State Rep. Phil Green appointed to serve on four committees
Will deal with health and human services, education, judiciary
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State Representative Phil Green (Tribune File Photo)
LANSING State Rep. Phil Green has been appointed to serve on several committees in the state House of Representatives as he goes into his second term.
He will serve on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, the Higher Education and Community Colleges Appropriations subcommittee, the Judiciary Appropriations Subcommittee, and the House Education Standing Policy Committee.
“I am honored to be given this opportunity to evaluate and prioritize state funding for our state’s health care needs,” Green said about being named to the Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee. “Both mental and physical health is important to our community. Working to meet their needs has been a high priority during my time in office. I intend to utilize that k
Caseville restaurant owners understanding with cancellation of Shanty Days
Paige Withey, paige.withey@hearstnp.com
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Caseville s annual Shanty Days was canceled this year due to precautions surrounding the ongoing pandemic. (Tribune File Photo)
Despite disappointment at the cancellation of another major event in Caseville, local business owners said they understand the decision to cancel Shanty Days due to the pandemic.
Caseville’s Chamber of Commerce announced its decision to cancel Shanty Days on Jan. 21.
“Every business has struggled without the usual events, but I feel that the chamber has done the best they could during the pandemic,” said Carrie Sprague, owner of Walt’s Restaurant. “There were less volunteers available due to COVID-19 and to get insurance for the usual events was impossible.”
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Vaccines to begin for school staff
Some relieved, others frustrated with timeframe
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With the Huron County health department looking to get school staff members vaccinated, some districts are relieved that they ve made the cut while others are frustrated it took this long.
In the state’s prioritization schedule for who gets COVID-19 vaccines, school and child care staff are in Phase 1B, along with essential frontline workers, corrections staff, and those 75 years and older not covered by Phase 1A of the schedule.
Bad Axe Superintendent Greg Newland said that he was informed by the health department that any school staff wishing to be vaccinated, whether they be teachers, bus drivers, or custodians, would have to register through the health department’s website, similar to what groups who already received the vaccine did.
Over 2,000 COVID vaccines distributed so far, according to Hepfer
Registration open for vaccinations on health department website
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Residents who received COVID-19 vaccinations wait for 15 minutes after getting them at the mass clinic at Bad Axe High School. Ann Hepfer, the Huron County Health Officer, said that future mass clinics would be at the Assembly of God church in Bad Axe. (Tribune File Photo)
HURON COUNTY Over 2,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in Huron County since they arrived, according to Ann Hepfer.
The health officer for the Huron County Health Department provided an update on the county’s vaccination efforts at this week’s Huron County Board of Commissioners meeting.