Monday, September 14, 2026
PRESS RELEASE – I have read over the Governor’s new order #2020-42. I have met with our Prosecutor to develop a plan on enforcement. The order has changed in such a way that we can enforce some of the issues directly affecting our communities. Attached is MCL 10.33 (the law […]
Michigan’s state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic was extended through April 30 by the state House and Senate Tuesday in an unconventional legislative session. The state of emergency declaration – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued March 10 after the first confirmed cases of the coronavirus were reported in the […]
Gerald Edward “Jerry” Morningstar, age 69, of Fort Myers, Florida, formerly of the Eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan, died April 3, 2020, in Florida. He was born June 28, 1950, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, to Boyd and Aline (DeWitt) Morningstar. Jerry grew up in Strongs, Michigan, one of seven […]
Gerald Littlejohn, 81, of Goetzville, Michigan, died on March 30, 2020, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. He was born on December 11, 1938, in Bridgeport, Michigan, to William Percy and Georgia Belle (Rabidu) Littlejohn. Gerald grew up in Bridgeport where he worked on a farm. He first met his future […]
Michigan Sen. Gary Peters on Wednesday detailed a proposal to give “essential workers” a government-funded boost in pay of up to $25,000 during the coronavirus pandemic. Under the new “Heroes Fund” plan, essential workers would include not only front-line medical personnel like doctors and nurses but also pharmacists, grocery store workers, truck drivers, building […]
Thomas (Cap) Joseph Captain 58, of Rudyard, Michigan passed away peacefully on April 6, 2020, surrounded by his family. He was born on September 29, 1961, in Sault Ste. Marie to Henry and Susan “Jean” Captain. He began working at a young age and will be remembered for his selflessness […]
LANSING — State employees who work directly with the public will get bonus pay during the coronavirus pandemic. Approximately 10,000 state employees working in prisons, state hospitals, veterans homes and law enforcement will get $750 biweekly pay premiums “in recognition of the nature of their work,” State Employer Liza Estlund-Olson said in […]
The Michigan death toll from new coronavirus cases rose to 727 today with the Department of Health and Human Services reporting 110 new deaths, a new peak for a single daily death toll in the state. Confirmed cases grew to 17,221 today after increasing by 1,503 new cases, DHHS reported […]
CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Mich. — Chippewa County Health Department (CCHD) is strongly urging individuals to limit travel to the Upper Peninsula. For those who must come north, those individuals are asked to quarantine at home or elsewhere for fourteen (14) days from the time you arrive. To self-quarantine means you stay […]
