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UPDATE: Swim advisory in effect for 8 beaches in St. Clair, Sanilac counties
A swimming advisory is in effect for eight beaches St. Clair County and Sanilac County, according to each county’s health department early Wednesday. Advisories against swimming were issued for Chrysler Beach in Marysville; Holland, Lakeside, and Lighthouse beaches in Port Huron; and Keewahdin and Fort Gratiot County Park beaches in Fort Gratiot, citing elevated levels of E. coli detected in water samples. ...
Wendling: St. Clair County prosecutor's office facing 'an employment crisis'
St. Clair County Prosecutor Mike Wendling said his office is facing “an employment crisis,” and he wants help from the county’s board of commissioners to better recruit and retain staff attorneys. “I am not here bargaining for my employees,” he said Thursday. “I’m here trying to get tools within my office to carry...
Have You Heard of Trash the Clown? One Michigan Town Adores Her
Many Michigan cities and towns have individuals they cherish or dislike for one reason or another. One Michigan town adores "Trash the Clown." I grew up in the small town of Holly on the east side of Michigan. Over the years I have been to many cities and towns across the state and have noticed individuals everyone knows of in town even if they don't know them personally. In Holly, it was a man everyone called F.B.I.
Try lavender ice cream, lemonade amid 50 acres of the plant at this Michigan festival
IMLAY CITY, MI - Indigo Lavender Farms is welcoming the public into the beauty and aroma of lavender at their upcoming festival, spanning 50 acres adorned with 14,000 lavender plants across six fields. Scheduled for July 19-21, the Lavender Daze festival promises a fun experience for all ages at Indigo,...
Port Huron prepares for a parade
Wednesday’s Rotary International Day Parade is the official kick off to this year’s Blue Water Fest. The parade will begin at Huron and Glenwood Avenue, continue south through the downtown business district, and turn east on Court Street to the disbanding area. Staging and check in will be on Pine Grove Avenue between Erie Street and Glenwood. In honor of the 100th running of the Bayview Yacht Club Port Huron to Mackinac sailboat race, this year’s parade theme is titled “All Hands On Deck – A Century of Sailing”.
World’s Largest Powerhouse Gym Set to Open in Michigan in 2025
Does the biggest gym necessarily mean it's the best? Residents of Macomb County are about to find out when the world's largest Powerhouse Gym opens in 2025. Did you know Powerhouse Gym was founded in Michigan? Brothers William and Norman Dabish opened the first Powerhouse Gym in Highland Park in 1974. At the time, the gym was nothing more than a place for people in the neighborhood to exercise. They promoted the gym as a place you could go for boxing, bodybuilding, karate, and kung fu.
Retired engineer taking on 20-year incumbent Jeff Bohm for county board
A retired engineer from Kimball Township is looking to unseat the St. Clair County Board of Commissioners’ longtime chairman in next month’s Republican primary election — each seeing big-picture needs of constituents through a vastly different lens. On Aug. 6, Jeff Bohm, the county board’s longest-serving commissioner...
Road resurfacing projects starting in 3 Southeast Michigan counties this week
(CBS DETROIT) - The Michigan Department of Transportation will begin road projects across five counties this week, including three in Southeast Michigan, officials said. These projects are part of the Rebuilding Michigan plan, a five-year, $3.5 billion investment to fix Michigan's highways and bridges, and the Building Michigan Together Plan. "Across Michigan, we are moving dirt and fixing the damn roads to drive economic activity, help Michiganders go to work, drop their kids off at school, and run errands safely," said Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. "Through the end of this construction season, we will have fixed, repaired, or replaced nearly 23,000 lane miles...
Michigan lawmakers target how "flushable" wipes are marketed
(CBS DETROIT) - Michigan is at the forefront of a national push to police plumbing by passing a law that requires manufacturers of moistened wipes to place labels on their products warning "Do Not Flush.""It's sort of an uncomfortable topic to talk about," said Macomb County Public Works Commissioner Candice Miller. "But it's costing us millions."Miller said the wipes aren't biodegradable, and Macomb County has had to spend thousands of dollars on cleaning them up once they make it to water treatment plants. Across the state, cities spent over $18 million to clean them up last year alone."Anybody you talk...
Macomb County Voters Select Sheriff, County Clerk and Probate Judge
Macomb county voters on Aug. 6 will vote on primary candidates for County Sheriff, County Clerk and Probate Judge. Budnick, a Hamtramck police officer from Macomb Township, supports enforcing laws against people preying on seniors and believes every school in Macomb County needs to have at least one armed officer on-site. He supports working with U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to turn over “illegal aliens” encountered in the county; recruiting and retaining sheriff’s office employees by boosting morale, restoring benefits and improving wages; and deploying more deputies to patrol neighborhoods and roads.
BWAT offering free rides for Blue Water fest
It’s just become a little easier to get to and from family night and boat night thanks to Blue Water Area Transit. The local transportation agency is providing free rides to and from the festival footprint both Thursday and Friday from 4pm to midnight. There will be a shuttle service that will be running from Desmond Landing to the Blue Water Transit Center. Festival goers are encouraged to park for free at Desmond Landing and then take the bus to the transit center. Fares will also be waived on all routes during those times, For more information, visit bwbus.com.
Detroit Institute of Arts seeks applicants for 2025 Inside Out program
Winter landscape in Moonlight by Ernest Ludwig Kirchner and the Portrait of Postman Roulin by Vincent van Gogh are just a few of the masterpieces that have been added to the horizon in communities across the region through the Detroit Institute of Arts Inside Out Program. Looking to add a...
NEW DATE SET FOR CHRISTINE MAYS BRIDGE RESURFACING PROJECT
PennDOT has announced the new timeline for a bridge resurfacing project in Grant Township. The project on Christine L. Mays Bridge will now take place this Friday, July 19th, through Sunday, July 21st. The work is weather dependent and will require the closure of the bridge for the time being.
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