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Free Flu Shots To Be Offered In Escanaba September 26th
Public Health, Delta & Menominee Counties will be holding their annual community drive-thru flu shot clinic on Saturday, September 26, 2020. The clinic will be held in the Public Health parking lo...
Jack Hall Sep 02, 2020

Whitmer Wants National Mask Mandate; More Federal Support
Governor Gretchen Whitmer met with White House coronavirus task force coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx in Lansing to discuss Michigan's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. "I was grateful for the opportuni...
Jack Hall Sep 02, 2020

St. Ignace's Driftwood Restaurant Possible COVID Exposure Site
Through case investigation, LMAS District Health Department has been notified that one Mackinac County restaurant had a possible exposure to COVID-19. Details are below. This release is not a reflecti...
Jack Hall Sep 02, 2020

Nessel Investigates Traverse City 3-D Face Mask Business
The Michigan Department of Attorney General has received court approval for civil subpoenas to launch an investigation into a Traverse City business making 3D-printed facemasks during the COVID-19 pan...
Jack Hall Sep 01, 2020

FEMA Announces $677,000 Grant For Baraga Fire Department
U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters today announced $677,738 for the Village of Baraga Fire Department to purchase new self-contained breathing apparatuses. This grant comes from the Federal...
Jack Hall Sep 01, 2020

Upper Peninsula Airports Receive FAA Airport Safety Grants
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced today that the Trump Administration will award more than $1.2 billion in airport safety and infrastructure grants through the Federal Aviation...
Jack Hall Sep 01, 2020

Traffic Shift Starts Wednesday Between Gladstone, Rapid River
Starting Wednesday, Sept. 2, traffic will be reconfigured at the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) US-2 reconstruction project between Gladstone and Rapid River. Currently, one lane is open...
Jack Hall Sep 01, 2020

Michigan Adds 718 New Positive Cases; 12 In Upper Peninsula
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reported 718 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, and seven new deaths. State officials also went through death certificates and matched them to previ...
Jack Hall Sep 01, 2020

National Weather Service Confirms Tornado Near Escanaba
CLICK TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH MATT ZIKA, NWS The National Weather Service confirms that a small EF-1 tornado touched down west of Escanaba Monday evening, causing damage to a storage facili...
Jack Hall Sep 01, 2020

Michigan To Stop Reporting Virus Numbers On Sundays
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is making a change to the cadence for COVID-19 data posted to the Michigan.gov/coronavirus website. Beginning Sunday, Sept. 6, data on case...
Jack Hall Sep 01, 2020

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