American Cancer Society Relay for Life at Northwest High School, 08-06-2021. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV News. For prints or downloads, click here. [ngg src="galleries" ids="1235" display="pro_blog_gallery"]American Cancer Society Relay for Life at Northwest High School, 08-06-2021. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV News. For prints or downloads, click here.
R.W. Mercer Tour Jackson Junior Golf Tour At Arbor Hills Golf Club Aug. 6, 2021 Boys 10 under (nine holes) Maddox Mulnix 37 Manning Mulnix 39 Tate Johnson 42 Kameron Abbey 43 Jayce Swihart 44 Spencer Johnson 48 Aiden Mohlman 48 Jacob Sturgill 56 Warren Huffman 61 Boys 11-13 (nine holes) Andrew Boldt 42 Luke DuMont 43 Sam Swihart 45 Maden Brady 46 Andrew Parrott 47 Lucas Schwartz 48 Sullivan Mohlman 50 Shawn Potter 50 R.J. Zecchio 50 Naveen Kulkarni 51 Jack Sturgill 52 Cayne Hays 53 Joey Ortiz 53 Carson Spencer 53 Peyton Thorne 57 Gavin Davis 59 Alexander Davis 69 Cooper McBride 71 Boys 13, 14 (18 holes) Jake Brafford 81 Cody Rowe 84 Hoyt Wrona 84 Levi Browning 87 Nate Arntz 88 Hikaru Matzen 90 Leo Nguyen 92 Hayden Kim 94 Brandon Ruhl 96 Eli Bowman 97 Darius Ambs 98 J.J. Miller 98 Aidyn Cook 99 Boys 14 up (nine holes) Eagan Lewis 47 John Wallbaum 57 Boys 15, 16 (18 holes) Colin Norton 73 Carson Ritz 75 Ryder Pickering 76 Brady Applegate 78 Cayden Staib 78 Zachary Johnson 79 Jacob Rothman 84 Cade Nelson 85 Josh Baker 87 Cole Crandall 90 Grant Davis 94 Ben Baker…
At the Jackson County Courthouse, (left to right) Judge Harvey Hoffman and Judge Susan Jordan present Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey with the Michigan Association of Treatment Court Professionals’ President’s Award for his support of Andy’s Place. Photo by Sara Scaife, JTV. (August 6, 2021 3:56 PM) The Michigan Association of Treatment Court Professionals (MATCP), yesterday presented the President’s Award to Senator Mike Shirkey for his commitment to and support for Andy’s Place. Andy’s Place is the first of several permanent supportive recovery housing projects planned in Michigan to address recovery holistically. Instead of leaving jail and heading to rehab or probation, justice-involved patients and their families are offered one of 39 one-bedroom apartments at Andy’s Place, along with a separate building with 11 two-bedroom apartments to house families. This housing provides a key component to successful recovery by providing the opportunity to keep families together in a safe environment. Residents at Andy's Place are referred by treatment courts in Jackson, Hillsdale, Lenawee, Calhoun, and Ingham counties. “Everyone is but one degree of separation from someone who has needed help overcoming hardships like addiction,” Shirkey said. “I am humbled by this recognition because it stands as proof of the positive…
(August 6, 2021 3:19 PM) Michigan reported 3,962* coronavirus (COVID-19) positive test cases today, with the state reported total now at 910,500. Michigan is reporting 3** COVID-19-related deaths today with the state total at 19,950. *Note on cases (08/06/2021): Today's daily case count represents new referrals of confirmed cases to the MDSS since the last web update report. Over the three days (Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday), the average number of new confirmed cases is ~1,321 per day. **The deaths announced today includes 3 deaths identified during a Vital Records review. See cumulative data page for more information. State Cumulative Total of Recovered COVID-19 Cases (as of 8/3/21): 872,992. Information is updated Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 3 p.m., with COVID-19 results included as of 10 a.m.
