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Michigan gas prices drop and could go lower as students return to school
Michigan’s average gas prices fell 12 cents from a week ago, down on Sunday to $3.46 a gallon for regular unleaded, and could go lower, as the summer travel season winds down and students begin to return to school. "For the third week in a row, Michigan motorists are seeing lower prices at the pump," Adrienne Woodland, a spokeswoman for AAA, said early Monday. "Tepid gasoline demand and stable oil costs may cause gas prices to slide...
Rite Aid Gives Up on Michigan: Closing 6 More Stores
It looks like Rite Aid has pretty much given up on Michigan. That's a tough but accurate statement, given that 185 stores were operating in Michigan at the beginning of 2024. Since the company's June bankruptcy and before Monday's latest filing, 165 Michigan stores were slated for closure, according to MLive. The latest paperwork handed over on August 5 has revealed Rite Aid's plans to shutter six additional locations to that list.
Wider than Tall: 480 Miles Separate Michigan’s Eastern and Westernmost Points
Taken as a whole, Michigan is actually wider than it is tall. That may be surprising if you've ever driven the state from the southern border to the Upper Peninsula. However given the length of the Upper Peninsula and the ebbing and flowing of the Lower Peninsula's borders due to the meandering Great Lakes shorelines, taken as a whole Michigan is wider than it is tall.
There are Just 5 Rural Southern Michigan Counties Without an Interstate Highway
Southern Michigan is the most populated region of the state, so it's no surprise that the most interstate highways crisscross this portion of the state. Interstates 94 and 96 run west to east and I-69 and I-75 are north-south (until I-69 hits Lansing and changes orientation). Add in I-196 up the lakeshore and you will find nearly all counties in the southern portion of the state have interstate highways.
Traverse City Central to host Pistons Academy youth basketball camp
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- The Detroit Pistons Academy is set to return to Traverse City. The two-day youth basketball camp will be held atTraverse City Central High School, starting on Tuesday at 9 a.m. The camp welcomes boys and girls from third to ninth grade of all skill levels.
Rite Aid Gives Up on Michigan: Closing 6 More Stores
It looks like Rite Aid has pretty much given up on Michigan. That's a tough but accurate statement, given that 185 stores were operating in Michigan at the beginning of 2024. Since the company's June bankruptcy and before Monday's latest filing, 165 Michigan stores were slated for closure, according to MLive. The latest paperwork handed over on August 5 has revealed Rite Aid's plans to shutter six additional locations to that list.
Michigan’s first 2024 case of West Nile virus in a domestic animal confirmed in Eaton County horse
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) is reporting the state’s first case of West Nile virus (WNV) in a domestic animal in 2024. The case was confirmed in an Eaton County colt.
BEWARE: Cases Rising Of Severe And Deadly Superbug, MI Affected
As the summer season winds down in Michigan, there are signs that Fall will be here soon. Students head back to school and there's a tease of cooler temperatures. With the change in season comes more cases of illnesses as we spend more time indoors. And one severe and fatal illness is concerning health officials as cases rise affecting Michigan residents and the U.S.
Here are the years when Greater Lansing football teams have reached the MHSAA playoffs
Last fall was historic for the Perry football program. The Ramblers qualified for the Michigan High School Athletic Association playoffs for the first time in program history under their own merits, making the field by finishing 5-4 and ranking 29th in Division 7 in playoff points. It was the first time Perry got a taste of postseason football outside of the COVID-19-impacted 2020 season when everybody made the state tournament just as the MHSAA allows in each...
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