LANSING — Due to the prevalence of the COVID virus within the region and increased transmission of the omicron variant, Sparrow is modifying its inpatient visitor policy throughout the system to better protect caregivers, visitors and patients.
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CORUNNA — Shiawassee County saw a record 763 new-confirmed COVID-19 infections over the past seven days — nearly twice the weekly number reported Jan. 5.
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CORUNNA — After falling for four straight weeks, the number of new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Shiawassee County surged over the past week to its highest level since Dec. 1.
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CORUNNA — Shiawassee County officials Wednesday said the omicron variant of COVID-19 is officially present in the county.
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CORUNNA — The Shiawassee County Health Department is updating its COVID-19 isolation and quarantine guidelines to align with recent changes by the Centers for Disease Control, reducing the isolation period for people infected with the virus from 10 days to five.
OWOSSO — Memorial Healthcare this week announced Jason Ardelean, a board certified family nurse practitioner has joined its medical staff.
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OWOSSO — While the recent surge in omicron variant COVID-19 cases seems to be waning locally, along with hospitalizations, those who are unvaccinated continue to make up an overwhelming number of people who are sickest.
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CORUNNA — A half dozen Shiawassee County residents died from COVID-19 over the past seven days while new and active cases slowed significantly over the same period.
LANSING — Michigan Supreme Court Justice Megan K. Cavanagh presided recently over a virtual ceremony to honor and recognize 47 graduates of the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) Institute of Court Management (ICM).
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CORUNNA — A dozen Shiawassee County residents died from COVID-19 over the past seven days — a pandemic record by a significant number.
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CORUNNA — The Shiawassee County Health Department Monday announced it has launched a new COVID-19 informational smart phone/tablet application and web page.
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OWOSSO — Memorial Healthcare’s COVID-19 patient count jumped more than 30% over the past seven days and the hospital is nearing capacity, according to figures from the state of Michigan.
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CORUNNA — The number of new and active COVID-19 cases in Shiawassee County set records over the past past seven days, rising to the highest levels since the start of the pandemic.
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CORUNNA — Corunna Public Schools employees will soon have access to a “one-stop shop” for the majority of their health care needs.
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OWOSSO — Owosso Public Schools will enact a 10-day mask mandate for all students and staff after the Thanksgiving holiday break amid a surge in COVID-19 cases — a decision that drew mixed reactions after the board made its decision.
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CORUNNA — The Shiawassee County Health Department Tuesday said COVID-19 cases continue to increase at near-record rates, and more than the typical number of deaths were reported.
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OWOSSO — Shiawassee Health and Wellness has launched a fitness initiative for its employees, who have been working under stressful conditions since the pandemic hit nearly two years ago.
CORUNNA — The Shiawassee County Health Department, in response to a record-high number of new cases of COVID-19, has released information encouraging people to celebrate Thanksgiving safely.
OWOSSO — The Argus-Press is seeking year-end stories and photos from clubs, organizations, churches and businesses.
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OWOSSO — Memorial Healthcare CEO Brian Long Wednesday said the facility could lose up to 30% of its staff because of a federal mandate affecting health care settings.
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MORRICE — A number of local public school districts are taking varying precautions amid a local surge in COVID-19 cases, ranging from a transition to remote learning to an extension of Thanksgiving break intended to boost the health and well-being of students and staff.
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CORUNNA — After mostly leveling off at high numbers for more than a month, COVID-19 cases saw a pandemic-record weekly increase in Shiawassee County, and a Memorial Healthcare official warned the facility is under stress from both hospitalizations and staffing issues.
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CORUNNA — According to the Sparrow Health System medical examiner’s office, 730 people died in Shiawassee County in 2020, the highest number in five years.
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CORUNNA — The rate of COVID-19 infections in Shiawassee County may be slowing, according to statistics provided Wednesday by the Shiawassee County Health Department.
MAPLE GROVE TWP. — Bill Turnwald this week won the Queen of Hearts drawing jackpot to support Twin Township Ambulance.
OWOSSO — The Shiawassee Free Medical Clinic for uninsured area residents has announced a number of upcoming sessions.
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CORUNNA — The Shiawassee County Health Department Thursday announced it will begin providing COVID-19 vaccinations for children as young as 5 starting Nov. 15.
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BYRON — Byron Area Schools became the latest district to institute changes to deal with surging COVID-19 cases when, Wednesday, the middle school and high school went to remote learning.
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CORUNNA — According to the Shiawassee County Health Department, three people died from COVID-19 over the past week while five other deaths were were confirmed through a vital records review.
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NEW LOTHROP — Faced with increasing COVID-19 case numbers, New Lothrop Area Public Schools Wednesday announced a district-wide masking requirement for students and staff, while Ovid-Elsie has returned to online learning for high school students.
