Ten Jackson County Athletes Earn Softball All-State Honors
Elisse Omey, Napoleon. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. By Jeff Steers JTV Sports (June 22, 2022 3:59 PM) Ten softball players from Jackson County earned all-state honors as voted on by members of the Michigan High School Softball Coaches Association. Five members of the Grass Lake High School team, three from Northwest and two from Napoleon earned all-state honors in Divisions 2 and 3. Freshman Emily Brown, junior Emily Guthrie, and sophomore Olivia Turner earned first-team all-state honors for the Warriors in Division 3. Grass Lake won its first regional title since 2005 and posted a 38-4 record on the season. Elisse Omey of Napoleon also earned first-team all-state honors at second base. First baseman Katelyn Postuma and catcher Bree Salts of Grass Lake earned honorable mention honors in Division 3. They are joined by Raye Burke of Napoleon who was voted in as a pitcher. Northwest High School had three all-state players in a season where the Mounties advanced to the Michigan High School Athletic Association quarterfinals in Division 2 and posted a 39-4 record. Pitcher Nevaeh Ingram earned first-team all-state honors after striking out 376 batters and posting an ERA of 0.54 on the season. She also…
Jackson County Cumulative Report: 42,024 COVID-19 Positive Cases and 568 Deaths
(June 22, 2022 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 42,024 positive cases (cumulative), and 568 deaths (cumulative)*. There are 183 new cases and 1 new death since last Wednesday’s report. The next report will be on June 29. Cumulative recovered, as of June 22: 40,390** *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 * Cases, Deaths, and Recovered all include confirmed and probable. **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). Confirmed Cases- PCR test processed at lab Probable Cases- positive antigen test or link to PCR confirmed case 36,374 5,650 Probable cases include individuals with either a positive proctored rapid antigen test OR COVID-19 symptoms and an epidemiologic link to a confirmed COVID-19 case. If…
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
JTV News presents The Morning Show. Wednesday, Andy and Bart’s guests: Teshna Thomas, Director, Community Engagement; and Chair, Diversity and Inclusion Committee and Cindy Harrison, Vice President, Human Resource, Henry Ford Health Central Market. Valerie Burzynski, Clay Target State Champ & Coach Drew Haystead. 9 AM and 11 AM. Wednesday on The Bart Hawley Show: Jeff Beal, Superintendent, Jackson Public Schools; Troy White, City of Jackson Engineering Department, Roadwork Update; Colin Theadorus (Chef Theo), Executive Chef, VERITAS; Libby Cross, Nurse Practitioner and Laura Davenport, The Blue Julep; Amanda McVey, JUMP Coordinator, Juvenile Diversion, Family Service & Children’s Aid. 1, 5, 8, and 11 PM; 2 and 5 AM. This week on JTV: Food Circus: The scenic grounds, unique bridges and stunning venue create the perfect setting for any occasion at the Cascades Manor. General Manager Kirk Root and his team show us around and make a fabulous meal. Hosted by Adrien Sharp. Where We Live Owning your own home is a special thing, and for years, the volunteers of Habitat for Humanity have been helping people realize a dream. Join JTV as we watch Project Give Hope build a home in the Northwest community. Habitat for Humanity on Where We…
Events of Wednesday, June 22, 2022
Concord Classic. Join us for the 31st running, featuring some very awesome events! Fairly flat, fast course. Great race to go after a personal best! Each year the event draws participants from all over the United States with the proceeds benefiting the Concord High School cross country team and overall running in the Concord community. We are looking forward to another great event! Overall Awards will be given to the top male and female finishers of Open (all ages), Masters (40+), and Grandmasters (50+) in the 5k Run, and 5k Walk. Age Groups Awards to the top 3 places in each age group. Events begin at 7:10 with Kids Fun Run, 5K Run and 5K Walk at 7:30 PM. Concord High School. Online registration here. Presented by Orthopaedic Rehab Specialists, ORS Running Series and sponsored by Experience Jackson and JTV. Cascades Family Night. 7:30 PM. Live Concert featuring SURF ZUP. SURF ZUP is on a mission to bring back the great guitar instrumental hits from the 60's. The musical genre known by many, is generally referred to as "Surf Music". The formula is simple but powerful. Guitars, drums, catchy beats, great melodies, and plenty of reverb results in songs that are…
Jackson Community Concert Band at Jackson College 6-21-22 | Photo Gallery
Jackson College Summer Concert Series: Jackson Community Concert Band. Potter Center Music Hall. 6-21-22. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV News. [ngg src="galleries" ids="2016" display="pro_blog_gallery"]Jackson College Summer Concert Series: Jackson Community Concert Band. Potter Center Music Hall. 6-21-22. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV News.
I-94 Ramp to Southbound US-127/West Avenue Closed Beginning Wednesday
The westbound I-94 exit ramp to southbound West Avenue in a construction photo from last fall. MDOT photo. (June 21, 2022 4:34 PM) The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will close the westbound I-94 exit ramp to southbound US-127/M-50/West Avenue in Jackson for rebuilding. This work is part of MDOT's ongoing $120 million investment to rebuild and widen I-94 near the Airport Road interchange to just west of the east US-127/I-94 interchange in Blackman and Leoni Township. The I-94 project involves upgrading the US-127/M-50 (West Avenue)/I-94 interchange to a diverging diamond interchange, the Elm Road interchange with roundabouts, and the Lansing Avenue bridge over I-94. The ramp closure will begin at 9 AM on Wednesday, June 22, 2022 with completion scheduled for 5 PM on Wednesday, July 13, 2022. Traffic will be detoured via northbound US-127/M-50 to the Springport Road interchange, then south along southbound US-127/M-50/West Avenue. Please follow posted detours. Motorists are advised to seek alternate routes.