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Art on the Rocks canceled; NMU?pauses testing for summer as semester ends May 5, 2021 MARQUETTE — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services updated its COVID-19 Gatherings and Face Masks epidemic order regarding masks to encourage safer outdoor activities as spring and summer bring warmer weather and new opportunities to go outdoors, officials announced Tuesday evening. Under the new order, which goes into effect Thursday and continues through May 31, masks are generally not required outdoors unless a gathering has 100 or more people. Additionally, anyone who is fully vaccinate...

Former health director to be honored for COVID-19 leadership Ohio Health Director Amy Acton resigns Replay Video UP NEXT Dr. Amy Acton, Ohio's former health director who was the target of threats, will be honored by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation for her service during the COVID-19 pandemic. Acton, who became a lauded national figure for her response to the pandemic but resigned in June following threats and challenges to her authority, is one of seven people who will receive the foundation's Profile in Courage Award, it announced Tuesday. The recipients for the annual public se...

The award is named after Kennedy’s 1957 Pulitzer Prize-winning book, “Profiles in Courage,” about eight U.S. senators who risked their careers by taking principled stands for unpopular positions. The seven recipients of the COVID-19 courage award will be honored along with U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney during a virtual ceremony that will be aired May 26. The Utah Republican in March was named the recipient of the annual award created by the family of the late president for public figures who risk their careers by embracing unpopular positions for the greater good. Romney is being honored for be...

Gov. Whitmer among 7 awarded for courage by JFK Foundation May 4, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3FILE - In this Oct. 16, 2020 file photo, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks at Beech Woods Recreation Center, in Southfield, Mich. Whitmer and six other people who risked their own health and safety to help and protect others during the coronavirus pandemic will receive special Profile in Courage awards next month, the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation announced Tuesday, May 4, 2021.Carolyn Kaster/APShow MoreShow Less 2of3FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2020 file photo, Ohio Department of...

Dr. Amy Acton receives JFK Profile in Courage Award for service during pandemic The award, announced by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, was given to seven people who have risked their lives to protect others during the pandemic. Author: 10TV Web Staff Updated: 9:03 AM EDT May 17, 2021 Former Director of the Ohio Department of Health Dr. Amy Acton, along with six others, was honored Sunday with the Special Profile in Courage Award for their service during the COVID-19 pandemic. The awards were announced by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation May 4. Th...