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Education

Bay College launches new programs

ESCANABA & IRON MOUNTAIN, MI – Bay College unveiled a new cohort-based initiative to ease the transition into college for first-time Dual Enrollment (DE) and Early College (EC) students. Launching Fall 2025, the program features specially designed online course sections that provide extra ...

Who will be Michigan’s next state superintendent?

LANSING — Michigan school superintendents in the Dearborn, Dexter, Harrison and Huron Valley school districts are among the seven semifinalists for the state’s top education leader position. The semifinalists for the state superintendent job also include Virginia’s former top education ...

Bay reaches new agreement

ESCANABA & IRON MOUNTAIN – Bay College Faculty and Administration announced the successful completion of a new three-year contract agreement. According to a Bay College press release, the contract was finalized after eight months of collaborative negotiations, led by Chief Negotiators ...

Down on the farm

CHATHAM — The Michigan State University – Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center (MSU-UPREC) will host a Twilight Tour of South Farm beef cattle, grazing and grain projects to highlight these important commodities and ongoing research. The event will take place from 5 - 8 p.m. ...

Teaching financial literacy

HOUGHTON – Breakwater Federal Credit Union is partnering with Portage Lake District Library (PLDL) to host a two-part financial literacy workshop series for young adults. The first workshop will be held from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday (Aug. 7) in the Community Room of the library Kayleigh ...

Finnish culture abounds

HANCOCK — One of the Copper Country’s longstanding advocates for Finnish-American heritage preservation is being honored by the state, a pair of authors will lead a discussion about famed Finnish runner Paavo Nurmi, and an exhibit explaining why the Finns came to the Copper Country is ...