Obituary: Oren Wellhoff
Oren Wellhoff, 92, of Jackson, MI passed away on January 10, 2021 at Millers Merry Manor of Syracuse. He was born on December 19, 1928 in Manchester, MI to Albert & Clara (Romhardt) Wellhoff. He served in the Army-Air Corps during WWII. Oren is survived by his daughter – Rose McDonough of North Webster, IN, […]
Obituary: Marion L. Moorhead
Marion L. Moorhead, 95, of Jackson passed away at Highland Assisted Living, on Tuesday, January 12, 2021. A private graveside service took place at Cadillac Memorial Gardens West, Westland, Michigan. A memorial service will be held at a later date at Eineder Funeral Homes – Brooklyn Chapel. Marion was born on January 21, 1925, in […]
Theis to host first virtual coffee hour of 2021
Sen. Lana Theis announced last Wednesday that she will be hosting a virtual coffee hour on Friday, Jan. 22 at 4:30 pm. The event, which will be held via Zoom, will feature special guests Livingston County Health Department Director Diane McCormick and Livingston and Washtenaw County Medical Director Dr. Juan Marquez. People interested in participating […]
Obituary: Colleen Suzanne Curley
Colleen Suzanne Curley, age 53, of Onsted, passed away at Promedica Hospital in Adrian, on Sunday, January 10, 2021. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 3:30 PM on Friday, January 15, 2021 at St. Mary Roman Catholic Church (210 West Main Street, Manchester, MI 48158), Fr. Bosco Padamattummal will serve as celebrant. […]
After weeks of positive COVID news, Michigan faces more peril
by Robin Erb, Mike Wilkinson (Bridge Michigan) Following weeks of hope with a downshift in cases and a rollout of COVID vaccines, Michigan’s gains against the virus appear to have stalled. Coronavirus infections and hospitalization levels have been mostly positive in recent weeks. But the latest state data suggest these trends may have reached a […]
Michigan teachers tackle Wednesday’s insurrection: ‘I don’t want my students to be alone’
by Lori Higgins, Chalkbeat Detroit, Eleanore Catolico, Chalkbeat Detroit (Bridge Michigan) Owen Bondono’s language arts classes were supposed to focus on text structures Thursday, but there was no way the Oak Park teacher was going to ignore the insurrection that took place in the nation’s capital the day before. “I think about me at age […]
Michigan Republicans who pushed false fraud claims: Don’t blame us for riots
by Madeline Halpert, Kelly House (Bridge Michigan) Michigan Republicans who spent months pushing false claims of voter fraud condemned violence that erupted Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol, but denied their actions influenced rioters who supported President Donald Trump. “Are we not allowed to look into election concerns?” said Sen. Tom Barrett, R-Potterville, one of 11 […]
Michigan officials faced violent threats well before U.S. Capitol siege
by Madeline Halpert (Bridge Michigan) After pro-Trump rioters stormed Washington’s Capitol to disrupt an Electoral College vote count, several public officials and security experts in Michigan said they aren’t surprised by the mayhem. Wednesday’s siege at the Capitol followed weeks of post-election threats to public officials in Michigan and other battleground states that left many […]
Thousands of Michigan health workers are turning down COVID vaccines
by Robin Erb, Mike Wilkinson (Bridge Michigan) Thousands of health care workers across Michigan who would be first in line for a coronavirus vaccine are declining to take it, potentially slowing efforts to curb a pandemic that has killed over 352,000 nationally and more than 12,600 in Michigan. In Wayne County, just over half of […]
Gov. Whitmer urges Michigan schools to offer in-class learning by March 1
by Ron French (Bridge Michigan) Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday urged Michigan schools to offer all K-12 students an option of returning to classrooms by March 1. The guidance was not an order — local school districts will continue to be allowed to make their own decisions about what is best for their communities — […]
