The Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center is accepting nominations for the 2020 Upper Peninsula Folklife Awards through June 1. The annual awards honor individuals and organizations for their notable efforts in preserving and promoting the folk culture of the region. The Beaumier Center requests ...
LANSING — The Michigan Departments of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) teamed up to launch a new portal on Pure Michigan Talent Connect, the state’s labor exchange system, that makes it easier for health care professionals to apply for jobs that ...
WAUSAU, WIS. – As Wisconsin and Michigan adapt to life during COVID-19, business owners, employees, and customers are longing to return to business as usual. But government regulations, safety concerns and shifting recommendations and guidelines can cause confusion and anxiety. That’s ...
LANSING — Today, after announcing that Michigan's manufacturing workers will return to work on Monday, May 11, Governor Gretchen Whitmer detailed the six phases of her MI Safe Start Plan to re-engage Michigan's economy. The governor has worked with leaders in health care, business, labor, and ...
HOUGHTON — One of the contenders in the race to develop a vaccine against the novel coronavirus uses a technique not found in conventional vaccines, said a Michigan Technological University researcher. Caryn Heldt, director of the Health Research Institute and a James and Lorna Mack ...
LANSING — Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s granting herself an extension of emergency powers without legislative approval is legal, according to a number of Michigan legal experts, including a downstate corporate attorney. Roger Kershner, based in Royal Oak, said, in an email to the Daily ...
Editor’s note: This story is the second in a series looking at racial disparity in Michigan. Africans and African Americans in Michigan had a lot to fight for in the American Civil War. The black population in Michigan fought for freedom in two ways; they played major roles in the ...
LANSING — As the construction industry reopens today, the Dept. of Labor and Economic Opportunity highlighted requirements for employers and provided further guidance on best practices to help protect Michigan workers and reduce the spread of COVID-19. “We must take aggressive action to ...
LANSING – More than 2,700 small businesses around Michigan have been awarded a total of $10 million in grants by local economic development organizations through the Michigan Small Business Relief Program, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced today. The program was ...
LANSING — The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) is reminding businesses and consumers how to buy and use disinfectants safely, effectively and legally. Disinfecting is an important step in preventing and reducing the spread of viruses, bacteria, and other ...
SHERMAN TOWNSHIP — Rick Olson, Lac La Belle Volunteer Fire Department chief, on Monday said his department has responded to a number of fires that could have been prevented through more careful attention by people smelt fishing along rivers. On April 30, his department was dispatched to a ...
HOUGHTON — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has received national and state backlash and criticism for her April 30 unilateral extension of her own emergency powers through May 29, 2020. The Washington Post published an article on May 1, which stated: “What played out in Michigan on ...
HOUGHTON — A Michigan Technological University professor is working on improvements to the vaccine purification process that could, within a decade, make it easier to ramp up production of future vaccines. The current process for vaccines, including those being developed for COVID-19, ...
GOGEBIC COUNTY – The Western Upper Peninsula Health Department (WUPHD) is investigating a positive COVID-19 case in Gogebic County in a non-resident. The person recently traveled from an urban area to visit family. WUPHD is currently interviewing the person and informing any close contacts ...
WUPHD 05/05/ Baraga — 79 referred for testing, four tests canceled, one positive, no non-Michigan cases, 64 negatives, 10 tests pending, no deaths. Gogebic — 157 referred for testing, four tests canceled, four positives, one non-Michigan case, 128 negatives, 20 tests pending, one ...
LANSING — Attorney General Dana Nessel issued an urgent consumer alert today to notify Michiganders of another online retailer that is taking advantage of consumers looking to buy products like hand sanitizer and face masks during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. Nessel’s office recently ...
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — United States Attorney Andrew Birge offered tips to help parents and guardians keep their children safe from on-line predators, commenting that: “With schools and entertainment facilities closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, kids are using the internet more and ...
To facilitate student needs, Gogebic Community College has announced plans to open campus for classes for the Fall, 2020 semester which begins on Monday, Aug. 24. “At this time, GCC is making plans to open our campus in Ironwood, as well as in the Copper Country, to serve students in the ...
LANSING — Michigan will help its aging adults stay healthy and live independently with nearly $25.3 million received from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Among other things, the CARES Act provides supplemental funding for programs authorized by the ...
HOUGHTON — Efforts to protect Michiganders from the spread of COVID-19 have broken down into a battle along party lines between the Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, and other legislative Democrats, and the GOP-led legislature. The showdown occurred when both chambers denied the governor’s request for ...