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As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the closing of school buildings for the 2019-2020 school year, all school districts in Michigan must submit a Continuity of Learning Plan in order to continue to receive state aid for operations. Although schools are closed and not providing in-person...
Pinconning Area Schools “Grab-and-Go” Food Service to provide free food to district families during the closure is being extended through the end of May 2020. Pickup dates will continue to be on Mondays and Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Pinconning Middle/High School and Linwood Elementary...
Eastern Phoebes are the earliest to arrive in the spring of a group of birds known as “flycatchers.” Many phoebes have returned to Michigan by March, a month or two before most other flycatchers. The name “flycatcher” comes from their habit of perching on tree branches then darting out to capture...
The City of Pinconning is continuing to follow Governor Whitmer’s closure orders until at least May 5th. The April 20th City Council Meeting has been canceled, and preparations are being made to hold an audio-only meeting in May should the prohibition on meetings still be in place. The City will...
(Republic Services Press Release) Republic Services provides an essential service, and like other essential services, it’s our duty to serve the public, especially in times like these. We continue to monitor the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation to make sure we’re doing the right thing for the...
As with most things in 2020, the COVID-19 crisis has caused people to focus on the here-and-now, rather than looking forward to later in the year, specifically local elections that will take place in 202 days, on November 3rd. In the City of Pinconning, the positions of Mayor and all six City...
Julie (Matijega) Michalski was named a recipient of a Burton Award for distinguished legal writing. An awards ceremony honoring the authors will take place in June at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.
Michalski is being recognized for her note in the Michigan Technology Law Review titled...
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We're in the midst of a global pandemic, but its impact on America’s communities is local.
First responders are our neighbors helping our neighbors, rushing to addresses just down the street and taking the sick to the nearby hospital. The workers on the front line of this...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – As coronavirus, or COVID-19, continues its spread across the globe, Versiti, a national leader in blood health innovation, has begun collecting plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients to help treat those diagnosed with the virus.
This blood-related treatment, approved by the...
Nikki MacKenzie, my second cousin, who is from Pinconning, was born with transposition D of the great arteries. Eventually the condition caused issues with her heart and affected one of her kidneys. In the Spring of 2016, she was put on dialysis but her survival would require a heart and kidney...