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Midland still in Phase 1A of coronavirus vaccine distribution Midland adds one COVID death, 22 cases over weekend Dec. 28, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail 1of11 Midland County Department of Public Health hosted a clinic on Saturday, Dec. 26 for medical first responders to receive their first round of COVID-19 vaccines.Photo provided/Midland County Department of Public HealthShow MoreShow Less 2of11 Midland County Department of Public Health hosted a clinic on Saturday, Dec. 26 for medical first responders to receive their first round of COVID-19 vaccines.Photo provided/Midland County Department ...

Mix precipitation expected; Wednesday morning commute slick Dec. 29, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 Areas of central Lower Michigan could see up to 6 inches of snow, with Gladwin County forecast to get 3 to 5 inches, according to the NWS. Reduced visibility and slick roads are expected to lead to hazardous travel through Wednesday. (National Weather Service/Grand Rapids) Show MoreShow Less 2of3 The NWS has issued a Winter Weather Advisory from 11 p.m. Tuesday until noon Wednesday. (Photo/National Weather Service Detroit) Show MoreShow Less 3of3 A storm system will track across Michigan Tues...

Reader seeks volunteers to help blind residents Letter to the editor,   FacebookTwitterEmail To the editor: If you can read this newspaper story, you’re able to do something that a number of my clients can’t, and that is read the printed word. I operate a tiny agency, Life After Blindness, affiliated with the Midland Lions Club. I work with people experiencing sight loss in an effort to help them create the lives they want. I make home visits, help run a support group and procure items for visually impaired people. But there’s one problem: it’s very hard to find volunteers who will ...

Experts work to determine water table depth post-dam failures   Nearly 170 wells drilled in Gladwin since May Dec. 28, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail A pie chart shows the percentage of wells that have been drilled each month in Gladwin County, since May. (Graph provided/FEMA) Since the Tittabawassee River dam failures, at least 169 water wells have been drilled by contractors in Gladwin County. Many water wells were left dry in neighboring communities after the failure of the Edenville and Sanford dams and regional flooding in May. As Steve King, director of environmental health for the Central...

Midland attorney Cole organizes gift giveaway Dec. 28, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail Midland and Gladwin County grandparents, parents and caregivers impacted by the floodwaters in May were able to pick out Christmas gifts for their grandchildren and children during a giveaway Wednesday, Dec. 23, hosted and organized by local attorney Angela Cole. Grandparents, parents and caregivers stopped by Cole’s Wrecker Service in Sanford to choose from a large selection of children’s homemade quilts, toys, games, bikes, hats, mittens and clothing for a variety of ages, which were provided by Sadie’s D...