TAWAS CITY – District Health Department No. 2 (DHD2) is working on plans for mass inoculation of the COVID-19 vaccine for the general public, according to the department’s board Chairman Jay O’Farrell.
EAST TAWAS – The East Tawas City Council met twice last week, continuing the process of hiring a chief for its new police department, amending the city’s sign ordinance, electing their mayor pro-tem, and agreeing to collect 2021 school taxes.
TAWAS CITY – The Iosco County Board of Commissioners conducted their annual organizational meeting on Jan. 6, implementing some changes to the board for the year.
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EAST LANSING – After 33 years serving the Michigan High School Athletic Association in a variety of roles including as its first communications director and most recently director of broadcast properties, John Johnson has retired. His final day was Dec. 18.
OSCODA – High school athletics have looked vastly different, when they’ve been allowed to play, since the fall 2020 season began. The winter season has been delayed until the middle of January…
OSCODA – On the field, the Oscoda football team never lost a game in 2020. The Owls will have their season come to an end in the early days of 2021 however, as they have opted to not participa…
OSCODA – If you were to look for someone that works harder than Oscoda senior Drew Hess; it would certainly prove to be a difficult task. Finding Hess, who is anxiously awaiting his debut seas…
OSCODA – During the summer months Bill Arnold calls Oscoda home. Arnold, who spends the rest of his time in Ohio will have a permanent home this spring, when he is officially inducted into the…
LANSING – A man who reportedly threatened to kill a state representative has now been charged with multiple felonies after he allegedly made a threatening phone call on Thursday, Jan. 7, claiming there was a bomb at the Michigan Capitol building.
HARRISVILLE – On Jan. 6, Richard Raymond Coutts Jr., 42 was arraigned in 81st District Court in Alcona and was denied bond.
(The Center Square) – Michigan’s General Fund and School Aid Fund tax revenues dropped $1.24 billion since January 2020, according to figures released Friday by state administrators and fiscal analysts.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags within the State Capitol Complex to be lowered to half-staff on Saturday to honor the life and service of Bill Bullard, Jr., and to coincide with his celebration of life.
BINGHAM FARMS, Mich., Jan. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Michigan State University is facing another lawsuit alleging mistreatment of its female students.
HILLSDALE, Mich., Jan. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- CNB Community Bancorp, Inc. (OTC: CNBB), the parent company of County National Bank, today announced earnings for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2020. Earnings during the fourth quarter of 2020 totaled $2.4 million, an increase of $309,000 from the $2.0 million earned during the three months ended December 31, 2019. Basic earnings per share increased to $1.11 during the three months ended December 31, 2020, up $0.13 from $0.98 during the fourth quarter of 2019. For the year ended December 31, 2020, CNB Community Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") reported net income of $10.1 million, an increase of $936,000, or 10.2%, from the $9.2 million earned during the year ended December 31, 2019. Basic earnings per share increased to $4.77 during the year ended December 31, 2020, up $0.40 from $4.37 during 2019.
DEARBORN, Mich., Jan. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- FordDirect, a joint venture between Ford Motor Company and its franchise Dealers, announced today that Matt VanDyke has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer, effective Feb. 1, 2021. Mr. VanDyke, who for more than 12 years has led and transformed Ford and Lincoln brand positioning in roles around the world, now takes charge of an innovative team responsible for delivering best-in-class marketing and advertising solutions to Ford and Lincoln Dealers throughout the United States.
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“The pandemic has worsened stress, as boundaries between home and work have been blurred,” says Dr. Alex Dimitriu, founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine in Menlo Park, California. “Kids, pets, home life and other distractions now interfere with people’s attempts to work. The lack of social contacts or vacations to punctuate our lives have also added stress during COVID. Working remotely, through video visits and little in-person interaction has also significantly limited the multimodal ways we used to work — when we worked in person. For many, COVID had become Groundhog Day, with each day melting into the next, and this is hard.”
Yoga practitioners know that a daily dose of sun can help focus the mind, improve circulation and tone muscles. Now the face can get in on the action, as well, thanks to face yoga, an anti-aging exercise regime for the face.
Muscle pain and muscle aches are part of life and can happen to just about everyone. Whether they’re from tension, stress, a sports injury or a medical condition, everyday living can sometimes be a literal pain in the neck — and exacerbate related bodily aches, too. These aches usually affect the support structures that allow movement in daily life: the bones, the muscles, the ligaments and the tendons.
Winter is the customary cold and flu season, and a time during which many people aren’t as vigilant about maintaining their health as they might be at other times of the year. This winter has the additional variable of the coronavirus pandemic, which surged into 2021 with a second wave of spread and infection.
Barbara Bell knows the importance of medical care and regular visits to the doctor, and why they’re vital for her during the pandemic. Bell, a retired teacher, has rheumatoid arthritis and takes medication that suppresses her immune system.
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The City of East Tawas let kids be kids on Halloween, Oct. 31, 2020 with two restrictions – no parade and no entering stores. Instead, due to COVID-19, the East Tawas Business Association this year held a "Mask-O-Ween Hall-O-Ween" where businesses along Newman Street in downtown East Tawas n…
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Nearly 100 cats have survived a house fire in a town outside Rochester, New York, according to an animal protection group. (Jan. 15)
OSCODA — On the ninth day since its arrival at Kalitta Maintenance in Oscoda, Michigan, B-25 SN 43-3634 was fully primed and ready for color. The re-paint project, courtesy of Kalitta Air, is making swift progress.
OSCODA – The popular Loaves and Fishes Cafe twice-weekly free luncheons will be returning, according to organizers, albeit as a drive-thru due to COVID-19.
HALE – The Hale Antique, Vintage and Classic Snowmobile Show and Swap will mark its 15th run this Saturday, Jan. 9.
