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Events of Tuesday, October 19, 2021

October 18, 2021

Halloweentown Trunk or Treat. Join the Jackson County Parks for the 2nd Annual Halloweentown Trunk or Treat at Keeley Park on Tuesday, October 19, 2021 from 6 pm to 9 pm. In 2020, they had an overwhelming outcome with the drive-thru trunk or treat and are thrilled to be able to have this year as a walk-up trunk or treat – with a new layout! This is a free event to attend. Keeley Park (Jackson County Fairgrounds), Downtown Jackson. The Great Pumpkin Decorating Contest. Jackson District Library. Decorate a pumpkin as your favorite literary/book character! All ages are welcome to participate. To submit, send a photo of your pumpkin to marketing@myjdl.com with your name and phone number any time from October 1-25. All entries will be entered into a drawing for prizes including an Amazon gift card, movie tickets and a Meijer gift card. The winner will be announced on November 1 and entries will be displayed on JDL’s Facebook page. Hot Air Jubilee Art Contest. The Hot Air Jubilee is hosting an art contest! The contest is open to legal residents of the State of Michigan. Contestants must be age 13 or older at time of entry. Parents or guardians of minors…

Michigan Reports 8,496* Coronavirus Cases, State Total Now 1,090,021

October 18, 2021

(October 18, 2021 3:21 PM) Michigan reported 8,496* coronavirus (COVID-19) positive test cases today, with the state reported total now at 1,090,021. Michigan is reporting 104** COVID-19-related deaths today with the state total at 21,563. *Note on cases (10/18/2021): Today's daily case count represents new referrals of confirmed cases to the MDSS since the last web update report. Over the three days (Saturday, Sunday, and Monday), the average number of new confirmed cases is 2832 per day. **The deaths announced today includes 15 deaths identified during a Vital Records review. See cumulative data page for more information. State Cumulative Total of Recovered COVID-19 Cases (as of 10/15/21): 962,955. Information is updated Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 3 p.m., with COVID-19 results included as of 10 a.m.

Jackson County Cumulative Report: 19,980 COVID-19 Positive Cases and 323 Deaths

October 18, 2021

(October 18, 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 19,980 positive cases (cumulative), and 323 deaths (cumulative)*. There are 207 new cases and 2 new deaths since Friday’s report. The Jackson County Health Department has announced a change in reporting effective Oct. 6, 2021. Cases defined as probable will be reported in cumulative case and death counts. As additional methods of testing besides the PCR test have become more common, the amount of cases classified as probable has increased and are included to provide a more accurate picture of disease in our community. As of October 14, there are 40 persons at Henry Ford Allegiance Health being treated as inpatients for COVID-19. Cumulative recovered, as of October 15: 17,781** 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…

Jackson College Nursing Program to Guarantee Seats for Career Center Students

October 18, 2021

Nursing students at Jackson College. Photo courtesy Jackson College. (October 18, 2021 9:18 AM) Jackson College has announced area career center students now have more opportunities for admission to Jackson College’s Associate of Applied Science in Nursing – Registered Nurse program. The College recently approved a new pathway of entry for students who have completed a two-year healthcare program through area career centers. The nursing program will guarantee 10 seats per admission cohort to eligible students. Students will be eligible to apply for admission to the associate in the nursing program, bypassing the usual point system, if admission criteria are met with the application for the fall 2022 cohort. “Many of our nursing faculty sit on advisory boards of the area careers centers, and the healthcare students do amazing things in their programs, so we want to give credit for the skills and knowledge they develop in their programs and give them an incentive to come to Jackson College,” said Associate Professor Erin Mazur, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, department chair for nursing at Jackson College. The College has the capacity to admit 54 students to the AAS-N program in the fall and spring terms. Enrollment has not reached capacity in recent…

Monday, October 18, 2021

October 18, 2021

JTV News presents The Morning Show. Monday, Andy and Jenifer’s guests: Jennifer Spencer, Jackson Candle Company. Bentley Coon, Drive, Chip & Putt Competition. Jeff Beagle, Race Director, Jackson Turkey Trot. Andy's Visit to Extreme Dodge Oil Change Department. 9 AM and 11 AM. Monday on The Bart Hawley Show: Mike Shirkey, State Senator, 16th Distr. MI and Senate Majority Leader; Lt. Kevin Rod, Jackson Post Commander, Michigan State Police; Ashley Van Heest, Director of Scheduling & Academic Initiatives, Jackson College; Matthew Budd, Jackson County Health Department; Julie Tylutki, Jackson BPW NIKE Award Winner. 1, 5, 8, and 11 PM; 2 and 5 AM. The Locker Room presented by County National Bank. The Right Approach presented by Michelob Ultra. Phil Fischmeister's guest this week is Gary Kalahar, 2021 Inductee into the Jackson Golf Hall of Fame. Jackson Recreation Department Youth Football Highlights and High School Football action from around the Jackson area. This week on JTV: Food Circus Taher Incorporated Chef John Sugimura returns to Jackson Public Schools to demonstrate how to make Japanese dumplings. First, he preps at Middle School at Parkside. Then, he heads over to the 4th Street Learning Center for a cooking demonstration with some students. Where…

