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Michigan Football Recruiting: Intel on Top Remaining Prospects
After a hot streak, Michigan Football's recruiting seem to be cooling off significantly. The Wolverines have seen many of their top prospects commit to other schools recently. Just in the past few days, JaDon Blair committed to Notre Dame and linebacker Kamar Archie committed to Rutgers. You heard that correctly, the reigning national champions lost a top recruit to Rutgers.
3 reasons why Michigan Football can make the College Football Playoff again
With a new 12 team playoff format the chances of making the illusive postseason will be easier than ever before. Last year's undefeated Florida State team would have been the five seed and got there shot, all the while not having to face a pissed off Georgia squad in a meaningless new year's six bowl. This time around three loss teams could be left out and everyone will argue whether they were excluded or not.
Dashcam video captures lit firework exploding on Dearborn police cruiser
DEARBORN, Mich. – Dearborn police officers said they had to duck for cover when someone launched a lit firework at their patrol car. The incident occurred on Thursday (July 4) during Independence Day celebrations. On Friday, officials said they were looking for the person or group that targeted the...
Parker Meadows returns to Detroit Tigers after swing adjustment in Triple-A Toledo
CINCINNATI — For the first time since May 6, Detroit Tigers center fielder Parker Meadows stood at his locker, in the same clubhouse as longtime teammate — and spring training roommate — Riley Greene. He looked natural shagging fly balls in center field during pregame warmups. Meadows...
DTE preserves wetlands in Monroe
The DTE Energy power plant in Monroe is surrounded by nearly 200 acres of wetland and prairie, a sort of wildlife preserve, and is home to a variety of species including bald eagles, red-tailed hawks, and peregrine falcons, as well as frogs, deer, and milkweed, a plant essential for the monarch butterfly population. "It's really (about) keeping common species common," said Matthew Shackelford, principal environmental engineer for DTE corporate. ...
Jobe casts an Erie shadow in Double-A return
MLB's top-ranked pitching prospect hits 99 mph, strikes out eight. , and it had been a while since he toed the rubber at Double-A. When the 21-year-old right-hander returned to the level on Friday night, it was as if he’d never left. Jobe pitched like he hadn’t missed a...
Ohio’s first Innovation Hub getting $40M in taxpayer funds
(The Center Square) – More than $40 million in state and local taxpayer money is expected to be spent creating Ohio’s first Innovation Hub. Gov. Mike DeWine recently announced the collaboration, which officials say will enhance northwest Ohio’s position as a global leader in glass science, engineering, technology and production. “Innovation rarely happens without daring ideas and bold risks, and Ohio's new Glass Innovation Hub will be a groundbreaking example...
Helicopter makes crash landing Thursday west of Maybee; no one injured
LONDON TWP. — The pilot and passenger of a helicopter were not injured Thursday morning when the aircraft made a crash landing in a farm field in northwestern Monroe County. The 51-year-old pilot from Newport and his passenger were returning to Willow Run Airport near Ypsilanti when the helicopter experienced engine trouble, Monroe County Sheriff Troy Goodnough reported. At about 10:45 a.m., Monroe County Central Dispatch received a call from a citizen advising that a helicopter had crashed near their home in the area of Oelke and Yensch roads in London Township.
Gibraltar teen expresses passion for libraries
At the heart of the bustling Michigan State Capitol Building this past April, an inspiring young voice captivated the audience at the Michigan Library Association’s Michigan Library Advocacy Day. Sonja Dunlap, a junior at Carlson High School in Gibraltar and a Juliette with the Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan, is making waves with her fervent advocacy for library usage.
Free stuff Facebook sites keep items out of landfills
Are you looking for a box of Christmas balls? How about a pedestal sink? A large bag or women’s clothing or an interior door? If so, there are Facebook pages offering free stuff for the asking. Do a search on Facebook using the word “free,” and multiple pages from across the area will pop up. See an item you would like? Just place an “I’m interested” in the comment section, and, if you are lucky, the giver will message you their address. Kelly Zackrisson Rosengarten is an administrator with one group and a member of several groups or pages including Free Sh*t in Sylvania, Pass It On, Free Sh*t Sylvania Only, and Free Stuff Toledo. “I believe the free groups started from the Buy Nothing Project,” Mrs. Rosengarten said in reference to a global effort that began more than a decade ago. “Each city has their own. However, Buy Nothing has strict rules that many people didn't agree with or didn't have time to monitor, as being an admin is a volunteer job.”
The first Black family on the block: How an Ypsilanti street became Minnie Hughes Drive
YPSILANTI, MI - Minnie Hughes was a giver, her family says. Her name is well known in the Ypsilanti neighborhood at Michigan Avenue and South Hamilton Street near downtown. Described as a mother to her neighbors, a mentor to youth and a leader in her church, the longtime Ypsilanti resident died Feb. 24 at 89 years old.
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