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Vandercook Lake Schools Superintendent leaving to become Principal at Portage Northern
Jackson, Mich. (WKHM, Greg O’Connor) — Vandercook Lake Schools Superintendent Tracy Lowder told WKHM he turned in his resignation at a special board meeting on Wednesday. Lowder will take the position of Principal at Portage Northern High School. We asked Lowder if that was a step down, and he said not for him:
Meet the Candidate: Ken Magee is running for Washtenaw County Sheriff
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – With more than 30 years of experience in law enforcement, Ken Magee aims to shape the future of local crime prevention and victim support in Washtenaw County. A former federal agent and chief of police, he is running to be the next Washtenaw County Sheriff,...
Monroe's new ALDI is bigger, has improved layout
MONROE — Monroe’s new, larger ALDI store opens at 9 a.m. July 25. The newly constructed, 12,000 square foot grocery store at 1270 N. Telegraph Road sits on property of the former La-Z-Boy Inc. headquarters. The new store is approximately 20% larger than Monroe's previous ALDI location at 1850 N. Telegraph Road. The old location permanently closed Tuesday. ...
Pinckney schools failed to address racism against students, lawsuit alleges
PINCKNEY, MI - Pinckney Community Schools needs to do more to address alleged permeating racism towards its minority students, according to a federal lawsuit against the district. The lawsuit filed July 7 alleges district leaders such as Superintendent Rick Todd received complaints about what it calls racist behavior and failed...
How MSU Football's Jonathan Smith is Recruiting the Midwest
Michigan State Spartans head coach Jonathan Smith made it clear on Day 1 that recruiting the Midwest was a No. 1 priority. At Big Ten Football Media Days, he explained how he has gone about it.
News Spotlight: Woman Hits Apartment with a Car and Narrowly Misses Resident
On Thursday, July 25, 2024, at 2:45 am Ingham County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the 2100 block of Phillips Avenue in Delhi Township for a vehicle that crashed into an apartment building. A vehicle driven by a 25-year-old Lansing woman left the roadway and struck an apartment building, narrowly missing a resident inside who was sleeping.
Inside the unique challenges of being a first-year coach in 2024
TWO MONTHS INTO the whirlwind of being Houston's new coach, Willie Fritz paused briefly to reflect. Fritz had spent most of his career bouncing to different levels of college football, leading five teams before Houston. But after eight seasons at Tulane, Fritz told his wife, Susan, that the tasks and challenges of his newest job were somewhat jarring.
Michigan’s Country Music Scene: Who Is Madison Olivia?
If not for Jolene Bisbee, Michigan country music fans might never have heard from Madison Olivia. Jolene Bisbee is Madison's grandmother. "GranGran", as Madison calls her, pursued a singing career of her own back in the day, even opening shows for such country music legends as George Jones. Madison remembers accompanying Jolene to numerous concerts and watching her in the spotlight. It lit a fire in Madison, even as a young girl.
Prevailing wage law expanded to wind, solar energy projects in Michigan
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an expansion of the state's prevailing wage law on Tuesday, extending prevailing wage requirements to construction for solar and wind energy projects. The state's prevailing wage law requires the pay and benefits offered to workers on a state-backed construction project to match or surpass the standard wages and...
Nearly every Rite Aid in Michigan closing: See list of 165 stores
The number of Rite Aid stores closing in Michigan keeps growing as the pharmacy chain will likely be exiting the state entirely. Rite Aid has listed 165 closed Michigan stores in court documents – nearly all of the 185 currently operating – since declaring bankruptcy last year. But...
Old Farmer’s Almanac early fall forecast puts part of Michigan in the cool zone
The Old Farmer’s Almanac has released its extended Fall 2024 outlook for the United States, providing folksy thoughts on the temperature and precipitation outlooks for the country. In the outlook, warmer than average temperatures are expected for the western half of the country, with near to slightly below average...
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