Events of Monday, October 18, 2021

October 17, 2021

The Library is Among Us. Jackson District Library. 6 PM to 7 PM. Among Us is a massively popular online game. Players are Crewmates on a ship that must complete tasks to keep everything in order and stay alive. One or more of the Crewmates are not really Crewmates but evil Impostors. Impostors look just like the rest of the Crewmates but seek to prevent the Crewmates from completing tasks by eliminating them all using sabotage and deception. This facilitated virtual event is for adults only and registration is required here. The Great Pumpkin Decorating Contest. Jackson District Library. Decorate a pumpkin as your favorite literary/book character! All ages are welcome to participate. To submit, send a photo of your pumpkin to marketing@myjdl.com with your name and phone number any time from October 1-25. All entries will be entered into a drawing for prizes including an Amazon gift card, movie tickets, and a Meijer gift card. The winner will be announced on November 1 and entries will be displayed on JDL’s Facebook page. Tinkergarten. Tinkergarten is created by experts and loved by children and their families! It's a weekly class that meets outdoors for an hour of nature-based play, insights to…

Shannon Gets Late Start in Golf, Develops Into Champion

October 17, 2021

By Jeff Steers JTV Sports (October 17, 2021 8:00 AM) Michigan Center High School golfer Kamryn Shannon went from a novice to a college golfer in just four years. The MCHS senior said it is another example of hard work paying off. Shannon finished second in the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 4 tournament on Saturday shooting an even-par 144 for two 18-hole rounds. She was edged by Mia Melendez of Ann Arbor Greenhills who finished the D-4 tournament at Forest Akers East at 1-under-par 143. The one-stroke loss prevented Shannon from becoming a two-time state champion in the sport she started as a freshman. “When people ask me how I did it I tell them it is just hard work,” Shannon said after her round on Saturday. “You can’t get better just practicing for the one or two hours during regular practice. “It takes a lot of work in your own time.” She was inspired by her grandfather, Bob Shannon a former girls’ golf coach at MCHS and her family. Shannon started whittling her scores for nine holes from the 60s, to the 50s, and finally into the 40s. She shot a 2-over-par at Forest Akers West last…

Extreme Dodge Jackson County Scoreboard 10-16-21

October 16, 2021

Football Grass Lake 28, Manchester 13 Boys Cross country Jackson County Jensen Meet: Concord High School runner Jonathan Mikovits edged Jacob Singleton of Western to earn the Jensen title. Mikovits won the 5K run in 16 minutes, 34 seconds. Singleton finished second (16:39), Jacob Walker of Columbia Central was third (16:43), Rogan Melling of Hanover-Horton placed fourth (16:44), Chad Perrine was fifth (17:13), and Matt Hoop of Lumen Christi was sixth (17:29). Girls Cross country Jackson County Jensen Meet: Lumen Christi earned three of the top five spots in the all-county meet. Madison Osterberg of Lumen Christi won the event (18:50), Faith Smith of LCCHS was second (19:20), and teammate Layla Lopez was fifth (20:13). Olivia Perrine of Jackson finished third (19:42), Alyna Lewis of Western was fourth (20:09), and Sophia Reynolds of Hanover-Horton was sixth (20:43). Boys tennis Division 3 State Finals Division 3 at Midland: Nick Hendrickson/Hudson Valentine of Western High School lost in the quarterfinals at No. 3 doubles. Division 4 State Finals Division 4 at University of Michigan: Daniel Pero of Columbia Central High School advanced to the semifinals in the No. 1 singles. He lost 6-3 and 6-0 to Andrew Solarewicz – the No. 1…

D4 Tennis State Semifinals 10-16-21 | Photo Gallery

October 16, 2021

Tennis Division 4 state semifinals at University of Michigan, 10-16-21. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. For prints and downloads, click here. [ngg src="galleries" ids="1432" display="pro_blog_gallery"]Tennis Division 4 state semifinals at University of Michigan, 10-16-21. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. For prints and downloads, click here.

D4 Golf State Finals 10-16-21 | Photo Gallery

October 16, 2021

Golf Division 4 state finals at Forest Akers East, 10-16-21. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. For prints and downloads, click here. [ngg src="galleries" ids="1431" display="pro_blog_gallery"]Golf Division 4 state finals at Forest Akers East, 10-16-21. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. For prints and downloads, click here.

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