Nicole Walton

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Tessman establish fund to help students engage in high-impact activities

1 week ago | wnmufm.org | Nicole Walton

MARQUETTE, MI— NMU President Brock Tessman and his wife Kristin have made a $50,000 gift to the NMU Foundation to establish a Student High-Impact Practices Fund. The Tessmans say they have experienced the life-changing benefits of student high-impact practices like study abroad and undergraduate research. They have also watched talented students miss out on such opportunities for financial reasons.
Anishinaabe Radio News: Indigenous dentist Dr. George Blue Spruce, Jr.

1 week ago | wnmufm.org | Nicole Walton

Dr. George Blue Spruce, Jr. made history when he became the first Native American dentist in 1956. Podcasts Anishinaabe Radio NewsApril Lindala
Natalie Seaber takes over Michigan Region of Aspirus Health

1 week ago | wnmufm.org | Nicole Walton

WAUSAU, WI— Aspirus Health has named a new president of its Michigan Region. Natalie Seaber has over 30 years of nursing experience, with 20 years at the executive leadership level. Her background includes hospital operations, project management, and business development across both small rural facilities and large hospital systems.
Marquette officials cancel farmers market

1 week ago | wnmufm.org | Nicole Walton

MARQUETTE, MI— Saturday’s farmers market in Marquette has been canceled. The Downtown Marquette Farmers Market Committee made the decision to cancel the event due to unsafe weather conditions. The National Weather Service is forecasting thunderstorms and wind gusts exceeding 30 mph. Officials say those conditions surpass the safety threshold for operating the market.
NMU selected for National LER Accelerator cohort to advance digital credentialing

1 week ago | wnmufm.org | Nicole Walton

MARQUETTE, MI— Northern Michigan University has been selected to join the inaugural cohort of the LER Accelerator, a national initiative focused on advancing accessible, interoperable Learning and Employment Record systems.
Troopers hosting teen driving class in Ironwood on June 28

1 week ago | wnmufm.org | Nicole Walton

IRONWOOD, MI— Michigan State Police from the Wakefield Post are offering a Teen Defensive Driving Course at the Gogebic-Iron County Airport next week. Officials say the hands-on program is open to teens and provides direct instruction from MSP troopers in a fun, safe, and controlled setting.
EPA and EGLE officials visit Cliffs-Dow site in Marquette

1 week ago | wnmufm.org | Nicole Walton

MARQUETTE, MI— State and federal environmental officials visited Marquette Wednesday to see progress being made to clean up the former Cliffs-Dow site. EGLE Director Phil Roos joined EPA Region 5 Administrator Anne Vogel and local leaders to assess cleanup efforts and discuss ongoing groundwater remediation. Cleveland Cliffs Iron made charcoal at the 78-acre site beginning in 1902. By the 1930s, the company partnered with Dow Chemical to produce wood-derived chemicals.
Man who shot at neighbor arrested in Crystal Falls Township

1 week ago | wnmufm.org | Nicole Walton

CRYSTAL FALLS TOWNSHIP, MI— A Crystal Falls Township man is jailed for shooting a gun during a dispute with a neighbor. The Iron County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched Tuesday at 7:52 p.m. to a residence on a neighbor harassment complaint. Deputies were told that a subject had discharged a firearm and retreated to his house. Police arrested Jeffrey Jablonski, 72, and lodged him in the Iron County Correctional Facility on a $100,000 bond.
Teal Lake Dock project to open with ribbon-cutting during Pioneer Days

1 week ago | wnmufm.org | Nicole Walton

NEGAUNEE, MI— The City of Negaunee will host a ribbon-cutting next month to celebrate the completion of the joint Teal Lake Dock project. The docks, located on both ends of Teal Lake, are ADA-compliant. The west-side dock, by Ishpeming, accommodates both canoes and kayaks, while the east-side dock, by Negaunee, supports canoes, kayaks, and sculls used by the Marquette Rowing Club. The $152,000 project was supported by a $114,000 DNR Recreation Passport Grant and a $38,900 required local match.
Resort opens on former Houghton Superfund site

1 week ago | wnmufm.org | Nicole Walton

HOUGHTON, MI— Officials from the EPA joined EGLE and other state officials at the opening of a resort on a former Superfund site in Houghton Tuesday. The Keweenaw Waters Resort is a 25-acre waterfront campground featuring sustainably built-cabins and RV and tent sites. It sits on the former Michigan Smelter Tailings site, which was added to the EPA’s National Priorities List in 1986 due to severe soil and water contamination.