Northern Michigan University: Campus open in fall despite coronavirus fears
By Ron French (Bridge) Northern Michigan University students will return to campus and in-person classes in September, with the Marquette campus becoming the first state public university to announce a plan for a traditional semester despite the coronavirus pandemic. NMU’s board of trustees approved a plan for students to return to campus late Thursday. The plan, for […]
As coronavirus ravages nursing homes, Michigan records spotty at best
By Mike Wilkinson (Bridge) When Michigan last week released its first list of nursing homes with coronavirus patients, Cathy Wilson scanned it quickly, looking for the facility where her aging mother lives in Royal Oak. It wasn’t on the list, even though just two days before, Wilson said facility operators told her that seven residents had died […]
Local banks continue to accept applications for PPP
On April 16, it was reported that the Small Business Administration’s $349 billion Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) had officially run out of money, after less than two weeks. Congress acted quickly to approve an additional $320 billion in funds to the program last week, but those funds are expected to be short-lived as well. Regardless, […]
School board discusses budget, maintenance, and continuity of learning
At last Monday’s school board virtual meeting, new interim superintendent Scot Graden helped the board weave through a tightly-packed agenda, including budget adjustments for the current fiscal year, the ongoing search for a permanent superintendent, and the continuity of learning plan for the district. “The continuity of learning plan was approved by the WISD and […]
COVID-19 crisis complicates local budgeting processes
While many people are staying home and staying safe during the coronavirus shutdown, members of the Village of Manchester administration staff remain at work, focusing in the coming weeks on the budget for FY 2020-21, which begins on July 1, 2020. “We continue to work on this, but changes come daily,” said Village Manager Jeff […]
Crazy Cash awards prizes
When the COVID-19 crisis ended up causing the annual Crazy Ca$h Night to be cancelled in March, the organizers gave ticket holders a choice: request a refund, or stay in and be part of a drawing that would be held from among those ticket holders who decided to remain “in the game.” A majority of […]
Legion Auxiliary seeks poppy donations
Submitted by Rita Huber, ALA Unit #117 As this pandemic has taken so much away at this time, The American Legion Auxiliary is asking for the community’s help. Since our annual Poppy Day, scheduled for May 15, is in jeopardy, we are asking for donations. All money collected on Poppy Day is solely used to […]
Vision Walk now virtual … but still very real
A new “virtual” event for the Foundation Fighting Blindness, the Annual VisionWalk has been rescheduled and re-vamped to accommodate the current and ongoing health crisis caused by COVID-19. The Foundation Fighting Blindness has transformed all VisionWalk in-person events scheduled to take place through June 2020, into one nationwide virtual experience taking place on Saturday, June […]
Township primary elections to be held in August
submitted by Sybil Kolon, Community Reporter Corps The August 4 primary election will determine the candidates who will represent each major party (Democratic and Republican) on the November ballot. Township clerks, supervisors, treasurers and trustees who plan to be on the August 4 primary ballot were required to submit petitions to represent one of those […]
Village, School elections set for November
According to a notice from Manchester Community Schools central office, this is a Board of Education election year and there are currently four Board members that are up for re-election (if they so choose). Those up for re-election include: Chris Fegan, Karen Rothfuss, Jeremy Koch, and Tom Mann. School board seats are non-partisan so candidates […]
