Several school districts in Southwest Michigan have moved up kickoff times for Friday’s high school football games to daylight hours in response to the recent outbreak of Eastern equine encephalitis.
The mosquito-borne virus has killed three people in Cass, Kalamazoo, and Van Buren counties, and it has also been detected in humans in Barry County.
On Tuesday, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services encouraged local leaders from Barry, Berrien, Cass, Genesee, Kalamazoo, Lapeer, St. Joseph and Van Buren counties to consider postponing, rescheduling or canceling outdoor activities, particularly those involving children, in an effort to protect public health.
In response to those recommendations, at least 12 high school football games in Southwest Michigan will be played at least an hour ahead of the normal 7 p.m. kickoff time in an effort to complete the contests before peak mosquito hours.
Mattawan at Niles High School to 5 p.m. (September 20, 2019)
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