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Midland still in Phase 1A of coronavirus vaccine distribution Midland adds one COVID death, 22 cases over weekend Dec. 28, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail 1of11 Midland County Department of Public Health hosted a clinic on Saturday, Dec. 26 for medical first responders to receive their first round of COVID-19 vaccines.Photo provided/Midland County Department of Public HealthShow MoreShow Less 2of11 Midland County Department of Public Health hosted a clinic on Saturday, Dec. 26 for medical first re...

Mix precipitation expected; Wednesday morning commute slick Dec. 29, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 Areas of central Lower Michigan could see up to 6 inches of snow, with Gladwin County forecast to get 3 to 5 inches, according to the NWS. Reduced visibility and slick roads are expected to lead to hazardous travel through Wednesday. (National Weather Service/Grand Rapids) Show MoreShow Less 2of3 The NWS has issued a Winter Weather Advisory from 11 p.m. Tuesday until noon Wednesday. (Photo/Natio...

Reader seeks volunteers to help blind residents Letter to the editor,   FacebookTwitterEmail To the editor: If you can read this newspaper story, you’re able to do something that a number of my clients can’t, and that is read the printed word. I operate a tiny agency, Life After Blindness, affiliated with the Midland Lions Club. I work with people experiencing sight loss in an effort to help them create the lives they want. I make home visits, help run a support group and procure items fo...

Experts work to determine water table depth post-dam failures   Nearly 170 wells drilled in Gladwin since May Dec. 28, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail A pie chart shows the percentage of wells that have been drilled each month in Gladwin County, since May. (Graph provided/FEMA) Since the Tittabawassee River dam failures, at least 169 water wells have been drilled by contractors in Gladwin County. Many water wells were left dry in neighboring communities after the failure of the Edenville and Sanfor...

Midland attorney Cole organizes gift giveaway Dec. 28, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail Midland and Gladwin County grandparents, parents and caregivers impacted by the floodwaters in May were able to pick out Christmas gifts for their grandchildren and children during a giveaway Wednesday, Dec. 23, hosted and organized by local attorney Angela Cole. Grandparents, parents and caregivers stopped by Cole’s Wrecker Service in Sanford to choose from a large selection of children’s homemade quilts, toys...

The Gladwin County Sheriff’s Office received information about a possible juvenile sexual assault on Dec. 22. The Gladwin County Sheriff’s Office found Gray in Cheatham County, Tennessee after they found out he left the state. Deputies from the Gladwin County Sheriff’s office went to Tennessee and the Cheatham County Sheriff’s Office waived Gray’s extradition hearings according to the Gladwin County Sheriff’s Office. Gray was brought back to Gladwin by officers for his arraignment i...

To the Editor:  I would like to extend a sincere thank you to the volunteers who made the 2020 Distribution Day a huge success.  From picking up, sorting and packing the purchased items, to delivery of 100 boxes around Gladwin County, this all volunteer crew brightened the day for many the Saturday before Christmas.  Many thanks to those that sent cash donations for purchasing groceries and to those that brought items to our canned food drive. All of the groceries were purchased locall...

One of the deaths was in Clare County, its fifth in two days. Two of those deaths involved residents at Clare County nursing homes, said Steve Hall, health officer for Central Michigan District Health Department. - Advertisement - One was an elderly woman who lived at Medilodge of Clare, and who died Monday. The other nursing home resident was an elderly man who died on Dec. 14 and who lived at Pioneer Golden Estates. It was Medilodge of Clares second death, and the first at Pioneer Golden Esta...

Midland adds 1 COVID death, 42 cases Wednesday Health director addresses vaccinations for at-home elderly Dec. 23, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail This illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses. Note the spikes that adorn the outer surface of the virus, which impart the look of a corona surrounding the virion, when viewed electron microscopically. A novel coronavirus, named Severe Acute Respiratory Syn...

Midland County records 2 deaths, 29 confirmed coronavirus cases Monday Region reports 14 deaths Dec. 21, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail This illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses. Note the spikes that adorn the outer surface of the virus, which impart the look of a corona surrounding the virion, when viewed electron microscopically. A novel coronavirus, named Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coron...