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Michigan Man Continues Favorite Radio Station Tradition After Birth of New Son
The best thing you can do as a radio station is to make an impact in your community and make a difference in their lives. After all, radio is a public service and personally, I got into this industry to entertain and help people in every way I could. 1077 RKR, which is licensed in Portage, Battle Creek, and Kalamazoo, has been around for now more than 35 years and has a long-standing history with the people in this community.
Great Lakes whitefish struggle to survive as ice cover melts away
BRIMLEY, MI — Jason Smith and Simon Freeman dragged a long green seine net through the Whitefish Bay shallows and began to survey their catch. Sifting through the net, the two Bay Mills tribal biologists picked out multiple small silvery minnows; juvenile whitefish sheltering in the shallows. In 50 feet of beach, they found about 30 fish — good numbers that reflect a stable Lake Superior population.
Get Ready Michigan Costco Members! A Big Change is Coming!
It's been seven years since Costco has done this, but it's happening soon, on September 1, 2024. No, you can still buy a hot dog for $1.50, and buy other merchandise at probable discounts, however, you membership is going to cost you more. So, the next time you have to...
Eminem’s Ex-Wife Kim Mathers Spotted With Apparent Facial Injury in Rare Outing 2 Years After Suicide Attempt
Eminem‘s ex-wife, Kim Mathers, was spotted looking worse for wear as she made a rare outing near her home in Michigan nearly three years after her attempt to take her life. In photos obtained by In Touch, Kim, 49, showed off her new short pixie cut held up with a bandana. She rocked a black tank top and a pair of grey sweatpants.
This Quirky Little Michigan Highway Ends At an Off-Ramp Just 4000 Feet Into Ohio
US Highways are generally intended to be long cross-country, multi-state travel. Take some of the routes that pass through Michigan - US 31 travels from Mackinaw City to Mobile, Alabama. US 41 runs from Copper Harbor to Miami while US 23 runs from the Straits of Mackinac to Jacksonville. The...
Cherry retailers are booming as growers struggle to hold on
Glen Arbor-based retailer Cherry Republic has built a successful business around a fruit that company President Bob Sutherland calls a “ruby red morsel of joy.”. For Cherry Republic, the tart cherry is much more than a crop, it’s a key piece of the Up North lifestyle that the company sells through its chain of six stores throughout Michigan, including locations in Holland, Traverse City, Charlevoix, Ann Arbor, and Frankenmuth. The stores offer more than 200 products ranging from chocolate-covered dried cherries and cherry candy to cherry summer sausage and cherry-based barbeque sauce. The company, which has 140 full-time employees, also distributes to around 700 stores nationwide.
Warning! Measles are Back and Showing In Michigan!
It's been a long time that a case of the measles has been detected in Michigan. It was 2019 when the last cases were diagnosed. But guess what? It's back!. This could be very tough for those unvaccinated against measles because it is one of the most contagious diseases, but is mostly dangerous in young children and babies our sister station 102.5 The Block reports.
Michigan man accused of threatening Biden, Whitmer, LGTBQ+ people on YouTube pleads to having guns
BAY CITY, MI — While he initially planned to argue he was insane when he made online threats against LGBTQ+ people, America’s president and Michigan’s governor -- a Sebewaing man changed his mind and opted to accept a plea deal. A federal prison sentence may now loom in his future, as it also may for his mother, who admitted to purchasing numerous guns for her troubled son.
IR council approves ORVs for city streets
By Allison JoyIRON RIVER — Off-road recreational vehicles will be legal on the streets of Iron River, following the passage of updates to the city’s traffic code on July 17. ORVs will be allowed to use all city streets aside from US 2 and Hwy 189 effective immediately. Following a public hearing, all four members of the Iron River City Council voted unanimously in favor of the changes…
'New kid on the block': Trump supporters express hesitant approval of Vance
(The Center Square) – Trump supporters in Michigan expressed varied but mostly positive opinions about his vice-presidential pick from Ohio, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance, during street interviews with The Center Square. At the Saturday Trump rally in Grand Rapids, the first featuring Vance, many people interviewed knew little about him, but those who did expressed positive opinions. Katie from Grand Rapids, who works in finance and declined to give her...
Days of Fun and Celebration
A Zumba group photo from the Flash Mob at Market Days. A look down Geneese Street at the vendors and patrons. Author Janet Rohde selling her books. Pictured are, from left, Olivia Kuehnau (Rodeo Queen Contestant), Calli Niemi (Rodeo Queen Contestant), Samantha Finch (U.P. Rodeo Queen 2023), Avery Osterlund (U.P. Rodeo Princess 2023), Addison Kakuk (Rodeo Princess Contestant) and in front Haven Havelka (Carney Roundup Rodeo Little Miss). (Photo by Megan Strom)
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