JPS Staff Back to School Bash 8-23-21 | Photo Gallery
Jackson Back to School Bash welcoming back teachers and staff at Jackson High School, 08-23-2021. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV News. For prints or downloads. click here. [ngg src="galleries" ids="1273" display="pro_blog_gallery"]Jackson Back to School Bash welcoming back teachers and staff at Jackson High School, 08-23-2021. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV News. For prints or downloads. click here.
Jackson County Cumulative Report: 15,536 COVID-19 Positive Cases and 294 Deaths
(August 23, 2021 12:00 PM) The Jackson County Health Department released the COVID-19 positive numbers for Jackson County. As of 12 PM today, there are 15,536 positive cases (cumulative), and 294 deaths (cumulative)*. There are 88 new cases since Friday’s report. Cumulative recovered, as of August 23: 14,599** As of August 18, there are 14 persons at Henry Ford Allegiance Health being treated as inpatients for COVID-19. The cumulative numbers posted on Mondays include the data from Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Recovered numbers are being posted as received. *These numbers do not reflect any cases or deaths identified through Michigan Department of Corrections. Their numbers are listed under a separate category and reported by the state at Michigan Statistics. Cases reported involving Jackson County school students or staff are included in our posted numbers. For details regarding cases and outbreaks at Michigan schools please see https://www.michigan.gov/coronavirus/0,9753,7-406-98163_98173_102480---,00.html **Recovered is defined as the number of persons with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis who are alive 30 days post-onset (or referral date if onset is not available). Gender Number of Cases Percent Male 7193 46.3% Female 8220 52.9% Unknown 123 0.8% The Age group is reported as a percentage of the total instead of the actual number. …
3 New Troopers Assigned to Jackson from Graduating Class of 139th Trooper Recruit School
(August 23, 2021 9:35 AM) The Michigan State Police Jackson Post will soon benefit from the addition of 3 troopers who are among the 57 new troopers who graduated Friday from the 139th Trooper Recruit School. During the ceremony in Lansing, in which Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was the keynote speaker, Col. Joe Gasper, director of the Michigan State Police (MSP), administered the Oath of Office to 57 individuals who begin their assignments at MSP posts across the state next week. “Public service is a noble calling and I’m proud of the 57 graduates who join the ranks of the Michigan State Police today to begin serving the people of Michigan,” said Governor Whitmer. “The Michigan State Police is one of the premier law enforcement agencies in our country, and I want every trooper to know that as a former prosecutor, I got your back and I recognize and appreciate the sacrifices you make to keep us safe.” The 139th Trooper Recruit School began on Sunday, March 7, 2021, with 75 prospective troopers, at the MSP Training Academy in Lansing. Recruits received training in patrol techniques, report writing, ethics, cultural diversity and implicit bias, decision making, leadership, first aid, criminal law, crime…
Events of Monday, August 23, 2021
Fresh Food Distribution. 1:30 to 3 PM. Jackson First United Methodist Church, 275 West Michigan Avenue, Downtown Jackson. Presented by South Michigan Food Bank. Drive-thru distribution, walkers are welcome. JDL Cooks! Join JDL staff as they show you how to create quick and tasty meals! 2 PM to 3 PM. Melody from Youth Service at Carnegie will show how easy and affordable it is to make sauces, stocks, and salsas from scratch. These prerecorded programs will be available on JDL’s Facebook page and YouTube channel. Jackson District Library Bookmobile Coloring Contest. How would you decorate the JDL Bookmobile? Stop by any branch starting August 1 to pick up a coloring sheet. Get creative and color or decorate the bookmobile any way you’d like. Return your coloring sheet to your branch by August 31 to be displayed. Winners for each branch will be contacted on September 7 and receive a giant Crayola art set. You can also download and print off the coloring sheet here.
Monday, August 23, 2021
JTV News presents The Morning Show. Monday, Andy and Jenifer’s guests: Dan Machnik & Mike England, Willis & Machnik Financial Services. Scott Vitale, Country Boots & Bands. Katie & Klaire Scanlon & Ella Hawley, Back-to-School. 9 AM and 11 AM. Monday on The Bart Hawley Show: Rep.Julie Alexander, State Rep., 64th Distr. MI; Janelle Merritt, VP of Community Partnerships, American 1 Credit Union; Elmer Hitt, Director of Police & Fire Services, City of Jackson & new Deputy Chief, Sergio Garcia; Clif Edwards, Book Author, former Michigan State Police Trooper; Nate Herberg, Consumers Energy, & Justin Fudge, MSPE Golf Outing. 1, 5, 8, and 11 PM; 2 and 5 AM. The Locker Room presented by County National Bank. The Right Approach presented by Michelob Ultra. Greg Zeller's guest this week is Mike Masten, Head Golf Coach at Aquinas College. Highlights from the R.W. Mercer Jackson Junior Golf Tour and Jackson City Golf Championship. This week on JTV: Food Circus From 2019, Jackson High School presents a special lunch for the students called Oma's Great German Barnyard Grill-Out. Visiting chef Chris Murray, Jackson Public Schools chef Steve Trout and the JHS Food Service Team make a feast featuring traditional German food including a German roasted pig. Where We Live Nestled just southeast of…