From Georgia to Pennsylvania, photos like the one below are flooding social media. Dairy producers are facing a devastating scenario and being forced to dump milk down the drain. For some dairy farmers, this marks a first. “This is the first time in the 32 years I’ve been in business […]
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Chippewa County Sheriff addresses concern on tourists ‘heading north’ as COVID-19 spreads
CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU) — The Chippewa County Sheriff is addressing community concerns after receiving complaints of people heading into the Upper Peninsula throughout the weekend. As of Monday, Chippewa County is reporting two confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 17, 221 cases being reported in Michigan. In a Facebook post […]
Al Kaline, Detroit Tigers legend, dies at age 85
Al Kaline, who in a long and unique Detroit Tigers lifetime grew from youthful batting champion to Hall of Famer to distinguished elder statesman, died Monday afternoon at his home in Bloomfield Hills. He was 85. A cause of death was not immediately available. John Morad, a close friend of […]
Michigan nurse demonstrates coronavirus cross-contamination in viral video – MUST READ!
Saginaw clinician Molly Lixey took to Facebook for what she called a “Molly rant” to demonstrate the dangers of cross-contamination while wearing gloves by using house paint and a scenario millions of Americans are now concerned with: grocery shopping during the coronavirus pandemic. “I’m seeing a lot of people out […]
Reported COVID-19 positive cases in Upper Michigan
(WLUC) – Because of a lack of testing access and a lag in getting results, experts say there are likely many more cases in Upper Michigan, and that’s why it’s so important that everyone follows Gov. Whitmer’s “Stay Home” order. County health departments, the Michigan Department of Health and Human […]
Flags to be flown half-mast April 3 for Tech Sgt Nathan Denryter
Governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags lowered to half-staff throughout the state of Michigan on Friday, April 3, 2020 to honor the service of Michigan Air National Guard Technical Sergeant Nathan William Denryter who passed away after his battle with cancer. “Technical Sergeant Nathan Denryter exemplified the […]
Violating Michigan’s coronavirus stay-at-home order could cost you $1,000, health department rules
Michigan is serious about stopping the spread of the coronavirus: violating Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s stay-at-home order could now result in a $1,000 fine. Previously, violations of Whitmer’s executive order — which called on all Michigan residents to stay at home for three weeks, except to conduct “essential” business — was […]
Feeding American Delivers More Than 30,000 Pounds of Food to Sault Ste. Marie
(9and10news.com) – Last week, Feeding America delivered 24,000 pounds of food to give away in Sault Ste. Marie and ran out of food before serving all those who attended. On Thursday, Feeding America came through with an extra 12,000 pounds of food that was sorted, boxed and given to those […]
Deadly Chippewa Co. Crash, Man Killed on 53rd Wedding Anniversary
Troopers from the Sault Ste. Marie Post were dispatched to investigate a fatal traffic crash involving two vehicles on Mackinac Trail in Chippewa County, Dafter Township. Preliminary investigation revealed the crash occurred shortly after 1pm when a driver of a passenger car was exiting a private driveway and drove […]
Whitmer Makes It Official: In-Person K-12 Learning Done For 2019-20
Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued, as expected, an executive order today suspending in-person K-12 education for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year because of the threat posed by the new coronavirus. As Gongwer News Service reported Wednesday, school districts will have to submit distance learning plans to their intermediate school […]