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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.
Old Farmer's Almanac predicts cooler than average 2024 fall season for Michigan
That trip to the cider mill could be a little cooler than usual for Michiganders this fall, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac. The publication, which released its annual fall forecast, is predicting below-average temperatures for most of the Lower Peninsula and near-average temps for the tip of the mitt and the Upper...
Saginaw Township woman pleads to reckless driving in death of 2 motorcyclists
SAGINAW, MI — Eight months after an SUV-motorcycle crash in rural Saginaw County claimed the lives of two people, a woman has pleaded to causing the collision. Jenna E. Vargas, 22, on the morning of July 23 appeared before Saginaw County District Judge Terry L. Clark and pleaded guilty to one count of reckless driving. The charge is a 93-day misdemeanor.
Rededication held for Monitor Twp. park
MONITOR TWP., Mich. (WNEM) - After closing for a remodel last December, a mid-Michigan park held a special rededication and ribbon cutting Tuesday afternoon, July 23. Monitor Township’s Herbert W. Steih Memorial Park closed last December for a nearly $570,000 remodel that gave the park a whole new look and better access to the Kawkawlin River.
Craig Scott: The last of a dying breed of local fastpitch softball players
Ashlander Craig Scott doesn't necessarily consider himself the last of a dying breed. However, he's one of the very few players still lacing up his spikes and donning a uniform in serving as a player and manager of the Midland, Mich. Explorer's men's major fastpitch softball team. Midland was one of six teams competing in the Ashland Invitational over the weekend at Brookside Park. ...
TOPSoccer offers ‘pure joy of soccer’ to kids of all abilities
Coach Tamara Hageage, right, smiles for a photo with one of her TOPSoccer players. Kids with special needs can learn to play soccer and find a community with the TOPSoccer program at the Midland Soccer Club. Head coach Tamara Hageage said it is an inclusive program that welcomes players of...
Pharmacists in demand across the country
BAY CITY, Mich. (WNEM) - Pharmacists are in high demand across the United States, but despite the need for employees, the field continues to shrink. “I love my patients, so I actually love helping everyone. That’s the main thing I love,” said Lalit Mahajan, a pharmacist at Euclid Pharmacy in Bay City.
Michigan Among Top States with Most Olympic Gold Medalists
The 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris are nearly upon us. Michigan is sending 17 total Olympians and Paralympians to France to compete for the gold alongside their fellow countrymen. These are the 17 athletes representing Michigan in the 2024 Olympics:. Heath Baldwin - Kalamazoo - Track and Field. Bobby Body...
Michigan Gov. Whitmer signs $23 billion education budget amid concerns over funding
(CBS DETROIT) - Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a $23 billion education budget for fiscal year 2025 on Tuesday amid pushback from education advocates over some funding.Officials said the budget, which goes into effect on Oct. 1, 2024, reached a new record high for investing in K-12 education, including guaranteed tuition for high school graduates attending community college.The budget includes more than $400 per pupil (an additional $600 million), $134 million for student mental health and school safety, $200 million to support free breakfast and lunch for students and $130 million to continue expanding free pre-K for every 4-year-old.The budget...
Trio charged with trying to sell stolen excavators from Home Depot in Cumberland County
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — Three people from Michigan were charged in Cumberland County Tuesday with trying to sell two stolen excavators from a Home Depot, State Police say. According to online court dockets, the trio—Jonathan Mumpfield, 30, Rebecca Jones, 41, and Pete Emmerson, 41—faces felony charges of receiving stolen property and Mumpfield also faces […]
Warning! Another Deadly Virus May be Coming to Michigan!
Yesterday I wrote about possible measles cases spreading in Michigan. And it seems as if this disease stuff won't let up because here comes another warning!. Yikes! Now we are getting another disease warning from the CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And this warning is about the world's deadliest creature spreading a potentially deadly disease.
ALERT: Michigan Residents Targets Of New Door-To-Door Scam
I've never understood why some people have made a living out of scamming other people but honestly, I hope to never be in a position to where I would understand their motives. Scams have been around since humans found out that some people are very gullible, and they could con people out of their things. Whether simple or complex, these scams have been multiplying over the years, making it hard to keep up with them.
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