EDC hopes to expand Huron County broadband access
Gathering data for implementing broadband coverage in county
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HURON COUNTY County officials are taking the early steps toward potentially expanding broadband availability in Huron County.
The Huron County Economic Development Corporation has announced a new Huron County Broadband Committee has been formed to help assess the internet access needs of county residents.
“The Huron County EDC is constantly working on ways to improve communities and business climate in the county,” said Carl Osentoski, the executive director of the Huron County EDC, in a statement. “Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen areas that could be improved on in our broadband internet in the county. Everyone is impacted by this, education, agriculture, small businesses, the list goes on.”
County building scheduled to re-open Friday
Has been sanitized after employee tested positive for COVID-19
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The Huron County Building in Bad Axe. (Tribune File Photo)
BAD AXE The Huron County Building will be opening back up to the public starting 8 a.m. on Dec. 18.
The building had been closed for the past two weeks after a county employee assigned to take people’s temperatures entering the building had tested positive for COVID-19.
The building was previously scheduled to re-open on Dec. 21, but Huron County Commissioners Chairman Sami Khoury said they feel like they are ready to get back to work and get a day of work in before next week’s short week due to Christmas.
Live forum: Health officials answer community COVID questions
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Huron County s top health officials are discussing the latest updates on coronavirus during the Tribune s Live COVID Q&A Forum Dec. 17.
The event features special guests Huron County Health Department Medical Director Dr. Mark Hamed, Public Health Officer Ann Hepfer and Chief Medical Examiner Russell Bush. The forum is being moderated by Assistant Editor Scott Nunn following an introduction by Editor Eric Young.
Watch it live on the Tribune Facebook page or here:
Each panelist will provide a unique perspective on the coronavirus and their expertise in their respective fields. The panel will answer questions submitted by readers and the Tribune s newsroom, as well as some that are asked during the live event.
One-time Seymour hoops coach passes away
12/16/20 11:40 PM
When Bob Lochmueller played in the NBA the law of the jungle ruled more than the casual blowing of the referee’s whistle.
The National Basketball Association of the 1950s played the same game as the Los Angeles Lakers and Indiana Pacers do now, but there were twists. More elbows were thrown, for one. More punches, too. And fans in some cities were just as likely to poke a visiting player with the sharp end of an umbrella as give them a hello cheer.
No place was rougher than Syracuse, one of just eight cities in a league that had not yet gained a firm foundation on the American sporting landscape. The Nationals, who became the Philadelphia 76ers, were the brief affiliation of Lochmueller before he spent four years coaching the Seymour High boys basketball team.
Health department testing wastewater for COVID
Looking to find correlations in community spread
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The SARS-Cov-2 virus, which causes the COVID-19 illness. The Huron County Health Department is one of the state s health departments working as a partner in the state s COVID-19 wastewater surveillance feasibility pilot program. (Tribune File Photo)
HURON COUNTY One of the places the state of Michigan is testing for the coronavirus is one most people want to forget about their wastewater.
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, and Department of Health and Human Services have been working with local health departments, wastewater utilities, universities, and laboratories on a statewide COVID-19 wastewater surveillance feasibility pilot project.