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Michigan Now Has 787 Coronavirus Cases; None In U.P.
The State of Michigan on Saturday reported 787 confirmed coronavirus cases, with some 230 new cases reported in the past 24 hours. The state has now recorded five deaths, all of them in the Detroit ar...
Jack Hall Mar 21, 2020

Blue Cross Helps Pay For U.P. School Lunches
In rapid response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic and its effects on school-age children in the Upper Peninsula, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is committing philanthropic dollars to the Up...
Jack Hall Mar 21, 2020

Newberry Hospital Sets Up New Triage Tent
As the coronavirus spreads across Michigan, Helen Newberry Joy Hospital is implementing a triage process for high-risk COVID-19 screening. Community members will notice a tent on the ambulance bay sid...
Jack Hall Mar 21, 2020

NMU Graduate Returns From Virus Hotspot Italy
NMU alumna Elle Gallager recently found herself on lockdown in the Veneto region of northern Italy, one of the first COVID-19 hot spots in the country. The M ay 2019 graduate had traveled there for a ...
Jack Hall Mar 21, 2020

Peters Pushes For Health Care Equipment, Supplies
U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) is continuing his work to ensure legislation he spearheaded to support Michigan workers, families and small businesses impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic is included in...
Jack Hall Mar 21, 2020

State Consumer Protection Hotline Hours Extended
Michigan Legislators will join Attorney General Dana Nessel this weekend in answering calls to her office's Consumer Protection hotline. Nessel's Consumer Protection intake team had received 1,053 pri...
Jack Hall Mar 21, 2020

Governor Issues Statement On School Closure Memo
Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued the following statement regarding instructional time during school closure. "Earlier today the Michigan Department of Education issued a memo regarding Instructional T...
Jack Hall Mar 20, 2020

Michigan Senators Want More Lending For Small Businesses
U.S. Senators Gary Peters (MI), Debbie Stabenow (MI), Jeanne Shaheen (NH) and Maggie Hassan (NH) today reintroduced legislation to support small business lending as the Coronavirus pandemic continues ...
Jack Hall Mar 20, 2020

Marquette DDA Closing Office As Of Monday
Beginning Monday, March 23, The Marquette Downtown Development Authority (MDDA) will be closing its office located at 337 W. Washington St. for the health and safety of both the public and MDDA employ...
Jack Hall Mar 20, 2020

Indian Trails Shutting Down Bus Service Through April 20
Effective Saturday, March 21, Indian Trails, Inc., is suspending all of its daily scheduled bus service, which includes routes throughout Michigan, and into Chicago, Milwaukee and Duluth, as well as c...
Jack Hall Mar 20, 2020

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