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Port Crescent State Park opening for 2021 season Supervisor expects busy year despite continuing area COVID cases FacebookTwitterEmail Some of the cabins available to rent at Port Crescent State Park. The park will open up for the 2021 camping season this Friday. (Tribune File Photo) Despite the Upper Thumb still being a hotbed for new COVID-19 cases, one of the area’s state parks is opening this week and expects another big turnout this year. The Port Crescent State Park outside of Port Aust...

Upper Thumb COVID cases increase 48% in 30 days 114 new cases reported FacebookTwitterEmail There were 114 new coronavirus cases reported in the Upper Thumb by the state April 14 and the increase means the region saw an increase of 48% in the last 30 days. According to state data, Huron County saw an increase of 31 new cases, bringing the county to 2,721 confirmed cases and 62 COVID-related deaths. In the past seven days Huron County saw an increase of 254 cases reported and there were 936 case...

James E. Tarr, dean of the Saginaw Valley State University College of Education, is...

County health departments follow suit by stopping J&J vaccines Actions occur as region records 127 cases, 4 deaths FacebookTwitterEmail The Huron and Tuscola County Health Departments announced April 13 that they would no longer be offering the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine. According to an email sent by the health departments’ Public Health Officer Ann Hepfer, the Moderna vaccine will be used as a replacement and the health departments have the Pfizer vaccine available for 16-17 year...

SANILAC COUNTY — Dr. Mark Hamed, a practicing physician and the medical director for...

Nearly 200 new COVID cases reported in Upper Thumb FacebookTwitterEmail There were 193 new coronavirus cases and one new death reported in the Upper Thumb on the state’s two-day report April 12. State data showed Huron County saw a two-day increase of 49 new coronavirus cases and one COVID-related death, bringing the county to 2,648 confirmed cases and 62 deaths. Tuscola County saw the region’s largest increase with 86 new cases, bringing the county to 4,115 confirmed cases and 137 deaths. ...

COVID testing labs feel more normal prompting concern from officials Scott Nunn, Scott Nunn, Huron Daily Tribune April 9, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail A worker at the Michigan state diagnostic laboratory processes a test. (Michigan Department of Health and Human Services/Courtesy Photo) Daily coronavirus cases in Michigan have shot up over the last few weeks, but the number of diagnostic tests run for the virus has risen much more slowly. The average number of new daily cases of the virus has mor...

The Upper Thumb saw a significant jump in coronavirus cases in the state’s two day...

Tribune Throwback: A look back to April 1960 Scott Nunn FacebookTwitterEmail Since 1876, the Huron Daily Tribune has been a key historian in the area by documenting the happenings in Huron County, the Upper Thumb and beyond. The Tribune is delving into its extensive archives to share with its readers a glimpse of the past to reminisce, and be mindful of history as they decide the future. In this gallery, you will find photos, stories and advertisements from the first week of April 1960. Tribune...

COVID: 61 new cases reported in Upper Thumb FacebookTwitterEmail The Upper Thumb continued its trend up Tuesday as it saw an additional 61 coronavirus reported by the state March 16. Coronavirus cases in Huron County and around the Upper Thumb have been on the upswing in the past two weeks. Nearing the end of February, the Upper Thumb, much like the rest of the state, was seeing small daily increases in cases often reporting single-digit gains. However, starting in the beginning of March the ca...