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AG Nessel joins multistate lawsuit challenging the Kennedy vaccine schedule

LANSING — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a multistate lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's overhaul of the nation's childhood immunization schedule, according to a Tuesday press release. The complaint names Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, ...

Priority Health receives top rating from State of Michigan

MICHIGAN - Priority Health has received the highest possible rating from the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services (MDHHS) for its Michigan Medicaid health plans, according to a Wednesday Priority Health press release. Priority Health was one of two health plans in the Lower ...

Herman Vogler Conservation Area open house

ROGERS CITY - The community is invited to an open house focused on the future of Herman Vogler Conservation Area in Presque Isle County. The event is scheduled for March 3 from 4  p.m. until 6 p.m. at the Rogers City Senior Center. Community input is welcome on ideas for enhancing ...

Area UPS drivers offered buyout package to leave the company

ALPENA – Some UPS drivers in northern Michigan have received letters offering them a severance package, also known as the Driver Choice Program (DCP), to leave their jobs. The drivers are being offered $150,000, before taxes, to resign. Drivers who decline the buyout package could face ...

Improvements needed at Alpena County Fairgrounds

ALPENA — Improvements to the Alpena County Fairgrounds are needed, including updates to animal barns and adding additional campsites. Courtney Tauriainen, Alpena County Fair Board president, told the Alpena County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday that the fair board is looking to put ...