covid-19

The Battle Creek Public Schools Board of Education is voting to take classes online beginning tomorrow (Wednesday, April 14, 2021). The decision means no classes for the district today in order to prepare for resuming virtual learning tomorrow.

Local farmers who are members of the Calhoun and Kalamazoo Farm Bureau organizations are being encouraged to post on social media about the benefits of vaccination. They’re also being asked to tag the HHS department with #WeCanDoThis.

Battle Creek and Kalamazoo residents are now able to apply for federal funeral assistance. It’s available for individuals or families who have lost relatives to COVID-19.

The issue is whether to eliminate the 1945 Emergency Powers of the Governor Act or place the question on next year’s statewide ballots for voters to decide the result.

The Michigan Health and Human Services Department considers an outbreak worth reporting to include as few as just two individuals. No further information about the school situation is being made available.

Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and strongly protective in kids as young as 12.

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The department reports 227 county residents have died with the virus playing at least some role in their deaths. That’s 0.163 percent of the total county population. One hundred sixty-three thousandths.

The card they give you when you get vaccinated is going to be useful moving forward, so you'll want to make sure it stays in good shape.

Albion College is announcing it will return to full in-person learning modules for this year’s fall semester. The announcement of the weighty decision is being made by Albion College President Dr. Matthew Johnson.