Jackson County Cumulative Report: 15,057 COVID-19 Positive Cases and 288 Deaths
(August 5, 2021 10:00 AM) The Jackson County Health Department released the COVID-19 positive numbers for Jackson County. As of 10:00 AM today, there are 15,057 positive cases (cumulative), and 288 deaths (cumulative)*. There are 52 new cases since yesterday’s report. Cumulative recovered, as of August 5: 14,481** 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 6972 46.3% Female 7968 52.9% Unknown 117 0.8% The Age group is reported as a percentage of the total instead of the actual number. …
Rohde Hired as Springport’s Head Varsity Football Coach
Springport High School's new football Coach Matt Rohde, center, will count on players Matt Riehle, left, and Race Spurbeck this season. Photo by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. By Jeff Steers JTV Sports (August 5, 2021 9:54 AM) A familiar face was hired as the new head football coach at Springport High School. Matt Rohde will replace Matt Schwartzkopf as the head of the football program. Rohde was the defensive coordinator for three years at Springport. “Coach Schwartzkopf talked to the coaching staff at the end of June and said he was going to step away for family reasons,” Rohde said. Springport finished the 2020 season with a 2-6 record. Rohde is a lead pastor at a church in Springport. “We have a high caliber group of seniors on the team,” Rohde said. “It has been hectic, but it will be worth it. The cupboard was not empty for the Spartans as they return eight players on offense and eight on defense. Tim Lightner (OL/DL) and Gage Rohde (WR/CB) were all-conference in the Big Eight Conference a year ago. They will be joined by Matt Riehle (QB/LB), Caleb Kregel (WR/QB/DE), Joe Sunkle and Race Spurbeck (RB/FS). Dylan Sanford returns to…
Thursday, August 5, 2021
JTV News presents The Morning Show. Thursday, Andy and Bart’s guests: Geoff Bontrager, Superintendent, Northwest Community Schools. Alexie Milukhin, Miss Jackson Crossroads 2020 & Alyssa Budd, Jackson Crossroads Outstanding Teen 2020. Fran Adams, Back 2 School Blast Community Resource Fair. 9 AM and 11 AM. Replay from August 4. Thursday on The Bart Hawley Show: Kristi Blair, Principal, St. John's Elementary School; Jerrimiah D. Turner, Asst. Dir., Residence Life, Jackson College; John Blank, Artist, Jackson Civic Art Association; Stu Kail, The Walton Insurance Group; Bethany Wilson, Membership Specialist, Girl Scouts Heart of MI. 1, 5, 8, and 11 PM; 2 and 5 AM. Replay from August 4. 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…
Events of Thursday, August 5, 2020
The Green Market at Henry Ford Allegiance Health. The Market is outdoors, at their official summer location – at the corner of E. Michigan Ave and Waterloo Street in Jackson (across from Henry Ford Allegiance Health – Main Hospital). Every Thursday, 9 am – 2 pm. Connect with them HERE. All food and products sold at The Green Market at Allegiance Health are grown and produced in Michigan using little or no pesticides, herbicides, inorganic fertilizers, or antibiotics. This means healthier foods for the greater Jackson community and less pollution for our rivers and lakes. http://www.TheGreenMarket.Weebly.com/ Summer Kids Movie Series. The Michigan Theatre, 124 N. Mechanic Street in Jackson is hosting a Summer Kids Series. There will be kid-friendly movies showing on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 11 A.M. and 2 P.M. Sponsored by Kiwanis Club of Jackson, Robbie Curtis Charitable Trust and Consumers Energy. Doors open 30 Minutes before screening time. $1 Admission. $4 Kids Combo (Small Pop and Popcorn). This week’s movie: Trolls World Tour. Michigan Theatre, Downtown Jackson. Aim High! Jackson YMCA Rock Wall. The Jackson YMCA is offering the Rock Wall, Thursdays from 6 to 8 PM. Drop in for up to 30 minutes. Cost: Members are free. Community…
