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Wooden Nickel Identified as Potential COVID-19 Exposure Site

MARQUETTE — The Wooden Nickel bar has been identified as a potential COVID-19 exposure site according to a press release sent out by the Marquette County Health Department this morning. “Through contact tracing efforts, the Marquette County Health Department (MCHD) has become aware of a potential public exposure to a COVID-19 positive individual at the Wooden Nickel located at 1751 Presque Isle Avenue in Marquette,” the release states. Those who were present at The Wooden Nickel on Aug. 25 or 26 from 5 p.m. to close are advised to self-monitor for symptoms of COVID-19 ...

Depression, anxiety spike amid outbreak and turbulent times

By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer Mental health therapists' caseloads are bulging. Waiting lists for appointments are growing. And anxiety and depression are rising among Americans amid the coronavirus crisis, research suggests. In the latest study to suggest an uptick, half of U.S. ...

Republicans nominate Trump; he questions election integrity

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump turned a surprise opening-day appearance at his party’s scaled-down national political convention into an opportunity to cast doubt on the integrity of the fall election just moments after delegates nominated him for a second term. “The ...

Trump announces plasma treatment authorized for COVID-19

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Sunday the emergency authorization of convalescent plasma for COVID-19 patients, in a move he called "a breakthrough," one of his top health officials called "promising," and other health experts said needs more study before it's ...

Judge won’t stop virus tests for farm, food workers

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — A federal judge refused to block a requirement that Michigan’s migrant farm workers get tested for the coronavirus, rejecting claims that it violates the rights of Hispanics. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a handful of workers as well as some fruit producers. But farm worker advocates told the judge they’re in favor of the tests. Compliance starts today under an order from the state health department. “The emergency order is facially neutral,” U.S. District Judge Paul Maloney said. “It applies to all owners and operators of migrant housing ...

Report: 47% of inmates positive

DETROIT (AP) — Almost half of the men incarcerated at a western Michigan prison have tested positive for COVID-19, according to a newspaper report. Roughly 47%, or 612 of 1,296 prisoners at Muskegon Correctional Facility, have tested positive as of last Thursday, according to the Detroit Free Press. Fifteen staff members have also tested positive. Since March, 4,620 of 37,497 state prisoners have tested positive and 68 prisoners have died. Some prisoners are blaming the prison for an inadequate response to the virus and fear further spread, but prison officials say they’ve ...