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Sunday, May 5, 2024
LANSING, Mich. – Governor Gretchen Whitmer today announced updates to the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (MIOSHA) COVID-19 emergency rules as many employers return to in-person work. The governor also announced an updated Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) COVID-19 Gatherings and Face Masks epidemic order, eliminating outdoor capacity limits and increasing indoor social gatherings to 50% capacity, which […]
A house fire in the 100 block of Blucher Street has claimed the lives of two people. The fire broke out at approximately 11 p.m. Friday. The Ontario Fire Marshal’s office has been called in to investigate. It is not known at this point if the fire was suspicious in […]
At about 1:30 Saturday afternoon, some 75 or more motorcycles glittered in the sun along Hughes Street as Outlaw Motorcycle Club members remembered Richard “Duke” Williams who passed at the age of 74 on May 14. Men and women milled quietly about the bikes for about 20 minutes before riding eastward on Albert Street […]
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The co-host of a conservative online news show announced her run for Michigan governor Thursday, becoming the latest candidate to enter the 2022 Republican primary in a bid to challenge Democrat Gretchen Whitmer. Tudor Dixon, who helps to host “America’s Voice Live,” said she formerly worked […]
Mary Elizabeth Mills, age 82, of Drummond Island, Michigan died on May 16th, 2021 at home. She was born June 9th, 1938 in Cedarville, Michigan to John and Elizabeth (Cruickshank) Pollard. Mary grew up in Detroit along with her brother Bill. She attended Dondero high school, a graduate of the […]
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer plans to soon accelerate a plan that ties the further loosening of coronavirus restrictions to Michigan’s vaccination rate, her office said Wednesday, citing the federal government’s recent recommendation that fully vaccinated people can largely stop wearing masks. An announcement will come in within […]
John Ignatius “Jack” Wood, age 88 of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan passed away May 9, 2021, at War Memorial Hospital. Jack was born on May 28, 1932 in Grand Marais, Michigan to the late Herman and Mary (Yonkoski) Wood. He served his country in the US Air Force as a […]
William F. Postma (and his wife, Laura) were born in the rural community of Rudyard in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. His parents were Jenny (Ploegstra) and William F. Postma, Sr. His early years were spent on the farm, growing hay for tahe cows, milking, and with the help of his siblings […]
LANSING, Mich. – Governor Gretchen Whitmer today announced the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is updating the Gatherings and Mask Order to align with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s latest guidance on face coverings. The new order will effect on Saturday, May 15 at 9AM. “For more than a […]
U.S. regulators on Monday expanded the use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to children as young as 12, offering a way to protect the nation’s adolescents before they head back to school in the fall and paving the way for them to return to more normal activities. Shots could begin as […]
