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Railroad Crossing Maintenance and Street Closures Starting Monday, August 16

(August 6, 2021 9:20 AM) Amtrak has scheduled maintenance work where streets cross the railroad at the following locations: 1) Blackstone Street between Glick Highway and Trail Street; 2) Steward Avenue between Wildwood and Trail Street; and 3) Wisner Street between Wildwood and Ganson and Wildwood Avenue between Ganson and Daniel. The work is scheduled to commence on or about August 16, 2021 and will be performed in the order listed above. While the rail crossings are under construction, the streets will be closed to through traffic. The streets will be closed to all traffic at the rail crossings. Work is expected to take three to four days at each of the three locations. The entire project is expected to take about two weeks to complete. Street closure barricades and detour signing will be in place during each closure. Blackstone traffic will be detoured along Glick to Martin Luther King Jr Drive to Ganson route and vice versa. No detour will be provided for Steward Avenue as the subject section of that street is already closed for a utility and street reconstruction project by the City of Jackson. Wildwood and Wisner traffic will be detoured along Ganson to West Avenue…

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Friday, August 6, 2021

JTV News presents The Morning Show. Tuesday guests include: Dr. Omar Khan, MD, HFAH Sleep Health Center.  Mike Smith, 2021 Daniel Smith Golf Memorial.  Tim Booth, Jackson Chamber & Kyle Lewis, Jackson Co. Parks.  9 AM and 11 AM.  Replay from August 3. Tuesday on The Bart Hawley Show: Steve Castle, CEO, Jackson Interfaith Shelter;  Kimberley Bishop, AARP Michigan;  Representatives from Art Beer & Wine Festival;   Encore from 2016 Jackson Co. Fair; Deb Butler at Gumper Exhibition Hall;   Kym Parker, Event Lead, ACS Relay for Life.  1, 5, 8, and 11 PM;  2 and 5 AM. Replay from August 3. This week on JTV: Food Circus  Summer Grillin' features guest chefs Russell Davis and Gary Schultz BBQ’ing at Clark Lake. The menu includes fish tacos with corn salsa and cornish game hen.   Adrien Sharp hosts. Where We Live Where We Live revisits 2017's tour of the Spring Arbor Fire Department, hosted by Lloyd and Judi Ganton.  Fire Chief Tim McEldowney shows off the vehicles and equipment as we learn about the unique challenges the township department faces with the multitude of response services it must be prepared to provide.  The Spring Arbor Township Fire Department this week on Where We Live, presented by Lloyd Ganton Retirement…

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Events of August 6, 7, and 8, 2021

August 6 Grand River Farmers Market.  The Grand River Farmers Market, at the corner of Louis Glick and Pearl Streets in Jackson.  Located under the covered plaza in front of Grand River Brewery.  Open Fridays and Saturdays, 9-2.  Lots of great new vendors, and our favorite regulars too! Buy local at the Grand River Farmers Market and receive the freshest produce in the area. Now accepting credit cards and bridge cards.  http://grandriverfarmersmarket.com/  (517) 788-4355  Follow their Facebook page. ACS Relay for Life.  The Jackson County American Cancer Society Relay for Life will be held at Northwest High School, 4200 Van Horn Road this year.  Starting at 6 PM and running through 12 Noon on Saturday.  Join dozens of teams in this annual fundraiser.  Survivors’ Lap, Luminaria Ceremony, Food Trucks, Raffle Tent, Games, Entertainment, and more.  All are welcome to attend, walk laps, and be inspired in the fight against cancer. Stuff the Bus.  The Salvation Army invites you to help Stuff the Bus to help families in need.  Donate school supplies at Walmart anytime August 6-8.  As kids head back to school, school supplies are crucial to help them succeed.  Most needed supplies:  flash cards, pocket folders, three-ring binders, rulers, no. 2…

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Jackson County Health Department Weekly Report for August 5, 2021

(August 5, 2021 6:45 PM)  The Jackson County Health Department has released its weekly report for August 5, 2020: Congratulations if you have received your COVID Vaccine.  You are doing your part to stop the spread of COVID.  The vaccines have proven to be safe and effective even as the virus continues to mutate/change.  If you are choosing to wear a mask when around other people, more kudos to you.  Masks, which in addition to cutting back on the numbers of cases of COVID that we have seen, has also resulted in lower cases of influenza, less asthma and allergy issues and reductions in other respiratory ailments this past year.  In other words, the masks do work. Be respectful of others who are wearing masks as they are protecting themselves and their loved ones. Everyone has to think about their own risks and do what they feel is best, but it is important to understand that the Centers for Disease Control and federal and state offices are monitoring the situation closely and will be making recommendations to keep everyone as safe as possible.  That may include modifying behaviors again, changing plans, and getting tested if exposed or if you have…

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West Ave. Between High and Kibby to Close Monday

(August 5, 2021 10:28 AM) Beginning Monday, August 9, 2021, South West Avenue will be closed to through traffic between Kibby Road and High Street. This street closure is for sewer replacement at the intersection of South West Avenue and Douglas Street. The work to reconstruct the sewers and restore the pavement within the intersection is scheduled to take approximately two weeks to complete. During the closure period, West Avenue between Kibby and High will be closed to through traffic. Advance warning and detour route signing will be erected to direct traffic around the construction zone along a Griswold Street to Fourth Street to High Street route and vice versa. The closed section of West Avenue will remain open only for residents to access their homes and patrons and employees to access businesses within the work zone. 

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