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Cass City physician recognized for decades long career servicing the Thumb Paige Withey, paige.withey@hearstnp.com FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 Dr. Raythatha, physician with Hills and Dales General Hospital, is celebrated for his decades long career servicing the Upper Thumb as he moves toward retirement. (Courtesy Photo) Show MoreShow Less 2of3 Dr. Raythatha, physician with Hills and Dales General Hospital, is celebrated for his decades long career servicing the Upper Thumb as he moves toward r...

Bad Axe students take full advantage of opportunities to explore future careers Paige Withey, paige.withey@hearstnp.com FacebookTwitterEmail Tribune File Photo As the year progresses and Career and Technical Education Month comes to an end, students across the Upper Thumb are focusing on their post-secondary education plans as the end of the school year and graduation creep closer. Students at Bad Axe High School not only have opportunities available to them through the Huron Area Technical Ce...

Proposed BOOST Act aiming to increase broadband access Large areas of Thumb would be eligible to take part FacebookTwitterEmail A map of areas in Michigans Lower Peninsula where residents will be eligible to receive a tax credit under the BOOST Act. (Photo provided/ David Russell) With many efforts already in progress to increase broadband connectivity in rural Michigan, another plan is in the works from one of the state’s congressmen. U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar, who represents Michigan’s 4th...

Huron County sees no new COVID cases, one death 11 new cases reported in Upper Thumb FacebookTwitterEmail While Huron County saw no new coronavirus cases on the state report Feb. 23, there was one new death reported in the county, along with 11 new cases in the Upper Thumb. According to the state, including the latest death reported, Huron County has had 1,618 confirmed cases and 56 deaths since the start of the pandemic. Huron County Public Health Officer Ann Hepfer stated as of early Feb. 23,...

Tribune Throwback: A look back to February 2011 FacebookTwitterEmail 1of35 For this weeks Tribune Throwback we take a look in the archives from February 2011.Tribune File PhotoShow MoreShow Less 2of35 For this weeks Tribune Throwback we take a look in the archives from February 2011.Tribune File PhotoShow MoreShow Less 3of35 4of35 For this weeks Tribune Throwback we take a look in the archives from February 2011.Tribune File PhotoShow MoreShow Less 5of35 For this weeks Tribune Throwback we take...

McLaren Thumb, Caro regions loosening visitor restrictions Declining COVID numbers allow patients to have visitors FacebookTwitterEmail McLaren Thumb Region in Bad Axe. (Tribune File Photo) McLaren Thumb Region and Caro Region hospitals have updated their visitor restrictions thanks to the recent reduction of COVID-19 cases in the Upper Thumb region and across the state. The new restrictions for visitors coming into McLaren include: • Each inpatient and emergency room patient may have one hea...

Rep. Green proposes eliminating sales tax for broadband projects FacebookTwitterEmail State Representative Phil Green (Tribune File Photo) As part of continuing efforts to bring broadband internet to more rural parts of Michigan, state Rep. Phil Green recently introduced a proposal that would help make broadband more accessible. Green’s proposal would eliminate sales and use taxes for broadband equipment, which would help bring down the costs for a broadband project. “Lowering the cost make...

Congresswoman McClain forms ag advisory council Farmers across Thumb will inform her of agricultural issues FacebookTwitterEmail 2of3 Congresswoman Lisa McClain with members of her new agriculture advisory council. (Lisa McClain/Courtesy Photo) Show MoreShow Less 3of3 WASHINGTON -- Congresswoman Lisa McClain has created an agriculture advisory council to help serve as farmers voices for Michigans 10th district, and plenty of Upper Thumb farmers are taking part. Of the eight members that are on...

Upper Thumb power grid designed to avoid failure FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 While some people may hate on wind turbines and power transmission lines, DTE Energy officials say the power grid in the Upper Thumb has enough redundancies to avoid blackouts like Texas recently experienced. (Scott Nunn/Huron Daily Tribune) Show MoreShow Less 2of3 While some people may hate on wind turbines and power transmission lines, DTE Energy officials say the power grid in the Upper Thumb has enough redundancies ...

Upper Thumb sees two new COVID-related deaths Saturday FacebookTwitterEmail The SARS-Cov-2 virus, which causes the COVID-19 illness. The Huron County Health Department is one of the states health departments working as a partner in the states COVID-19 wastewater surveillance feasibility pilot program. (Tribune File Photo) There were two new COVID-related deaths reported in the Upper Thumb Saturday in the state report, while the number of new confirmed cases remained very low. Huron County repor...