. These standards, aligned to research put forth in A Framework for K-12 Science Education, set out to change science teaching, learning, and assessment across the state. Michigan's ...

Civic education, media literacy suffer in Michigan

Lansing — Across Michigan, civics and social studies are disappearing from K-12 school curriculums, while children and young adults have more access to social media and the internet disinformation than ever before. At the same time, efforts to expand Michigan’s Freedom of Information Act ...

Seminary classes start Jan. 19

HANCOCK — The Inter-Lutheran Seminary's spring semester starts on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. Daily classes include History of the Ancient Church, Christian Dogmatics I, Galatians/1st & 2nd Thessalonians, Old Testament Introduction, Pastoral Work & Administration, and Koine Greek Readings II. The Monday night class will be on the Gospel of Luke at 7 p.m. at 916 Pine Street, Hancock and also available online. if you are interested in taking a class, email cilseminary@ilseminary.com or call 906-482-3337. All are welcome.

Calumet competes in High School Bowl

MARQUETTE – Calumet played Marquette in High School Bowl and was defeated by a score of 50-330. 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. Marquette will advance to the second round ...

Essay winners announced

MARQUETTE — The Northern Michigan University Center for Rural Health has announced the winners of its annual essay competition for U.P. high school seniors to celebrate National Rural Health Day. This year's contest was sponsored by the Literacy Legacy Fund of Michigan and the Michigan Center for Rural Health. The top three prizes in each U.P. region—east, central and west—were $500, $250 and $100. Students were asked to write an essay of 500 or fewer words that addressed the following topic: "Identify two challenges people encounter regarding preventative healthcare in their ...