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The 500 Sprint Car Tour Heads to Michigan for a Double Header Weekend
The 500 Sprint Car Tour Heads to Michigan for a Double Header Weekend. Competing in Michigan has become a regular occurrence for the 500 Sprint Car Tour during its first three years of competition. With the help of premier partner Auto Value Parts Stores, the series has made an effort to maintain a presence in Michigan due to Auto Value’s strong ties in the Wolverine State. For the first time since the series’ inception in 2021, Kalamazoo Speedway will now host a 500 Sprint Car Tour event.
Another Business Files Bankruptcy, 2 Store Closures in Michigan
Don't look now, but yet another national business finds itself closing dozens of stores across the country after filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy. From Big Lots to Rite-Aid, JoAnn Fabrics to Bed, Bath, and Beyond, several stores have had to watch as their locations across the country close down. These businesses have all had to make the difficult decision for one reason or another, but now another business finds itself in a similar situation.
UMich research delves into farmworker conditions
For many seasonal and migrant farmworkers who plant, harvest, and process produce for stores, stands, farmers’ markets, and festivals across Michigan, living conditions can be unsafe and unhealthy, according to University of Michigan researchers. In interviews conducted as part of the Michigan Farmworker Project, workers described crowded housing, being provided dirty mattresses, sewage, and other odors from bathrooms. They detailed common areas such as living rooms often doubling as bedrooms and a lack of air conditioning. Additionally, some said they experienced food insecurity, fears of polluted drinking water, high rents, low wages and a general lack of safe, affordable and quality housing — not unlike the situation many U.S. residents are facing. The five-year-old, community-engaged research project led by Lisbeth Iglesias-Rios and Alexis Handal of the University of Michigan school of public health has examined a variety of topics related to treatment by farm owners and supervisors over time.
Mike Rogers urges Trump to avoid Harris personal attacks: ‘Offer real-life solutions’
Michigan’s GOP nominee for Senate gently urged former President Donald Trump to focus on the everyday problems facing voters as leading Republicans worry his personal attacks on Vice President Kamala Harris are distracting from their attempts to define her. The advice from Mike Rogers, offered to reporters during a Monday press call, came as Trump […]
These Are the 5 Worst Community Colleges in Michigan
Not all community colleges are created equal. A new study commissioned by the personal finance website WalletHub reveals that some of the most well-known community colleges in Michigan are among the ones that rank the worst when it comes to educational and career outcomes. Unlike typical 4-year universities, community colleges...
ALERT-Potentially Toxic Chicken Now Recalled From Michigan Stores
Many Michigan residents seek healthy foods to feed their families daily, including high-quality meats. But, one popular brand of chicken is now being pulled from store shelves as it may contain toxic materials. Michigan residents are now urged to check for these recalled products in their homes. ALERT-Potentially Toxic Chicken...
Michigan urgently needs better tests for beach contamination, report finds
A green flag flying on a Great Lakes beach does not necessarily mean it’s safe to swim. Checking beach monitoring websites like BeachGuard is not a surefire solution either. These two findings are central to a public health research project, the Great Lakes Microbial Water Quality Assessment, that has set out to measure microbial and chemical threats in Great Lakes waters, and how to reduce the number of illnesses they cause each year. The project, sponsored by the International Joint Commission, released a report last year that said decades-old testing methods are inadequate, and “advances in newer methods are critically needed.” The Commission is bi-national agency that advises the U.S. and Canada on managing water along the border.
New Prairie 2024 IHSAA high school football schedule, game scores
NEW CARLISLE — The New Prairie High School football team of the Northern Indiana Conference competes in Class 4A of the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA). Here's a look at the Cougars' 2024 schedule along with game-by-game results. 2024 season preview: New quarterback, same expectations for New Prairie football in 2024 ...
1st Source Foundation awards $10,000 to Salvation Army of Michigan City’s fight against food insecurity
This story is part of a series on 1st Source Foundation’s grant program. Learn more about the program and the impact it has on communities across Northern Indiana here: https://laportecounty.life/article/1st-source-foundation-and-1st-source-bank-work-together-to-create-a-better-community-for-all/. Food insecurity is a problem that, left unaddressed, has widespread impacts, so it’s important that organizations like the Salvation...
Steelcase fulfills Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation’s vision of furniture for ‘everyday people’
The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation and Steelcase Inc. are rolling out two furniture collections inspired in part by several Wright-designed homes in Southwest Michigan. The Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation and Grand Rapids-based Steelcase earlier this month unveiled the Galesburg and Rockford collections, two new furniture lines based on Wright’s mid-20th century Usonian architecture designed for middle-class families. There are eight Usonian homes in Kalamazoo County, half of which are in Galesburg.
Runners beat the rain but not the colors in Saturday's United Way 5K
COLDWATER — Storm threats kept some of the 321 registered runners away from the 14th annual United Way Living Color Run on Saturday morning. Rain waited until after the runners finished the 5K around Heritage Park and nearby school properties. Runners are sprayed with colored cornstarch as they make their way around the...
U.S. 6 Closure Between State Road 49 and Westville
In Porter County, the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) says part of U.S. 6 will be closed for about four months between State Road 49 and Westville. INDOT says the closure on U.S. 6 between Mander Road and Porter County Road 350 East is set to begin on or after Monday, August 26, 2024, and continue through late December for two small structure replacements. The official detour will follow State Road 49 and State Road 2.
Indiana DOT Announces I-94 Lane Reductions in La Porte County Through November
La Porte County, IN – Motorists traveling on I-94 in La Porte County should prepare for lane closures starting Monday, August 26, as part of a preventative maintenance project on Warnke Road Bridge. The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) has announced that I-94 will be reduced to two lanes in each direction between mile markers 40 and 42, just east of the U.S. 20/35 interchange.
Michael Schreffler appointed director of new Notre Dame Arts Initiative
Art historian and College of Arts and Letters Associate Dean for the Arts Michael Schreffler has been named director of the University of Notre Dame’s new Arts Initiative emerging from “Notre Dame 2033: A Strategic Framework.”. One of several University-wide priorities outlined in the framework, the Arts Initiative,...
(Video) Irish Illustrated Spotlight: Wrapping Up Fall Camp
Tim O'Malley and John Brice brought back the Irish Illustrated Spotlight series to discuss various takeaways and opinions at the tail end of Notre Dame's fall camp. Early in the live stream discussion (shown in the above video), Brice shares his take on the most substantial riser along Notre Dame's defensive line throughout fall camp. O'Malley also touched on the topic before responding to a question regarding Max Bullough's young but super-talented linebacker room.
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