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UPHS reimplements restrictions

MARQUETTE — UP Health System-Marquette again is implementing certain visitor restrictions since the Upper Peninsula continues to see a rising number of COVID-19 cases and increased transmission rate. UPHS-Marquette announced that its previous limited visitation for inpatients only has been ...

Saunders updates parents on COVID-19

By CHRISTIE MASTRIC Journal Staff Writer MARQUETTE — Marquette Area Public Schools Superintendent Bill Saunders on Tuesday issued a letter to parents and guardians of MAPS students that explains some of the school district’s activities in the coming weeks. On Sunday, the Michigan ...

Virus testing sites abound

MARQUETTE — A new list shows nearly 90% of Michiganders live within 30 minutes of a free COVID-19 testing site. Sorted by the MI Safe Start Michigan Economic Recovery Council regions, the list shows all known testing locations in Michigan. The list is available at Michigan.gov/CoronavirusTest where people can search by city or zip code and identify sites that offer free testing, tests for people without symptoms, do not require a doctor’s order or test uninsured individuals. The Upper Peninsula has 30 sites, 13 of which are free. Marquette-area locations include the Upper ...

NMU adapting to emergency order

MARQUETTE — Northern Michigan University President Fritz Erickson has outlined what NMU life will be like following the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services’ Sunday announcement of a three-week emergency order containing new COVID-19 restrictions. The order lasts through Dec. ...

New virus restrictions

MARQUETTE — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services issued a new emergency order targeting indoor social gatherings on Sunday. Under the order, which takes effect Wednesday for a duration of three weeks, Michigan restaurants, bars and casinos will be closed to indoor dining. ...

Michigan halts high school classes, indoor restaurant dining

LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's administration on Sunday ordered high schools and colleges to stop in-person classes, closed restaurants to indoor dining and stopped organized sports — including the football playoffs — in a bid to curb Michigan's spiking coronavirus cases. The ...