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Bird flu restrictions cause heartache for 4-H kids unable to show off livestock at fairs across US
EVART, Mich. (AP) — Alison Smith stared at the virtually empty dairy barn inside the Osceola County Fairgrounds, once bustling with teens and preteens preparing to show their prized animals but now eerily silent as an invisible virus once again interfered with a cherished summertime rite. Smith, a 16-year-old from the Grand Rapids, Michigan, area, […]
Glen Arbor Arts Center hosts poet Jen Steinorth
“Coffee With The Authors” is a live, conversational interview with local and regional authors about the craft and process of writing. On Aug. 18 Traverse City poet and teacher Jennifer Sperry Steinorth discusses Her Read, a book-length collage poem. In the tradition of reusing canvases, Steinorth appropriates a seminal text, The Meaning of Art by Herbert Read (Faber & Faber, 1931), and with the liberal use of correction fluid, scalpel and embroidery floss, erases and transforms the book from art criticism into feminist verse. Sarah Bearup-Neal, GAAC gallery manager, leads the conversation. The interview begins at 1 pm.
Old 27 Motor Tour comes to Clare, Harrison Street Fair next week
This year’s 18th annual Old U.S. 27 Motor Tour arrives in Clare County August 22nd for an evening visit in the City until they leave on the morning of the 23rd to head for an afternoon visit at the Harrison Street Fair. Each August since 2006, a long line...
Family-owned fruit grower celebrates 100 years at Muskegon Farmers Market
MUSKEGON, MI -- Hart-based Golden Hart Fruit Farm and its sweet cherries have been a fixture of the Muskegon Farmers Market since 1924, and the market on Saturday will pay homage to the farm with a 100-year anniversary celebration. “Reaching 100 years of serving this community is a testament to...
MICHIGAN URBAN LEGEND: The Kelloggsville Haunted Classroom
Kelloggsville is not a town – it’s a school district with parts in Grand Rapids, Kentwood, and Wyoming. The high school is located in Wyoming, at 4787 Division Avenue. It’s in this school where a particular haunting is said to take place. THE URBAN LEGEND:. Sometime during...
Dive roller coaster with world’s steepest drop to debut near Michigan (video)
GURNEE, IL - A record-breaking roller coaster has just been revealed a short road trip away. This coaster will have the world’s steepest drop. “Wrath of Rakshasa” will debut in 2025 at Six Flags Great America near Chicago. Not only will it feature a 96-degree first drop, but...
Michigan counties working with neighbors to reach state’s lofty 45% recycling rate goal
TRAVERSE CITY, MI – Some Michigan counties are moving faster than others toward compliance with the state’s new recycling law, yet many took the hint about working together. Every county in the Upper Peninsula and 33 in Lower Michigan told state environmental regulators they intend to partner on...
Pharmacist blamed for deaths in US meningitis outbreak will plead no contest in Michigan case
DETROIT (AP) — A Massachusetts pharmacist charged with murder in the deaths of 11 Michigan residents from a 2012 U.S. meningitis outbreak has agreed to plead no contest to involuntary manslaughter, according to an email sent to families and obtained Friday by the Associated Press. The deal with Glenn Chin calls for a 7 1/2-year […]
Michigan Companies Testing Device to Check for Cannabis Use at Work
Nearly six years after Michigan voters made the use of recreational marijuana legal in our state, companies continue to face one issue: Testing employees for pot use at work. Traditional drug tests are only capable of providing vague results, using blood, urine, or hair samples that can only detect the use of cannabis within the last 30 days or more.
Walz's 'Minnesota nice' image resonates with some voters in Midwestern battleground state
BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wisconsin (Reuters) -David Mattison, a retired postal worker, had spent nearly all of his life in this remote corner of Wisconsin, watching family farms fail and small businesses go under with the hollowing out of the rural economy.
Whitmer, Pritzker argue about Detroit vs. Chicago style pizza. We all know the winner.
DETROIT – In the battle royale of best pizza styles, one definitely wins. And another is basically pie. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker have been enjoying some witty banter about pizza on X this week, after Whitmer attended an event in Chicago, and posted a video asking where to find the best Detroit-style pizza in the city.
2024 ranks third most active for tornado warnings in West Michigan
There is no doubt this severe season has been an active one in West Michigan, and warning issuance numbers from the Grand Rapids National Weather Service office prove it. A whopping 74 severe thunderstorm warnings and 20 tornado warnings have been issued to date.
Trump’s support of Kamala Harris campaign in 2011 focus of buzzy Michigan billboard
LINCOLN PARK, MI — A political billboard ad here involving the 2024 presidential race is gaining some viral buzz online. On Internet forums such as Facebook and Reddit, passersby are sharing images of a digital billboard showing what appears to be a copy of a $5,000 check Donald Trump donated to Kamala Harris’ political campaign when she was seeking reelection as California’s attorney general more than a decade ago.
United Soccer Coaches honor Ferris State women's soccer team for academic excellence
The Ferris State University women's soccer squad, which opens preseason camp this weekend, has been recognized by the United Soccer Coaches as a Team Academic Award winner. The Bulldogs posted an overall 3.58 cumulative grade point average this past year under head coach Greg Henson, ranking among the national leaders in the organization's annual listing.
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