Busy Section of McCain Road Closing for Construction
(September 22, 2021 3:15 PM) The Jackson County Department of Transportation will close McCain Road to through traffic between Robinson Road and Spring Arbor Road on Monday, September 27, 2021. McCain Road will reopen by November 15, 2021. Work performed on this project will include drainage improvements, cold in place recycling of the roadway, hot mix asphalt paving, and pavement marking. Detour route will be posted. Local traffic will be permitted, but is encouraged to use an alternate route.
Jackson County Cumulative Report: 16,661 COVID-19 Positive Cases and 304 Deaths
(September 22, 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 16,661 positive cases (cumulative), and 304 deaths (cumulative)*. There are 61 new cases and 1 new death since yesterday’s report. As of September 16, there are 20 persons at Henry Ford Allegiance Health being treated as inpatients for COVID-19. Cumulative recovered, as of September 21: 15,241** 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 7709 46.3% Female 8825 53.0% Unknown 127 0.8% The Age group is reported as a percentage of the total…
Crain’s: Henry Ford to Recruit 500 Nurses from the Philippines to Fill Labor Gaps
(September 22, 2021 11:50 AM) Crain’s Detroit is reporting this morning that Henry Ford Health System has filed paperwork with international recruiting firms to hire 500 nurses from the Philippines over the next few years. Henry Ford Health has about 1,000 open nursing positions across its five hospitals and outpatient centers and is struggling to keep up with its patient load, Bob Riney, COO and president of health care operations, told Crain's from the Mackinac Policy Conference on Mackinac Island. With bed capacity at 95% and staffing levels diminished, HFHS temporarily closed (out of 2,000 available beds) 120 beds across the health system. Adnan Munkarah, M.D., Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer said that the level of care is not impacted. The majority of the closed beds are at the Detroit and Jackson hospitals. In an interview with Crain’s, Riney said Henry Ford hopes to recruit the first 100-150 nurses from the Philippines in the next 12 months. Riney told Crain’s the system has twice previously recruited nurses from the Philippines in the 1980s and early 2000s. According to the article, Henry Ford Health currently employs 7,000 registered nurses out of its 33,000 total employees. Last week, Senior leaders…
Cascades Dredging, Frost School Renovations and YMCA Project Included in Senate Budget Bill
A lagoon at The Cascades. JTV file photo. (September 22, 2021 11:25 AM) State Senator Mike Shirkey announced today the state budget bill passed by the Michigan Senate includes funding for 3 area projects. Shirkey said he supported approval of the balanced fiscal year 2022 state budget. Shirkey said the budget, “addresses the realities facing Michigan families, workers and job providers.” “A budget is a statement of priorities, and this budget responsibly and effectively invests in building healthy families and communities, a healthy economy and a healthy future for the people of Michigan,” said Shirkey, R-Clarklake. “Building on the historic K-12 education budget signed this summer, we are focusing on getting Michigan and its people back on track and back to work. This 2022 budget will help people and businesses recover from the pandemic and the governor’s shutdowns while investing in our families and our local communities.” Shirkey said the budget measure passed by the Senate includes $1 million for a Cascades Ponds dredging project to improve a recreation spot, $10 million for renovations at the Jackson ISD Frost Elementary School Building to turn the existing structure into a center for students with special needs, and $224,000 to help…
Debbie Kelly, Vice President of Operations, The Enterprise Group of Jackson
Airdate: September 22, 2021
Extreme Dodge Jackson County Sports Scoreboard Sept. 21, 2021
Volleyball Michigan Center 3, Addison 2: The two Cascades Conference schools battled on Monday with the Cardinals winning game five 15-6. Kennedy Kelley scored 19 points at the service line and dished 29 assists. Sam Wynn finished with 12 kills and 27 digs, Kaylee Johnson finished with 27 digs, Kaylee Johnson tallied 34 digs, and Olivia Shown finished with 12 kills for Michigan Center. Grass Lake 3, Vandercook Lake 0: Grass Lake High School junior Abby Buttigieg tallied 19 digs, was 30-for-30 serving, with 24 points and eight aces. Cheyenne Mosher finished with 22 assists and Ruby Johnson recorded eight kills for Grass Lake. Napoleon 3, Hanover-Horton 0: The Pirates won 25-6, 25-20, 25-18 in Cascades Conference action. Momo Hampton scored 22 consecutive points in the first set and finished the night with 24 service points and three aces. Alyssa Budd scored 12 kills and Kaitlyn Pequet had 22 digs for Napoleon. The Pirates are now over the .500 mark with the win – 9-8-1 overall, 3-0 in Cascades Conference. Concord 3, Springport 0: The Yellow Jackets improved to 2-1 in the Big Eight Conference with a 25-10, 25-16, and 25-18 win over the Spartans. Rylee Weeks set the tone…
Springport vs Concord Volleyball 9-21-21 | Photo Gallery
Volleyball Springport at Concord High School, 09-21-2021. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. For prints and downloads, click here. [ngg src="galleries" ids="1361" display="pro_blog_gallery"]Volleyball Springport at Concord High School, 09-21-2021. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. For prints and downloads, click here.