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Citing continued high infection and death rates, Governor Gretchen Whitmer has extended the COVID-19 pause pandemic order for another 12 days. Whitmer says the anticipated surge following the Thanksgiving holiday won’t begin for another few days, and we can’t afford to overwhelm our healthcare system… “Right now, 79 percent of …

Another lawsuit hoping to overturn Michigan’s election result has been tossed out of court. Six Michigan Republicans had asked Federal Judge Linda Parker to, among other things, order Governor Gretchen Whitmer to certify that Donald Trump won the November election. Former Vice-President Joe Biden won Michigan’s election by more than …

From the Portage Lake District Library: The Portage Lake District Library is launching a new winter reading program, with a kick-off date of Monday, December 7. The program will challenge junior level readers, teens, and adults to read 5 books or more over the next several months. This year, the …

Northern Michigan University saluted more than 1,600 recent graduates at a virtual ceremony yesterday. NMU Board of Trustees Chair Steve Mitchell acknowledged that students’ final months may not have been what they had hoped for… “You were cheated out of parties in the spring, going to the bars with your …

A group of armed thugs converged outside the home of Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson Saturday night. Benson said she had just finished some Christmas decorating, and was about to watch “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” with her four-year-old son when “dozens of armed individuals stood outside (her) home …

Was former New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani COVID-19 positive and contagious when he appeared before a Michigan Senate committee last week? The Trump Legal Team admitted last night that Giuliani is being treated for the coronavirus at Georgetown Medical Center. Officials said that Giuliani tested negative twice “immediately preceding …

Michigan set another new daily record for COVID-19 diagnoses Friday, as 8,689 confirmed cases were reported across the state. 81 deaths were reported Friday, following the 175 that were logged on Thursday. As of Friday afternoon, 389,032 Michiganders have contracted the virus, and 9,661 have died since the pandemic began. …

Residents of Baraga County and the surrounding area will be able to get more of their cancer examinations and treatments closer to home. Aspirus has expanded its oncology partnership with Baraga County Memorial Hospital. Aspirus Oncologist and Hematologist Dr. Divis Khaira and Aspirus Physician Assistant Audrea Williams are now seeing …

The Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team was busy last week. On Wednesday, detectives received information that a known drug user recently purchased some household products that could be used in combination to manufacture methamphetamine. The suspect was located at a cabin in Ishpeming Township. He was arrested for possession of …

Michigan Tech has begun composting its food waste. Tech Today reports that a composting unit has been installed in the Wadsworth Hall kitchen. It’s about the size of a washing machine, and can process up to 250 pounds of food in a 12-to-15-hour cycle. The result is a dry, granular …