(August 6, 2021 1:21 PM) Teams participating in all nine sports for which the Michigan High School Athletic Association sponsors postseason tournaments – featuring more than 100,000 student-athletes statewide – will be allowed to begin practice Monday, Aug. 9, and with a return to traditional schedules and MHSAA Tournament formats after COVID-19 resulted in various adjustments for the Fall 2020 season. Postseason competition in cross country, football, golf, tennis, and swimming & diving will revert to their customary formats this season, with all fall sports scheduled based on their traditional calendars other than beginning practice with a common start date for the first time. At the time of this release, there are no COVID-19-related state-ordered restrictions regarding school sports, for either athletes or spectators, from either the MHSAA or the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services (MDHHS). County health departments and local school districts may institute restrictions for venues in their areas, and teams traveling to those schools and venues must follow local mandates. For most of the MHSAA’s modern history, football teams had begun practice Monday of the first week of the preseason, followed by the rest of the fall teams two days later. A 2019 rule change…
(August 6, 2021 12:00 PM) The Jackson County Health Department released the COVID-19 positive numbers for Jackson County. As of 12:00 PM today, there are 15,085 positive cases (cumulative), and 288 deaths (cumulative)*. There are 28 new cases since yesterday’s report. Cumulative recovered, as of August 6: 14,487** As of August 4, there are 10 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 6983 46.3% Female 7984 52.9% Unknown 118 0.8% The Age group is reported as a percentage of the total instead of the actual number. …
R.W. Mercer Jackson Junior Golf Tour, at Arbor Hills Golf Club, 08-06-2021. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. For prints or downloads, click here. [ngg src="galleries" ids="1234" display="pro_blog_gallery"]R.W. Mercer Jackson Junior Golf Tour, at Arbor Hills Golf Club, 08-06-2021. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. For prints or downloads, click here.
(August 6, 2021 10:30 AM) Michigan’s U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters today announced that the Summit Township Fire Department will receive an $83,103 grant to install a Source Capture Exhaust System. This federal grant comes from the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. The objectives of the AFG Program are to provide critically needed resources that equip and train emergency personnel to recognized standards, enhance operational efficiencies, foster interoperability, and support community resilience. Source Capture Exhaust Systems are designed to capture and remove exhaust fumes directly from the tailpipes of fire apparatus vehicles while in the station. "Our firefighters in Summit Township put their lives on the line to protect our families, homes, and communities," said Senator Stabenow. "These new resources will give our first responders the equipment they need to better serve the public and do their jobs more safely and effectively.” “It is critical that firefighters and first responders have the resources necessary to do their jobs safely and effectively,” said Senator Peters, Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. “This grant will provide the Summit Township Fire Department with critical equipment to ensure their firefighters can continue protecting…
(August 6, 2021 10:20 AM) All Michigan families who are eligible for food assistance benefits are receiving an additional monthly payment in August in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) announced today. More than 1.25 million people in close to 700,000 Michigan households will benefit. “As we continue our economic jumpstart, we must ensure that every Michigan family can put food on the table,” Gov. Whitmer said. “My administration, MDHHS, and other partners have worked to ensure that nobody went hungry in the middle of a global pandemic. It is essential for us to continue our efforts, and I thank the Biden administration for helping us feed 1.25 million Michiganders in 700,000 households across the state.” Eligible clients will see additional food assistance benefits on their Bridge Card from Aug. 7-13. Additional benefits will be loaded onto Bridge Cards as a separate payment from the assistance that is provided earlier in the month. “MDHHS is pleased to be able to continue to help families affected by the pandemic put food on the table,” said MDHHS Director Elizabeth Hertel. “We will continue working hard to provide Michigan residents who are in need with…
Concord High School Coach Max Clark, center, will count on players, from left, Austin Obenour, Calvin Clark, Tyler Carpenter, and Jacob Cook in the 2021 football season. By Jeff Steers JTV Sports (August 6, 2021 10:00 AM) Due to projected low numbers Concord High School is switching to 8-man football this season. Head football Coach Max Clark says it will give his players a chance to have a valuable experience on Friday nights. The Yellow Jackets finished 1-5 a year ago in a COVID-19 shortened season. Concord lost to Bridgman 43-21 in an 8-man contest to finish the season. “Our projections have the next eight classes in a row at Concord with 50 kids or less,” Clark said. “We will be getting back to basics and focusing more on character development as well as community involvement.” Clark said this team will set the standard for years to come. The Yellow Jackets will play in the newly formed Tri-River 8-Man Football League with Vandercook Lake, Britton Deerfield, Vermontville Maple Valley, and Northpointe Christian. Clark has been trying to stress the point that it is still football and players still need to block, tackle, and make plays. Key players for the Yellow…