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Michigan Case Counts Spike To 2021 Highs; U.P. Adds 55 New Cases
Michigan on Thursday recorded, by far, its highest number of new daily coronavirus cases of 2021. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reported 5,224 new positive tests on Thursday and...
Jack Hall Mar 25, 2021

Michigan Unemployment Rate Falls To 5.2% For February
Michigan's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined by half a percentage point during February to 5.2 percent, according to data released today by the Michigan Department of Technology, Manageme...
Jack Hall Mar 25, 2021

LMAS Health Department Welcomes Snowbirds To Get Vaccinated
As hints of Spring arrive in the Upper Peninsula, we know that many residents will soon be returning to their UP home after spending the winter months in warmer locations. While not all areas of the c...
Jack Hall Mar 25, 2021

Environmental Group Worried About Another Straits Anchor Strike
This week's official seasonal opening of the Soo Locks in Michigan's Upper Peninsula means shipping resumes through the busy, turbulent Straits of Mackinac along with the renewed risk of an Enbridge L...
Jack Hall Mar 25, 2021

Michigan Senators Applaud Passage Of Payroll Protection Extension
U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters today announced the U.S. Senate passed the PPP Extension Act to extend the Paycheck Protection Program for two more months. This program gives loans to sm...
Jack Hall Mar 25, 2021

Whitmer Announces New Dashboard To Track Progress On Roads
Governor Gretchen Whitmer today launched a new dashboard in collaboration with the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) to track road projects and make information easily accessible to the pub...
Jack Hall Mar 25, 2021

Sault International Bridge Adjusts Canadian Toll Rates
While the international border between the U.S. and Canada remains closed, essential traffic continues at the International Bridge in Sault Ste. Marie. Commercial crossings and essential travelers pay...
Jack Hall Mar 25, 2021

Whitmer Resubmits Rejected Board Appointees To Senate
Governor Gretchen Whitmer is once again appointing a man to the Northern Michigan University Board of Trustees that the Michigan Senate has already rejected once. Whitmer on Thursday appointed Jason M...
Jack Hall Mar 25, 2021

Nessel Wants Facebook, Twitter To Crack Down On 'Anti-Vaxxers'
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today joined a coalition of 11 other attorneys general calling on Facebook and Twitter to take stronger measures to stop the spread of anti-vaxxer coronavirus dis...
Jack Hall Mar 25, 2021

All Adult OSF Patients Can Sign Up For COVID Vaccine
Any OSF patients, 18 or older, who would like to schedule a COVID-19 vaccine appointment can do so by calling (906) 233-4224 or (906) 233-4225. If there is no answer, please leave a message with name,...
Jack Hall Mar 25, 2021

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