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Friday, January 31, 2025
Algoma Public Heath received confirmation today of the fifth Algoma resident to test positive for COVID-19. This is a man in his 20s with recent travel to Mexico, returning to Algoma on March 18. He developed symptoms on March 20 and was tested through his family health team on March 23. […]
On March 30, 2020, LMAS District Health Department became aware of a positive COVID-19 case identified through Michigan Bureau of Laboratories. The identified person is an employee at Zellar’s Village Inn in Newberry and worked at the restaurant on March 17, 2020. Out of an abundance of caution, LMAS District […]
Margaret Ann Seaman (Wyckoff) passed away peacefully in her home on March 23rd surrounded by her family. Peggy (as she liked to be called) was born to Harry and Maxine Wyckoff in 1946. She grew up in Pickerington, Ohio, spending her summers on Drummond Island, Michigan. While growing up in […]
By Misty Murdock Hunting season finally arrived and I was sure it was going to provide enough venison for the year. I had several friends and family members that said they would give me extra and would even do the two deer license tags. I figured my days of cooking […]
Governor Gretchen Whitmer said today she had signed two supplemental appropriations bills with $150 million in funding to help the state respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, but also issued line-item vetoes totaling $80 million on other programs so that money could be re-prioritized. The move was announced in a joint […]
Anticipating the arrival of the coronavirus in Michigan’s prison system, Mark Chumar has had a bag packed should he need to drop everything in an emergency and drive from his home in Philadelphia to Ypsilanti, where his wife is incarcerated. Fears of how quickly COVID-19 could spread behind bars have […]
Rep. Isaac Robinson (D-Detroit) died Sunday at just 44 years old, officials announced Sunday, leading to tributes remembering the first-term representative for his passion, love for Detroit and his laughter – amid strong concern he had COVID-19. Mr. Robinson was elected to the 4th House District in 2018, succeeding his […]
Forbes,com – Topline: With a global crisis comes a number of bad actors trying to take advantage, and the pandemic over the Covid-19 coronavirus is no different. Here’s a list (we will update as we can) of possible coronavirus scams: U.S. Rep. Katie Porter on Monday shared to Twitter a […]
Joe Diffie, a consistent country-music hitmaker throughout the Nineties, died Sunday due to complications related to COVID-19. His publicist confirmed the death to Rolling Stone. Diffie was 61. With a traditional-leaning voice that drew comparisons to George Jones, Diffie populated his records with honky-tonk ballads and lighthearted novelty tunes, earning […]
Late in the evening of Friday, March 27, Algoma Public Health (APH) confirmed the second Algoma resident to test positive for COVID-19. A woman in her 40s with recent travel to Michigan developed respiratory symptoms on the night of Saturday, March 21. She went to Sault Area Hospital on the late night of March 23 […]