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MDHHS seeks applicants for  Michigan Opioid Treatment Access Scholarship Program 

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LANSING, Mich. — As part of its continuing efforts to support the expansion of access to opioid treatment, prevention, recovery and harm reduction, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is offering the Michigan Opioid Treatment Access Scholarship Program to eligible Michigan students.   The Michigan Opioid Treatment Access Scholarship Program aims to increase the number of qualified substance use disorder  professionals. It provides educational scholarships to students who are participating in a degree program that will lead to a career dedicated to providing ...

NMU Barnes-Hecker exhibition opening delayed

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MARQUETTE — The Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center’s planned opening of its Barnes-Hecker Disaster Exhibition has been postponed a week, according to Northern Michigan University. The opening of “100 Years of Tears: Barnes-Hecker Mining Disaster” originally planned for Oct. 17, will instead take place at 1 p.m. Eastern time Saturday in the Beaumier’s gallery, 223 Harden Hall on the NMU campus. Director and curator Dan Truckey said the center had not received enough of the display panels intended for the exhibit in time for its original opening date, due to supply line issues ...

Bay College seeks nominations for 2027 Distinguished Alumni

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IRON MOUNTAIN — The Bay College Alumni Association is seeking nominations for the 2027 Distinguished Alumni of the Year award. Established in 1999 by the Bay College Alumni Association, the Distinguished Alumni Award recognizes graduates who have achieved professional success, ...

Zombie Ridge Haunted Trail fundraiser set for Oct. 30

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ISHPEMING — NICE Community Schools will host its annual Zombie Ridge Haunted Trail fundraiser from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Eastern time Friday, Oct. 30. The event will take a brief intermission from 7 to 7:30 p.m. Billed as “the scariest half-mile walk through a lantern-lit woods” in a news release, the event will begin at the Westwood High School tennis courts. Proceeds from the event will go toward the trail-building class and the WHS swim and dive team. Tickets are $5 per person, with a $20 family cap. Concessions will be available. For more information, email corcorank@nice.k12.mi.us

New at-home business lets owner turn full time to baking

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IRON MOUNTAIN — Heather Nelson recently quit her job to devote herself to her real passion: her bakery business, U.P. Sweets LLC. “I took a gamble, leaving my full-time job to make this my full-time job,” she said. She previously worked at Bellin Health. The business, which ...