5/08/2026

GOGEBIC COUNTY - The Superior Health Foundation concluded its second grant cycle of 2026 on Wednesday, announcing $302,710 in funding distributed across 22 grants to organizations serving the Upper Peninsula. The awards include $189,618 in U.P. Health Impact Grants across six projects addressing maternal and infant health, behavioral health, healthy food access, healthcare workforce development, and child advocacy; $86,765 in Care Access Grants across ten organizations providing direct medical, travel, hospice, and prescription support to uninsured and underinsured U.P. residents; and in $26,327 in Equipment Grants supporting six organizations. Locally Gogebic Community College (GCC)will receive $70,901 to lead a four-part healthcare training program across the western U.P..  GCC working with Aspirus Health System, Beacon Ambulance, MedEvac, U.P. Health System Portage, and Gogebic Medical Care Facility, GCC will use simulation manikins to train nurses, ED staff, and EMS for emergency births and other high-acuity calls. The grant also implements the region’s first Virtual Dementia Tour and a healthcare leadership curriculum. Superior Health Foundation proactively supports organizations and initiatives across the Upper Peninsula to improve health and well-being.

5/08/2026

WAKEFIELD – The city of Wakefield asking that if you see water running at the Wakefield Campground do not turn it off.  The city says due to the recent cold temperatures, the campground water spigots are being left slightly open to allow a slow, steady drip as a preventative measure to help protect the water lines from freezing during overnight temperature drops. 

5/08/2026

UPPER MICHIGAN – This week was National Small Business Week as entrepreneurship continues to surge in Michigan. The Great Lakes State is home to almost 950-thousand small businesses, accounting for almost all businesses in the state. Nationally, more than 36-million small businesses employ nearly half the workforce, with many launching at a lower cost thanks to digital tools. Alison Todak with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation says there's never been a better time to start your business.

                    0:13  "If you've had an idea you've been sitting on, there are more tools available through technology, through resources that the state provides, more appetite, and I think more accessibility to a global market to really get your business off the ground."

 Todak says everything from website builders to payment platforms and artificial intelligence tools are making it faster and cheaper to launch a business, setting the stage for competition.