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Dean Transportation bus driver Randy Potts on April 5 hits the tire on a bus before he heads out to pick up Alpena-Montmorency-Alcona Educational Service District students. Potts listens for a specific sound to tell if a tire is low.
ALPENA Schools in Northeast Michigan face many challenges maintaining bus fleets and scheduling new bus purchases.
Many local school districts have older buses that often travel hundreds of thousands of miles over the course of a school year, adding wear and tear to the buses and maintenance costs to a district’s budget.
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Tables in Alpena High School’s gymnasium were set up in advance of state testing which is to begin next Tuesday. Students will be spaced three feet apart during the testing.
ALPENA School districts in Northeast Michigan are preparing to administer state tests to students amid the latest surge of coronavirus.
Some Northeast Michigan school districts plan to move forward with the required testing next week, while other schools will be relying on alternate testing dates for their students, who are currently learning remotely from home.
Alcona Community Schools is among the districts that will have to test students on alternate dates. The school district transitioned to remote learning on Thursday, when a number of students and staff either tested positive or were forced to isolate because of COVID-19.
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District Health Department No. 2 Medical Director Mark Hamed answers questions on Wednesday during a virtual town hall meeting hosted by the Alcona County Commission on Aging and Alcona Health Center.
LINCOLN The public was able to get their questions about vaccines and masking answered during a virtual town hall meeting on Wednesday.
The town hall, hosted by the Alcona County Commission on Aging in conjunction with Alcona Health Center, included panelists from District Health Department No. 2, Alcona Health Center, Alcona County Emergency Management, Alcona Community Schools, Solid Rock Church of God and Catholic Human Services.
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An illustration of the coronavirus provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
ALPENA Local public health officials on Monday announced a Northeast Michigan resident completed isolation after becoming infected with a variant of the COVID-19 virus.
The Presque Isle County resident infected with the B.1.1.7. virus was identified through routine active surveillance by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
“Since the variant is more contagious, the virus could potentially infect more people with less exposure,” District Health Department No. 4 Medical Director Josh Meyerson said in a news release.
Meyerson said it is “imperative” community members strengthen prevention measures by wearing masks, social distancing, avoiding crowds, washing hands frequently and getting vaccinated.
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