The scavenger hunt replacing the 2020 Parade of Nations events is off to as smooth a start as can be hoped for a first-time event, but so far nobody has solved all nine hunts and claimed first prize. “Things are going well,” organizer Will Schuett said. “We’re seeing quite a few ...
ONTONAGON — By design, this year’s Ontonagon Labor Day parade didn’t have big marching bands or throngs of people in downtown. Instead, Ontonagon celebrated Labor Day with low-key attractions to help boost the community’s spirit after several months of COVID-19 restrictions. This ...
HANCOCK — In his weekly Friday email update, Superintendent Steve Patchin included the bus routes for this week, which can also be found on the school website. “We ask for your patience in this first week as we work on the timing of the runs,” he said. “Those not part of the route, ...
LANSING — Governor Gretchen Whitmer took further action to protect the health and safety of Michiganders by extending the State of Emergency until Oct. 1, at 11:59 p.m. Executive Order 2020-177 will allow the state to continue to mobilize resources and take the reasonable and necessary steps ...
LANSING — As Michigan moves into autumn, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) today reminded the state’s U-pick, corn mazes and other agri-tourism operations opening up to implement and follow plans to protect themselves and their customers in response to the ...
HOUGHTON — Surveillance testing at Michigan Technological University accounts for the majority of new cases reported in Houghton County this week, while there does not appear to be evidence of community spread, said Kate Beer, health officer for the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department. ...