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SEEN: Old Community Center coming down
Demolition of the old Greater Midland Community Center, at 2205 Jefferson, continues on July 16. The building, originally constructed in 1955, was closed when a new Community Center opened next door on May 15. The old building will give way to a new parking lot.
Bay City residents, commissioners 'surprised' following Station 5 closure
Bay City’s Fire Station 5 closed permanently on Monday, July 15, which came as a “surprise” to residents and commissioners alike. The closure was discussed extensively during a City Commission meeting that same night. “Maybe we didn’t ask the questions of the timeframe of when it was...
Midland Business Alliance committee projects to be presented July 22; public input opportunities coming
The Midland Business Alliance Advisory Committee on Infrastructure provided an update on its work - and dates for upcoming public engagement opportunities - at the Midland County Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday morning. The committee formed in 2021 with the task of reducing the frequency and severity of flooding...
Adult kickball teams can now register online for the fall league
Ready for some old-school fun? Midland Parks and Recreation is again offering a coed adult kickball league this fall. The season will begin after Labor Day, which is Sept. 2. Teams will play a 12-game doubleheader schedule on the night of the week for which they register. Team registration is...
John Morgan of Novi repeats as GAM Super Senior champion
FREELAND – Competition brings out the best in John Morgan of Novi, who proved to be the best once again in winning the 10th GAM Super Senior Championship presented by Saint John’s Resort at Apple Mountain Golf Club Tuesday. Morgan, a Michigan Golf Hall of Fame member, won...
Coleman Community Schools expands bus service to city residents
Students who live in the Coleman city limits will now be able to ride the bus to school, starting Aug. 20 when the 2024-25 school year begins. At its June meeting, the Coleman Community Schools board of education approved an additional bus and an additional bus route as part of the district's new budget.
Midland school board approves superintendent performance objectives
The Midland Public Schools board of education spent the majority of its 75-minute regular meeting on Monday in a closed session discussing litigation. The closed session lasted about 50 minutes and was the final item on the agenda before the adjournment. The agenda said the closed session was a "Consultation with legal counsel regarding pending litigation as permitted under MCL 15.268 section 8 (e)."
Phone outage in Bay City affecting Verizon customers
BAY CITY, Mich. (WNEM) – The city of Bay City said it is currently experiencing an outage impacting incoming calls from Verizon customers. The city said staff is working with providers to fix the issue, but a time of restoration is currently unknown. If you need to pay a...
Mid-Michigan residents react to attempted assasination
Bay City resident Sherry Schmidt was very shocked and very saddened by the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. Signs of trouble at Trump rally were evident minutes before gunfire. Signs of trouble were evident in the minutes before shots rang out at Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania: Police had a...
See all homes sold in Bay County, July 8 to July 14
The following is a listing of all home transfers in Bay County reported from July 8 to July 14. There were 38 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,168-square-foot home on Handy Drive in Bay City that sold for $155,000.
Legends Football Camp comes to Clare for its 4th year with nine former Lions in attendance
CLARE - The Legends Football Camp is back in Clare for its 4th year, and nine former lions were coaching local kids from all over Michigan. The camp was founded in 2019 by former Lions wide receiver Jeff Chadwick where there were just 100 kids, nowadays the camp has about 500 attendees eager to learn from former NFL players. Chadwick talked about how much better the camp has gotten year after year. “We just try every year just to better ourselves, not only from the coaching standpoint, but just how the camp is run, who we have here and how we get the word out there.” Said Chadwick. “This is our best year ever, so, we’re excited about it. We filled up the camp probably four to six weeks into putting it out there.” Lomas Brown has back to help out for his fourth year in a row, something that he very much enjoys doing.
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