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Monroe County vital statistics: Recent marriage licenses, births
MONROE COUNTY — Below are recent birth announcements reported by ProMedica Monroe Regional Hospital and recent marriage license applications reported by the Monroe County Clerk's Office. New arrivals Son, Cole Michael Bruno IV, to Clarissa Zavala and Cole Bruno III, Ecorse, July 12 at ProMedica Monroe Regional Hospital. ...
Lynda Pfeiffer steps down as Fair baseball, softball tourney director
The Monroe County Fair Baseball Tournament recently crowned a winner for the 64th time. Thousands of players, coaches and fans have enjoyed the event during more than six decades, but just three people have carried the title of tournament director. Carl Cousino got it started in 1960 before handing the reins to his former...
Monroe County election guide: two running for District 6 county commissioner
MONROE COUNTY — Voters in Monroe County have more than 30 contested races in the Aug. 6 primary election. The Monroe News sent questionnaires to the candidates in the contested races. Profiles of the candidates in contested primaries will be published over the next several days. Below are the responses from incumbent District 6 county commission Republican David P. Vensel of Monroe who is being challenged for the county commissioner seat by Democrat Jerry McKart of Monroe....
Monroe's art summer camp inspired by Port of Monroe's tugboat
MONROE — Art Camp with Amy took a field trip Wednesday. All last week, local artist Amy Arnold led the youth art camp. The annual summer camp program is offered by Monroe County Opportunity Program and the Opportunity Center at the Arthur Lesow Community Center. On Wednesday, more than 20 youths and Arnold visited the Port of Monroe, Michigan’s only port on Lake Erie. ...
Neighbors of Hope Announces Next “Fill-the-Truck” Event
Tecumseh, MI – Neighbors of Hope has announced their next ‘Fill-the-Truck’ event. It will take place on Saturday, August 3rd from 11am-4pm in the parking lot of Tecumseh Church of Christ, located at 312 West Chicago Boulevard in Tecumseh. The Neighbors of Hope ‘Fill-the-Truck’ event gives the...
Northern Lights Will Glow This Week And Be Visible In Michigan
If you always wanted to see the northern lights and missed the opportunity the last time Michigan caught a glimpse of this incredible experience, you may have a chance to see them soon. The odds are in our favor that parts of Michigan may get to see the aurora borealis.
Veteran Storm Chasers Predict First Michigan Snowfall of 2024-2025 Winter
While it may be the middle of summer as this article is being written, winter is coming. It does every year. So when the winter of 2024-25 strikes Michigan, when will we see the first wrath of snow and ice?. The question came up recently on the Michigan Weather Facebook...
Michigan’s UP Faces Unseasonably Warm and Muggy Weekend
Marquette, MI – Residents of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula are in for an unseasonably warm and muggy weekend as high pressure and elevated dew points move into the area. Temperatures are expected to soar into the lower 90s in many parts, with cooler conditions near Lake Michigan and the Bay of Green Bay.
How business in Michigan is affected by dispensary density
NILES, Mich. -- Cannabis was legalized nearly six years ago in Michigan, creating an influx of dispensaries. Now, in Niles, Michigan, those same shops that started here are thriving. In other parts of Michigan, cannabis dispensaries are not doing as well. Many having to shut their doors after too many...
National Labor Relations Board investigates alleged union threats at Michigan hospital
GRAND BLANC TWP. Mich. - Two nurses at Ascension Genesys in Grand Blanc Township are filing a claim with the National Labor Relations Board. The nurses say the union threatened to fire them. They say union bosses told them they would be fired if they didn't sign paperwork authorizing the...
Revisiting Michigan’s Worst Flood: The Great Log Jam of 1883
As Hurricane Beryl rains down on Michigan, much of West MI is under a flood watch sustained rainfall is suspected throughout the Midwest. Since making landfall as a category 1 hurricane, Beryl has been downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone. However, that has not stopped it from dumping nearly 6 inches of rain across parts of the state.
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