Commissioners say the amendment is a great benefit to public health.

Students in the program jumped from 225 students to 2,100 students once the pandemic hit the country and schools shut down.

The program offers a way for kids to begin reading before reaching kindergarten.

In a letter to parents, Escanaba Area Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Coby Fletcher announced that Lemmer Elementary School and the Junior/Senior High School will be closing to in-person instruction starting Tuesday, October 27 through Friday, October 30.

With advice from the Western UP Health Department, schools in Gogebic and Ontonagon County have gone remote.

There will be no cost for any flu vaccine, regardless of health insurance coverage.