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Telehealth services currently available to veterans and their dependents

MARQUETTE COUNTY – With assistance from the Disabled American Veterans Chapter 22 and a Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency veteran service officer, veterans and their loved ones with limited access to reliable technology can now attend Veterans Benefits Administration-contracted compensation and pension exams via telehealth services in fully equipped telehealth rooms at Michigan Veteran Homes D.J. Jacobetti and Escanaba Vet Center. “Every veteran deserves access to the care and services they have earned,” said MVAA director Terry J. Sabo. “By providing accessible, private spaces ...

Reader writes in with a ‘thank you’

Dear Heloise: As I think about the things that I appreciate when contemplating our country’s 250th birthday, I wanted you to know how much you mean to us. Heloise, you and your mom have given us a place to share ideas, support one another, and find solutions for real-life issues. You’re a ...

Saintly Stitchers Quilt trip

FNB Denim Day Program donates to Imagination Factory Children’s Museum

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Imagination Factory Children’s Museum recently received a $1,390 donation from First National Bank & Trust in support of its mission to celebrate the wonder of childhood while fostering early literacy through engaging, hands-on learning experiences. The funds were ...

The power of being a present parent

Dear Annie: I am a working mother of two young children, and lately the guilt is eating me alive. I love my job. I worked hard to get where I am. But every morning when I leave the house, my 4-year-old asks why I have to go again, and my heart sinks. My husband is supportive. We have good ...

Kwarciany named 2026 UP Veteran of the Year

ESCANABA — Retired Air Force Master Sgt. Steve Kwarciany has been named the 2026 Upper Peninsula Veteran of the Year in recognition of his unwavering commitment to fellow veterans, exceptional leadership and lasting service to communities across the Upper Peninsula. The U.P. Veteran of the ...