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Aspirus Health welcomes Michigan Tech alumna Taylor Root, PA-C, to its foot and ankle (podiatry) team

LAURIUM – Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital and Clinics proudly welcomes Certified Physician Assistant Taylor Root to its excellent team of medical providers. She joins Jonathan Brueggeman, DPM, FACFAS, AAPWCA in delivering a higher level of foot and ankle, wound care and limb salvage, for patients close to home. “I am excited to educate patients and help them get on the road to recovery,” Root said. “Coming from an athletic background and playing varsity soccer at Michigan Tech, I’m really excited to work with student athletes of all ages.” Root earned her master’s degree in ...

Operation Copper Country Active Duty

The Auxiliary of Alfred Erickson American Legion Post 186 of Hancock, announces Operation Copper Country Active Duty. This is a project to support and thank our local active duty servicemen and servicewomen from Houghton, Keweenaw, Baraga and Ontonagon counties with Christmas gifts from the ...

DIFS reminds consumers to be aware of insurance, financial fraud schemes during International Fraud Awareness Week

LANSING — This week is International Fraud Awareness Week, and the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) is reminding Michiganders to be on the lookout for insurance and financial fraud and to report suspected scams to the DIFS Fraud Investigation Unit (FIU). “International Fraud Awareness Week was created to minimize the impact of fraud by promoting awareness and education, two very important parts of our consumer protection mission at DIFS,” said DIFS Director Anita Fox. “Insurance fraud costs Americans approximately $80 billion every year, so there ...

AG Nessel joins efforts to stop robocallers from misusing legitimate phone numbers

LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general showing support for the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) efforts to reduce illegal robocallers’ access to legitimate phone numbers, which results in unending robocalls that scam people out of their hard-earned money. The comment letter to the FCC was led by North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein and Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody. “Illegal robocalls continue to be a public nuisance for people across this nation and I am proud to join my colleagues in supporting ...

More fruits and vegetables are available for WIC families

LANSING – Michigan Women, Infants and Children (WIC) clients are being reminded about additional Cash Value Benefits (CVB) they are receiving to purchase fruits and vegetables at the grocery store through the end of the year. On Sept. 30, President Joe Biden signed the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act of 2022 into law, thus authorizing State WIC Agencies to significantly increase the program’s vegetable and fruit benefit through Dec. 31. “Michigan is excited to offer this great increase in benefits to the women, infants and children that we ...

CLK Elementary School brings advanced learning to students earlier than ever before

CALUMET — CLK Elementary students are motivated to reach for more. In fact, they’re now learning skills usually not introduced until middle or high school. Along with reading, writing and math, elementary students and Junior Kings (young fives) at CLK Elementary are adding technology to their skillset… learning concepts like programming and coding. In CLK’s new STEAM class—science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics—taught by Amy Burmeister, student projects vary based on age and capabilities. Fifth graders paint a robot, then create a circuit for the back that ...