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Seal of approval

MARQUETTE — UP Health System-Marquette has earned the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® and the American Stroke Association’s Heart-Check mark for primary stroke center certification. The organization underwent an onsite review on Oct. 23, as part of the process to achieve the ...

Challenge complete

HOUGHTON – Michigan Technological University’s Copper Country Robotics Team (CCRT) completed its robot by noon Tuesday, finishing a 72-hour challenge to build a functional robot. The challenge, Robot in 3 Days (Ri3D), started at Noon on Saturday, with participants watching a kickoff ...

Dropping out

LANSING — Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II announced he is suspending his campaign for governor and instead joining the race for secretary of state of the battleground state. Gilchrist, a progressive Democrat from Detroit, did not cite a specific reason for the change in his video ...

Sale of Eagle Mine and Humboldt Mill complete

CHAMPION — Lundin Mining Corporation announced Friday the completion of the previously announced sale of the Eagle Mine and the Humboldt mill in Marquette County to Talon Metals Corporation. The Lundin Mining Corporation first announced in December it was selling the Eagle Mine and the ...

Vaccine guidance will remain

LANSING — The federal government is recommending fewer childhood vaccinations, but the state of Michigan is saying no way. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week recommended that the previous number of childhood vaccines of 17 be reduced to just 11 vaccinations. In a ...