HANCOCK — Industry experts predict that it will be at least the spring of 2021 before there is an ease in the firearm ammunition shortage, and a local firearms dealer says it may impact local hunting seasons. Rick Freeman, of Northwoods Sporting Goods — Freeman’s Gun Shop in Hancock, ...
HOUGHTON — After a two-week pause to slow the spread of COVID-19 in the area, K-12 schools and Michigan Technological University will return to their previous face-to-face instruction on Monday as planned. On Monday, Michigan Technological University plans to return to Level 3 of its reopening plan, where it had been before moving to Level 4 for two weeks. In addition to stricter controls on entering campus and buildings, Tech had moved most in-person lecture classes online. Hybrid lectures at Tech will resume Monday, as conducted before the shift to Level 4, Tech Marketing and ...
LANSING — Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Director Robert Gordon issued an Emergency Order requiring K-12 schools to provide public notice to the school community about probable and confirmed cases of COVID-19 within 24 hours. The order requires local health departments to notify schools within 24 hours of learning of a probable or confirmed school-associated case of COVID-19. Upon notification, schools must provide public notification on a highly visible location on the school’s website that covers the impacted building or location within 24 hours. Schools ...
HANCOCK — The two state legislators representing the Copper Country welcomed Friday’s state Supreme Court ruling removing Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s ability to extend the COVID-19 state of emergency, but said they were willing to work with the governor on maintaining some protections. In ...
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Clerks in Michigan cities or township of at least 25,000 people can start processing a surge of absentee ballots a day before November’s presidential election under legislation signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday. About 2.7 million voters have requested ballots, many more than in 2016. Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson projected that more residents will vote than at any point in state history. Election officials currently cannot remove ballots from outer envelopes until 7 a.m. on Election Day, which this year is Nov. 3. The new law lets them be opened ...
LANSING — To maintain a commitment to putting worker safety and health first, the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) inspected and issued COVID-19 “general duty” citations to 10 different businesses with serious violations for failing to protect workers and follow workplace guidelines. The MIOSHA “general duty” clause requires an employer to provide a workplace that is free from recognized hazards that are causing, or are likely to cause, death or serious physical harm to the employee. A general duty clause citation carries a fine of up to $7,000. ...
