Category Archives: News

Governor Signs $150 Million For Coronavirus Response
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Sen. Mike Shirkey, Sen. Jim Ananich, Rep. Lee Chatfield, and Rep. Christine Greig issued the following joint statement on the signing of two supplemental budget bills that provi...
Jack Hall Mar 30, 2020

Nurses Union Unhappy With Conditions At UPHS-Marquette
The Michigan Nurses Association said Sunday that U.P. Health System-Marquette is failing to work with its nurses on preparing for the COVID-19 crisis and forcing up to 100 of them off work without pay...
Jack Hall Mar 30, 2020

Michigan House Member Robinson Dead At Age 44
The coronavirus has apparently taken the life of a member of the Michigan House of Representatives. First term representative Isaac Robinson (D-Detroit) represented parts of central Detroit and the Ci...
Jack Hall Mar 30, 2020

Governor Signs Order To Boost Nurses, Physician Assistants
Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Sunday signed Executive Order 2020-30, which relaxes scope of practice laws to give hospitals and other health-care facilities the flexibility they need to successfully de...
Jack Hall Mar 29, 2020

Governor Signs Order On Jail, Juvenile Center Protocols
Governor Gretchen Whitmer Sunday signed Executive Order 2020-29, which protects vulnerable populations in Michigan's county jails, local lockups and juvenile detention centers during the ongoing coron...
Jack Hall Mar 29, 2020

Dickinson County Hospital Gives Coronavirus Update
Dickinson County Healthcare (DCH) COVID-19 update as of Sunday, March 29, 2020. TOTAL DCH COVID TESTS 32 TEST RESULTS POSITIVE (RESIDENTS OF DICKINSON COUNTY) 0 TEST RESULTS POSITIVE (RESIDENTS OF COU...
Jack Hall Mar 29, 2020

Houghton County Reports First Case Of Coronavirus
The Westerm Upper Peninsula Health Department received notification Sunday of the first COVID-19 positive case in Houghton County. The Health Department continues to investigate the case to determine ...
Jack Hall Mar 29, 2020

Holy Name Spring Fling Fundraiser Moved To Fall
Holy Name Catholic School will re-schedule its annual Spring Fling Fundraising Dinner for the end of August or beginning of September (a decision will be made once school is back in session), due to t...
Jack Hall Mar 29, 2020

Feds Turning Detroit Convention Center Into Hospital Overflow
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, (USACE), Detroit District, announces it has received a verbal mission assignment from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to construct a large alternate ca...
Jack Hall Mar 29, 2020

Escanaba Sends Partially-Treated Sewage Into Bay
The City of Escanaba on Sunday sent partially-treated wastewater into Little Bay deNoc. The Escanaba Wastewater Department says that it's because of the combination of high ground water and the latest...
Jack Hall Mar 29, 2020

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