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Cass City Public School employees begin vaccination process Paige Withey, paige.withey@hearstnp.com FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 Staff at Hills and Dales Hospital began receiving the COVID-19 vaccine at the end of the year. With access vaccines after completing their phase 1A vaccinations, they have made vaccines available to Cass City Public School staff. (Courtesy Photo) Show MoreShow Less 2of3 Staff at Hills and Dales Hospital began receiving the COVID-19 vaccine at the end of the year. With ...

Upper Thumb sees 27 new coronavirus cases FacebookTwitterEmail UPPER THUMB — There were 27 new coronavirus cases and one death reported in the Upper Thumb by the state Jan. 13. According to the state, Huron County saw an increase of seven new coronavirus cases and zero deaths, bringing the county total to 1,454 confirmed cases and 51 deaths. State testing data showed there were no positive test results out of the 80 tests processed for Huron County Jan. 12, resulting in the county’s first 0...

Teamwork, partnership highlight McLaren Thumb vaccination efforts FacebookTwitterEmail 1of5 McLaren Thumb Region registered nurse and Emergency Department Manager Janelle Gorkowski holds a sign after receiving her vaccine. (McLaren Thumb/Courtesy Photo) Show MoreShow Less 2of5 Janelle Messing, RN, and Tricia Osentoski, CNA with McLaren Thumb received their vaccines. (McLaren Thumb/Courtesy Photo) Show MoreShow Less 3of5 4of5 Michael Johnston, President and CEO of McLaren Thumb Region taking t...

Long term care facilities begin distributing COVID vaccine Paige Withey, paige.withey@hearstnp.com FacebookTwitterEmail 1of11 The new year began with staff and residents of Huron Medical Care Facility received their first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. The first vaccine clinic took place in the facilitys large multipurpose room, allowing for residents and staff to maintain social distancing requirements and privacy while receiving the vaccine. (Courtesy Photo) Show MoreShow Less 2of11 ...

Good Neighbor Pharmacies to offer COVID vaccine - soon FacebookTwitterEmail Harbor Drug in Harbor Beach continues to serve the area after well over a century. (Courtesy/Harbor Drug) HARBOR BEACH — Locally owned Good Neighbor Pharmacies will soon be offering COVID-19 vaccinations — once the vaccine becomes available, that is. Pharmacist Michael Delpierre, owner of Harbor Drug in Harbor Beach, Ubly Pharmacy and Harbor Drug of Deckerville, said his customers can get the vaccine once the federa...

COVID: 70 new cases, 1 death in Upper Thumb   FacebookTwitterEmail UPPER THUMB — The Upper Thumb saw an increase of 70 new coronavirus cases and one death Jan. 7, as the county health department corrects the state’s announcement regarding vaccine progress. Huron and Tuscola County Health Departments issued statements notifying area residents that the vaccine supplies were not adequate to advance to the next stage Jan. 7. The announcements were made less than 24 hours after Gov. Gretchen Wh...

McClain, Peters both safe as mob descends on Capitol FacebookTwitterEmail 9 1of9Pro-Trump supporters storm the U.S. Capitol following a rally with President Donald Trump on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington, D.C. Congress held a joint session today to ratify President-elect Joe Bidens 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump. A group of Republican senators said they would reject the Electoral College votes of several states unless Congress appointed a commission...

Thumb Animal Shelter sees decrease in adoptions due to the pandemic Shelter full of dogs looking for fur-ever homes Paige Withey, paige.withey@hearstnp.com FacebookTwitterEmail 1of5 Thumb Animal Shelter in Elkton has seen a decrease in adoptions due to the pandemic and is currently full of dogs looking for the forever homes. To inquire about adoptable dogs, owner Deen Forster asks that families call ahead to set up a time to meet potential four legged family members. (Courtesy Photo) Show Mor...

Upper Thumb sees 33 new COVID cases FacebookTwitterEmail UPPER THUMB — The Upper Thumb saw an additional 33 new coronavirus cases and no deaths Dec. 30. According to the state’s report, Huron County saw an increase of four cases and no deaths, bringing the county total to 1,321 confirmed cases and 41 deaths. The county saw a positivity rate on Dec. 29 of 5.7%, with six confirmed cases out of 106 tests processed. Tuscola County saw an increase of 19 confirmed cases and no deaths, bringing th...

Insider section brimming with Huron County spirit FacebookTwitterEmail Howard Randall celebrates his 105th birthday and is deputized by Huron County Sheriff Kelly Hanson, during a parade in his honor. (Tribune File Photo) As 2020 draws to a close, the Tribune newsroom took time to reflect on the Insider initiative which was launched earlier this year. Insider is a section that is exclusively available to subscribers that provides a deeper look into the stories that impact our communities. It se...