MCC will award $100 in gift cards to five participants at each of its three public COVID-19 vaccine clinics in September. The gift cards can be redeemed at Meijer and Barnes & Noble. The clinics are free and open to the public. Vaccines are available for those 12 years of age and older. The schedule […]
A rise in new coronavirus infections and hospitalizations among the fully vaccinated has altered the COVID-19 picture in Michigan and the United States. In Michigan, roughly a quarter of 8,100 recent cases have hit those who are fully vaccinated, according to new data released Wednesday. And while the federal government had said the fully vaccinated accounted […]
Muskegon – Cases of the COVID-19 variant B.1.617.2 (Delta) has been detected in Muskegon County. Variant identification is learned after the initial COVID -19 diagnosis when further testing of the specimen has been performed. When a positive result is found, a small percentage of these samples are sent on for genetic sequencing to identify any […]
By Victor Skinner West Michigan Works! is recruiting local job seekers for a virtual job fair in July, the latest in a series of monthly job fairs and other efforts to connect the unemployed with the area’s in-demand industries. Throughout the pandemic, West Michigan Works! has hosted job fairs on the third Wednesday of every […]
Saginaw -More than 1800 students from Saginaw Valley State University earned a spot on the Winter 2021 semester Deans’ List. To be eligible for the Deans’ List, a student must take at least 12 credit hours and carry a semester GPA of 3.4 or better. The local students from the Greater Muskegon area are: Miya […]
LANSING — Another wave of federal stimulus funds will flow to needy families, local governments and disaster response efforts under a $2.2 billion spending bill signed into law Wednesday by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. The first-term Democrat had also hoped to sign a $4.4 billion spending plan for Michigan schools, but that proposal stalled in the state House last week […]
LANSING —A months-long Republican investigation into Michigan’s 2020 election uncovered no evidence of widespread fraud and concluded Wednesday with a recommendation the attorney general investigate those who made false claims for “personal gain.” The 35-page report prepared by Sen. Ed McBroom, R-Vulcan, dives deep to debunk conspiracy theories perpetuated by former President Donald Trump and some of […]
Michigan’s public universities have long been among the nation’s finest collections of state institutions of higher learning. Since the University of Michigan was founded before Michigan was even a state, the public universities have been educating residents, researching major problems, and delivering solutions from that research to the public. The universities engage with farmers and […]
On Tuesday, Brooklyn Borough President and former police captain Eric Adams took the lead in the New York mayoral race with 32% of the Democratic primary vote, 10 points more than progressive Maya Wiley, who had the endorsement of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. How did Adams beat the elite? Said The New York Times: Adams built […]
MUSKEGON– The Muskegon Lakeshore Trail – the 12-mile bike and pedestrian pathway from the Muskegon River to Pere Marquette Beach – has fully reopened since high-water damage closed a portion of it early 2020. The trail between Hartshorn Marina and Lakeside received extensive damage from high water and battering storms in the winter of 2019-20. […]