Wearing a Mask Spreads Hope, Not Covid-19, Says Mackinac Island Mayor Doud
FREE Island Struggles With Spike in Pandemic Cases as Season Comes to CloseMackinac Island has been struggling with an increase in coronavirus cases as the tourist season has come to a close. At a council meeting Wednesday, October 21, Mayor Margaret Doud again urged the Island’s citizens to remain vigilant in combatting Covid-19, announcing that she has tested positive for the virus. “It has been a very challenging two weeks for the […]
Fall Hayride Fun at Gros Cap School
At the Gros Cap School Fall Festival, second graders Sebastian Salvador (clockwise, from bottom left), Devon Vanier, teacher Jaime Clark, McKenzie Hough, Cassidy Howard, Isaac Bawol, Maddex Perkins, Parker Grant, paraprofessional Laura Saunders, Patton Gilmore, John McDonald, Noah Huhn, and Cutler Grogan enjoy a hayride driven by Kyle Brow Friday, October 16. Mr. Brow donates his time to offer the […]
Covid-19 Cases Rise in County
FREE State and Eastern U.P. Also See Spread of PandemicMackinac County has reported 123 confirmed cases of Covid-19, Chippewa County has had 78, Luce County has had 36, Alger County has had 81 cases and one death, Schoolcraft County has had 65 cases, Emmet County has had 222 cases and four deaths, and Cheboygan County has had 127 cases and two deaths, as of Monday, October 26. Mackinac, Chippewa, […]
Local School Superintendents Ask for Help in Curbing Covid-19
FREEThe following message has been issued by superintendents at Eastern Upper Peninsula schools, urging families and all local residents to follow public health measures to help curb the spread of Covid-19: Dear Eastern Upper Peninsula School Community, We are seeing coronavirus cases rise in our region at some alarming rates. As the superintendents that represent our region we want to […]
Soo Hospital Offers Covid-19 Testing in Self-Collection Kits
FREEWar Memorial Hospital in Sault Ste. Marie is now offering self-collection Covid-19 testing Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Test kits can be picked up behind the Nolte Street Entrance of the hospital and dropped off in the Medical Office Building, located under the skywalk inside the building. Tests must be returned the same day they are […]