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Michigan spending far less on math than literacy

(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) As Michigan goes all in on literacy, some are asking: What about math? Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and State Superintendent Glenn Maleyko have said ...

Cards of Hope events set at Bay campuses

ESCANABA — The community is invited to take part in the third-annual Cards of Hope: A crafting event to support veterans at Bay College in Escanaba and Iron Mountain. For the third year, Bay College is partnering with the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center to support veterans. Students, ...

DCD to have highway cleanup on Saturday

KINGSFORD — Dickinson Conservation District will conduct its first Adopt-a-Highway cleanup at 9 a.m. Saturday. They will meet at the M-95-M-69 carpool parking lot, the one heading toward Felch. This is the first Adopt-a-Highway clean-up event DCD has done since submitting for the permit this spring. The section starts from the intersection of M-95/M-69, down 2 miles east on M-69. The Adopt-a-Highway program has three clean-up event days per year. Those who wish to participate in a clean-up event should go to the Michigan Department of Transportation’s Adopt-a-Highway ...

Field of Interest Grant Cycle opens for 2027

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Dickinson Area Community Grant Foundation has opened its Field of Interest Grant Cycle for 2027. These grants are awarded in the first quarter of 2027, with a total of $90,062 available for the cycle. The deadline to apply is Oct. 30. To apply, download and complete the application form at https://www.dickinsonareacommunityfoundation.org/field-of-interest-program-grant. These funds are available to 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations and agencies or organizations affiliated with non-taxable organizations — i.e., schools, churches, cities — in or servicing ...

VA center earns sixth national best patient experience award

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center has again earned national recognition for the experience it provides veterans, receiving its sixth Best Patient Experience Award from the Department of Veterans Affairs. The medical center received the 2025 Best Experience Award in the ...