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OWOSSO — The Owosso Board of Education Monday voted, over the objections of one member who said this past week there are no legal county health orders regarding COVID-19, to follow recommendations and orders from the health department to combat the virus.
CORUNNA — The Shiawassee County Health Department this morning announced there has been a sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) at the waste-water treatment plant in Durand.
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CORUNNA — The Shiawassee County Health Department announced Saturday that after approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), COVID-19 vaccine boosters are now available for certain people.
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CORUNNA — The number of active cases of COVID-19 climbed over the past seven days to the highest level since mid-May — the 10th consecutive weekly increase in infections.
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CORUNNA — Corunna Public Schools this week instituted a mask policy for students because of soaring numbers of students who must quarantine for COVID-19 exposure.
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OWOSSO — Every aspect of the patient experience is being considered in the design of Memorial Healthcare’s new Neurology, Orthopedic, Rehabilitation and Community Wellness Center.
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OWOSSO — The Owosso City Council Monday without comment during its consent agenda voted 7-0 to purchased a new ambulance to replace a 2001 model now in use.
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MORRICE — Mary Jo Wegenke’s life is forever divided into two distinct periods: her life before her breast cancer diagnosis, and her life after.
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CORUNNA — Shiawassee County COVID-19 cases rose again over the past week — reaching the highest levels of new cases since April.
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LANSING — The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Tuesday said three new cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) were found recently, including two cases in Shiawassee County.
MORRICE — A number of local public school districts are taking varying precautions amid a local surge in COVID-19 cases, ranging from a transition to remote learning to an extension of Thanksgiving break intended to boost the health and well-being of students and staff.
CORUNNA — After mostly leveling off at high numbers for more than a month, COVID-19 cases saw a pandemic-record weekly increase in Shiawassee County, and a Memorial Healthcare official warned the facility is under stress from both hospitalizations and staffing issues.
CORUNNA — According to the Sparrow Health System medical examiner’s office, 730 people died in Shiawassee County in 2020, the highest number in five years.
CORUNNA — The rate of COVID-19 infections in Shiawassee County may be slowing, according to statistics provided Wednesday by the Shiawassee County Health Department.
MAPLE GROVE TWP. — Bill Turnwald this week won the Queen of Hearts drawing jackpot to support Twin Township Ambulance.
OWOSSO — The Shiawassee Free Medical Clinic for uninsured area residents has announced a number of upcoming sessions.
CORUNNA — The Shiawassee County Health Department Thursday announced it will begin providing COVID-19 vaccinations for children as young as 5 starting Nov. 15.
BYRON — Byron Area Schools became the latest district to institute changes to deal with surging COVID-19 cases when, Wednesday, the middle school and high school went to remote learning.
CORUNNA — According to the Shiawassee County Health Department, three people died from COVID-19 over the past week while five other deaths were were confirmed through a vital records review.
NEW LOTHROP — Faced with increasing COVID-19 case numbers, New Lothrop Area Public Schools Wednesday announced a district-wide masking requirement for students and staff, while Ovid-Elsie has returned to online learning for high school students.
OWOSSO — The Owosso Board of Education Monday voted, over the objections of one member who said this past week there are no legal county health orders regarding COVID-19, to follow recommendations and orders from the health department to combat the virus.
CORUNNA — The Shiawassee County Health Department this morning announced there has been a sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) at the waste-water treatment plant in Durand.
CORUNNA — The Shiawassee County Health Department announced Saturday that after approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), COVID-19 vaccine boosters are now available for certain people.
CORUNNA — The number of active cases of COVID-19 climbed over the past seven days to the highest level since mid-May — the 10th consecutive weekly increase in infections.
CORUNNA — Corunna Public Schools this week instituted a mask policy for students because of soaring numbers of students who must quarantine for COVID-19 exposure.
OWOSSO — Every aspect of the patient experience is being considered in the design of Memorial Healthcare’s new Neurology, Orthopedic, Rehabilitation and Community Wellness Center.
OWOSSO — The Owosso City Council Monday without comment during its consent agenda voted 7-0 to purchased a new ambulance to replace a 2001 model now in use.
MORRICE — Mary Jo Wegenke’s life is forever divided into two distinct periods: her life before her breast cancer diagnosis, and her life after.
CORUNNA — Shiawassee County COVID-19 cases rose again over the past week — reaching the highest levels of new cases since April.
LANSING — The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Tuesday said three new cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) were found recently, including two cases in Shiawassee County.
OWOSSO — When Health First Pharmacy, 111 N. Washington St., was sold to Walgreens, Central Pharmacy-Owosso, 110 W. Exchange St., gained a lot of Health First’s old customers.
