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cbleck@miningjournal.net Laurium resident Kathy Hendrickson receives her first COVID-19 vaccine on Monday at the Aspirus Laurium Clinic. Aspirus Health began vaccinating the first community members against COVID-19 on Monday. (Photo courtesy of Aspirus Health) MARQUETTE — Public Health, Delta & Menominee Counties is temporarily pausing scheduling for COVID-19 vaccine clinics for individuals age 65 and older because of a statewide vaccine shortage. PHDM announced on Monday that it, as well as...

Whitmer Gov. Whitmer receives recommendations from Food Security Council FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:        Efforts to ensure access to food during COVID-19 continue    LANSING, Mich. – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s Food Security Council is making several recommendations to ensure Michigan families have access to nutritious food during the COVID-19 pandemic.    The recommendations are a continuation of the swift action the state has already taken to address food insecurity related to COVI...

Caroline Carlson | Daily Press Bobaloon’s owner Mark Ammel loads chickens onto a rotisserie unit. ESCANABA — The COVID-19 restrictions imposed upon restaurants have taken a toll in the Upper Peninsula as much as anywhere else — and perhaps more-so, according to some local restaurant owners. “Especially in the U.P., it’s hard to make a living, let alone trying to ride out a storm like this,” said Liza Plourde, owner of Drifters Family Restaurant with partner Heather Schram. Plour...

Michigan Gov. Whitmer announces actions to support families, restaurants, and residents facing eviction Tags:  LANSING, Mich. – Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced that her administration is taking action to support Michigan families, restaurants and small businesses among the COVID-19 pandemic. The Whitmer Administration plans to implement another liquor buyback program for restaurants and bars and partner with Michigan restaurants to allow SNAP benefits for prepared meals. It also ann...

ABC57 News in South Bend, Ind. covers all of Michiana including St. Joseph, Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaPorte and Marshall counties in Indiana and Berrien, Cass, Van Buren and St. Joseph counties in Mich.

cbleck@miningjournal.net MARQUETTE — Ishpeming Public Schools has revised its 2021 Back To School Preparedness and Response Plan to continue dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. “We want to give flexibility to teachers to have the option of teaching remotely, either from their home or from their classroom,” IPS Superintendent Carrie Meyer said during Monday’s board of education meeting. “It previously was in the plan that they would report to their classrooms, but with the COVID pandem...

COVID-19 Update: State Partners with Restaurants to Help Food Assistance Recipients, City of Detroit Begins Vaccinating Frontline Health Workers and Others, and More Here is a roundup of the latest news concerning the COVID-19 pandemic in addition to announcements from local, state, and federal governments, as well as international channels. To share a business or nonprofit story, please send us a message. Courtesy of Bridge, as of Dec. 22 Here is a roundup of the latest news concerning the COV...

“No Michigander should worry about how to put food on the table for themselves and their families, especially during a pandemic,” Whitmer said in a statement. “This partnership with our restaurants will ensure people across the state have the support they need this winter."  Called the Restaurant Meal Program (RMP), its goal is to help food assistance program participants who face difficulties in preparing their own meals because of their age, disability, or lack of access to meal prep...

Michigan to allow thousands to use Bridge Cards at restaurants By FOX 2 Staff LANSING, Mich. (FOX 2) - Michigan residents who receive food assistance from the state can use their benefits at restaurants, officials said Tuesday. The program could give a boost to restaurants that are prohibited from offering indoor dining because of coronavirus restrictions imposed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmers administration. More than 300,000 people will soon be able to use their Bridge Card to buy discounted meals...

9 & 10 News December 22, 2020 Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced a number of actions to support Michigan families, restaurants and small businesses on Tuesday. The Whitmer administration is implementing another liquor buyback program for restaurants and bars and partnering with state restaurants to allow SNAP benefits for prepared meals. The administration also announced an additional $2 million for the Eviction Diversion Program. “As we head into another Michigan winter, I’ll continue to ...