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Coronavirus

Restaurants to stay closed, 37 new infections reported

ALPENA -- As some restrictions designed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in Michigan were lifted today, local public health officials announced another double-digit day of newly infected Northeast Michiganders. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's administration today lifted a prohibition on ...

19 Northeast Michiganders infected

ALPENA -- After two days of new coronavirus infections in the single digits, Northeast Michigan health officials reported 19 newly infected Alpena-area residents today. Newly infected were 11 Alpena County residents, one Presque Isle County resident, four Montmorency County residents, and ...

Largest one-day death toll of pandemic reported

ALPENA -- Local public health officials have reported the region’s largest one-day death toll of the coronavirus pandemic as five more Northeast Michiganders died after being infected with COVID-19. Reported deaths today include one Alpena County resident, one Presque Isle County ...

Sign of hope: Active infections drop 1st time since October

ALPENA -- The number of Northeast Michiganders actively infected with COVID-19 decreased today for the first time since October as local public health officials reported more new recoveries than new infections. And, in more good news in the coronavirus fight, frontline health care workers at ...

Coronavirus pandemic means extra responsibilities for teachers

HILLMAN — Teaching during the coronavirus pandemic has proven challenging for teachers, who have been forced to adapt lesson plans and teaching strategies to the times and take on additional responsibilities. At Hillman Elementary School, teachers spent the first semester assessing students ...