HOUGHTON — As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the community, residents will have an opportunity for free testing Saturday at Michigan Technological University. The free drive-up testing will be available from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Gates Tennis Center at 600 MacInnes Drive. ...
HOUGHTON – The Western Upper Peninsula Health Department (WUPHD) announces that it has partnered with the Michigan National Guard (MING) to provide a free community wide COVID-19 test site. The drive-thru event will be held this Saturday, Oct. 3, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Gates Tennis Center parking lot, located at 600 MacInnes Drive, Houghton, near the Student Development Complex on Michigan Tech’s campus. Houghton County has experienced a significant increase in COVID-19 related cases over recent weeks. The free testing event will allow local public health and healthcare ...
LANSING — Governor Gretchen Whitmer took further action to save lives and protect the health and safety of Michiganders by extending the State of Emergency until Oct. 27 at 11:59 p.m. Executive Order 2020-186 will allow the state to continue to mobilize resources and take the reasonable and necessary steps to protect Michiganders and their families. The governor also extended four executive orders to protect Michigan families and our most vulnerable populations. “We have saved thousands of lives in our fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, especially among our most vulnerable ...
HANCOCK — Finlandia University announced Monday it would end much of its face-to-face instruction and athletic activities for a week starting Wednesday, making it the latest academic institution to curtail activities in an effort to stop the community spread of COVID-19 in Houghton County. In a letter to the Finlandia campus, President Philip Johnson said Finlandia should be encouraged by the steps it has taken to prevent COVID-19, but said the Finlandia community is concerned with the rise in cases going on in the community. As of its most recent update, Finlandia has 10 active ...
HANCOCK — On Friday, Superintendent Steve Patchin sent out an email outlining the details of returning to blended learning and meal pickups, in Lansing, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued Executive Order 2020-185, requiring all students in K-7 to wear a face covering in classrooms. Patchin announced on Friday that Hancock Public Schools teachers will be distributing homework and activity packets to continue student learning. For those who do not have access to online learning, or a student’s teachers have learning material to distribute, pickup for elementary school students was 1-3 ...
For more than 10 days now, several residents of Cole’s Creek Road have had no running water in their homes. “Still in the same boat, no water,” said Sheila Peltier, a 30-year resident on the road. She and her husband have been hauling refillable jugs of water from her ...
