Transparency, not hiding, at Norlite YOU'VE GOT TO admire Wayne Johnson, the administrator of Norlite Nursing Center, which unfortunately is a hot spot for COVID-19. Five deaths of residents so far, eighteen others testing positive for it, with several staff members testing positive, as well. Some executives in such a ... Continue Reading
UP Businesses Big and Small: Getting Help but Facing the Unknown
IT'S DIFFICULT TO find anybody in the Upper Peninsula--individuals, businesses, institutions, or non profits--who hasn't been crippled economically by the COVID-19 shutdown. The big boys have gotten most of the headlines. Namely... Cleveland Cliffs, with 700 workers soon to be laid for two months because of reduced ... Continue Reading
Norlite Faces Challenges, Summer Festivals Facing Uncertainty, and Sawyer Plays Host to Visitors
COVID-19 patients in isolated wing DIFFICULT TIMES FOR the residents and staff at Norlite Nursing Center. Three residents, including two over the weekend, have now died from COVID-19. Six other residents who've also tested positive for COVID-19 remain isolated in a separate wing of Norlite. In addition, four staff ... Continue Reading
NMU Students Remain, the Airport’s Quiet, Questions About Hospital Personnel, a Plea to Stay Away
"They feel safer here." THERE ARE STILL 700 NMU students living in residence halls on the campus. They either can't or don't want to return home. "Some of them are telling us they don't have a place to go or they don't have transportation," says Derek Hall, NMU's chief marketing officer. "Some have said they don't ... Continue Reading
Spaceport Decision Delay, WDMJ Update, and Reason #138 Why We Love the UP
Spaceport decision pushed back IT'LL BE ANOTHER couple of weeks before we hear whether Sawyer International Airport has been selected as the horizontal launch site for the Spaceport. The announcement, which had been expected on Tuesday, has been delayed until mid February. Five airports, all in the UP or northern ... Continue Reading