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Starting Monday July 13, masks will be required in all enclosed public spaces as well as large outdoor gatherings in the state of Michigan. Failure to comply with this rule can result in a $500 penalty, as well as a misdemeanor.

Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, and Iron counties each added a single case Friday, while Chippewa County added two, and Menominee County increased by seven.

This story provides the coronavirus case count, deaths, and recoveries reported for the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Julie M. Reddinger is a licensed practical nurse with the Dickinson County Healthcare System Cardiology Center.

Andrew Farron was appointed to represent Upper Peninsula ski area managers.

Cynthia K. Williams, of East Lansing, is the former executive director of the Michigan Education Special Services Association, where she worked for over 16 years before retiring in 2016.

This includes temperature checks and increased sanitation.

A team of staff from Recreation has developed a reopening plan to ensure the building is utilized safely and is implementing an enhanced cleaning schedule

Healthy support persons that meet the exceptions should stop at the front desk upon arrival to the hospital or medical group.

The shipment includes overalls, surgical masks and goggles. A shipment of N95 masks is expected to follow.

The group's mission is to uplift marginalized voices.

The camp includes videos recorded by Messiah staff as well as bible stories, crafts, music and movement instructions.

A donation from Dr. Jason and Angela Hall, of Hall Orthodontics allowed the iconic Lake Antoine Park sign to be updated.

Crews will be installing the fencing July 20.

Registration for the event is open through July 31 and the race is August 8 through 16.

Businesses must comply beginning Monday or risk losing their license.

This was to celebrate the 75th anniversary of victory in World War II. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this will not take place.

The Superior Alliance for Independent Living, or SAIL, is celebrating 30 years of the ADA with 12 days of virtual events throughout July.

BeWell MQT, a new wellness and play center in Marquette, is hosting its soft opening Friday, July 10.

Trainer Travis Alexander goes through an at-home workout focusing on metabolic rates.

United Steel Workers, Women of Steel and Bishop NOA Home came out to show their support.

Bahrman farms lost several russet potatoes it normally sells to a pasty shop.

InvestUP is working with its partners to help distribute a second round of stimulus money for U.P. businesses totaling about 4.5 million dollars.

It held its first “Partner Perspectives” webinar with Stephanie Jones of Select Reality on Thursday, July 7. She discussed how things have changed in the real estate business due to COVID-19 and best practices when it comes to buying and selling houses. As local businesses continue to recover from the economic downfall, the hope is these seminars shed some light on the positive progress being made.

The group spent the morning washing the windows of businesses on Washington Street in downtown Marquette. It’s a job that Phil Niemisto used to take on, and now following his passing, this is a way to carry on his legacy. It’s all part of Room at the Inn’s goal of being an active part of the downtown area, as they continue to work on setting up a permanent shelter.

A majority of the customers at Marquette businesses have been fine with the requirement.

10 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported this month, with six of those being asymptomatic, or 60 percent of new cases. According to the Dickinson-Iron District Health Department, it’s common for around 30-40 percent of cases to be reported as asymptomatic.

Childhood vaccines have declined during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This new legislation would establish a pilot program at the Department of Veterans Affairs called the “Zero Suicide Initiative.”

Executive Order 2020-146 temporarily suspends transfers into and from Michigan Department of Corrections facilities unless jails adopt certain risk-reduction protocols.