Michigan

TL/DR - Megan Murphy has been appointed as the new executive director of the Superior Health Foundation and will begin her role in May. With over 15 years of non-profit and university-based research experience, Murphy was previously the director for Community Health and Capacity Building for the Michigan Health Endowment Fund where she led a…

TL/DR - Dr. Andrew Lester Swinton and his wife Alma Williams Swinton served their community for over six decades in Marquette, Michigan. After meeting at Olivet College, the couple moved to Ontonagon where Andrew practiced medicine and Alma taught piano lessons and contributed to the community in various ways. Later, they moved to Marquette where…

TL/DR - The NMU Cosmetology Center is hosting an event called Braids and Bites, aimed at teaching parents and caregivers how to care for and braid children’s hair. The event, which includes a tutorial, practice session, and a pizza buffet, will take place on February 20th at 5 p.m. Tickets cost $25 each, which covers one adult and one child, and…

TL/DR - The Upper Peninsula Human Trafficking Taskforce (UPHTT) recently partnered with Ishpeming Lions Club to conduct an awareness meeting on human trafficking in the Upper Peninsula. UPHTT President, Stephanie Graef, highlighted the importance of education and training in prevention efforts and identified the region as vulnerable due to its…