CORUNNA — Shiawassee County COVID-19 cases, which had appeared to be leveling off, surged upward according to the latest report by health officials.
OWOSSO — Memorial Healthcare officials Thursday announced the facility has achieved a new trauma center rating that will allow it to treat patients who otherwise would automatically be sent to other hospitals — a change that could improve the chances trauma victims will survive.
OWOSSO — The United Way of Genesee County serving Genesee and Shiawassee Counties, in partnership with SingleCare (formerly FamilyWize) and Walgreens, is offering free, electronic flu vaccine vouchers to the uninsured in the community.
OWOSSO — The Shiawassee County Health Department is hosting a household hazardous waste collection from 8 a.m. to noon Oct. 16 at Chippewa Trail, north of VG’s.
OWOSSO — Johnson Controls retirees is asking for information related to death benefits.
OWOSSO — Dr. Brett Walker has joined the active medical staff of Memorial Healthcare Orthopedic Center at 818 W. King St.
CORUNNA — Officials say the number of new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Shiawassee County fell this past week for the first time in a month, but active cases continued to rise.
PERRY — Voters will head to the polls Nov. 2 to decide whether the city will lift its ban on medicinal marijuana businesses and create a city department to oversee facilities if the initiative is approved.
OWOSSO — After Matt Peisert won Weather Vane Roofing’s “Name the Rooster” contest he decided to donate his $1,000 prize to the new Liberty House, which helps adults with disabilities live independently.
Peggy Cummings, a public safety associate in Memorial Healthcare’s Public Safety Department has been chosen as the September Employee of the Month. She has been an employee at Memorial Healthcare since 2015. Cummings lives in Owosso and is married with three sons and two stepsons. Her first …
DURAND — City officials have informed the Shiawassee County Health Department that partially treated sewage overflowed from the city’s treatment plant into a local waterway connecting to the Shiawassee River Thursday.
CORUNNA — Shiawassee County over the past seven days registered its largest single-week increase in new cases of COVID-19, as well as the highest number of active cases, since May.
CORUNNA — A handful of local municipalities and nonprofit organizations made their case to the Shiawassee County Finance and Administration Committee Wednesday, requesting varying portions of the county’s $13.2 million American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding during the first of several open …
CORUNNA — The Shiawassee County Health Department Tuesday said it is only providing COVID-19 booster shots for the Pfizer vaccine for individuals who are immunocompromised.
CORUNNA — Shiawassee County health officials announced two COVID-19 deaths over the past week as the active case number climbed to its highest level since May.
OWOSSO — The Arc of Mid-Michigan this week announced it is seeking board members to oversee the group dedicated to serving individuals with developmental issues.
CORUNNA — The Shiawassee Firefighters Memorial is hosting “A day of remembrance” stair climb at Nick Annese Stadium at 8 a.m. Saturday.
CORUNNA — The Shiawassee County Health Department Wednesday reported active COVID-19 cases in the county are at their highest level since spring, after increasing for the fourth straight week.
CORUNNA — The Shiawassee County Health Department Wednesday reported 183 new cases and one death related to COVID-19 over the past week.
SHIAWASSEE COUNTY — In the past two weeks, 96 new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Shiawassee County and no deaths.
SHIAWASSEE AREA — Masks will be strongly recommended, but not required, for all students, teachers and staff throughout the Shiawassee Regional Education Service District to begin the 2021-22 school year.
CALEDONIA TWP. — Residents at The Meadows assisted living facility celebrated a new quarter-mile walk path, outdoor pavilion and a patio with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday.
ELSIE — On the outside, Carson Vincent seemed to have it all.
The Shiawassee County Health Department Wednesday hosted its annual breastfeeding walk at McCurdy Park as part of Breastfeeding Awareness Month. The event included various booths of information in the history village, as well as a drawing for various baby-related items. The "walk" has taken …
CORUNNA — The Shiawassee County Health Department Wednesday said active COVID-19 cases rose sharply over the previous two-week period with the most active opngoing infections since mid-June.
CORUNNA — The Shiawassee County Health Department is conducting COVID-19 vaccination clinics each week this month.
LANSING — State Sens. Lana Theis, Tom Barrett and Kim LaSata this week introduced a package of bills that would block state and local officials from requiring COVID-19 vaccinations, masks or testing to attend in-person classes or activities.
LANSING — The Shiawassee County Health Department Thursday said the more-contagious COVID-19 delta variant has been identified locally in a patient.
LANSING — State officials Wednesday in their most recent update said 1,762 Michigan residents contracted COVID-19 from Saturday to Tuesday.
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