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2 Kalamazoo Republicans square off in state House District 41 primary
KALAMAZOO, MI — A pair of Republicans are seeking to unseat Democratic incumbent Julie Rogers in Michigan’s 41st House district. Republicans Terry Haines and Nicole Sabel will face off in the Tuesday, Aug. 6 primary for the right to challenge Rogers in the Nov. 5 general election. Rogers is running for her third term.
Michigan’s UP Faces Unseasonably Warm and Muggy Weekend
Marquette, MI – Residents of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula are in for an unseasonably warm and muggy weekend as high pressure and elevated dew points move into the area. Temperatures are expected to soar into the lower 90s in many parts, with cooler conditions near Lake Michigan and the Bay of Green Bay.
Thumb region’s hoops stars hone skills
MILLINGTON — A pair of former Thumb-area basketball standouts hosted a camp on Tuesday at Millington High School for highly-touted local basketball players. A pair of former 1,000-point scorers – 2020 Millington High School graduate Zac Yorke, and 2020 Kingston High graduate Evan Neff – put together the invitation-only camp. Yorke and Neff work for Cramer Basketball Camps in the Thumb area.
Bonds on Fairgrove Twp. wind farm vary
FAIRGROVE TWP. — The cost of leaving, at least for wind farms, is fluctuating. At its July 15 session, the Fairgrove Township Board of Trustees approved a change in the bonds needed to decommission the Tuscola Wind II and Pegasus Wind farms operating within its borders.
Signs coming for Fremont Twp. cemeteries
FREMONT TWP. — Fremont Township is giving its two cemeteries a little upgrade. Back in 2020, the township board voted to spend up to $1,000 with Larsen Graphics of Caro for two three-sided signs – one each for Fremont Township Cemetery on Lobdell Road and Northgrove Cemetery on Hunt Road. Each sign has the cemetery name on one side and the cemetery rules on the other.
Are You Obligated To Follow Official Detours When Road Construction Strikes Michigan?
Road construction is a fact of life, particularly in the summer months across Michigan that become road work season. In many of those construction zones, the road is closed fully and drivers are forced to take a detour. So the question is, must you take the official routed detour? Do states like Michigan have laws on the books that would force drivers to take those routes?
Coldwater's Penny Geishert honored as first woman president of Michigan's Elks
COLDWATER — At the end of June, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks national convention in Austin, Texas, recognized Coldwater's Penny Geishert as Michigan's first woman state president. A cancer survivor, Geishart ended her one-year term at the end of May. ...
There are Just 5 Rural Southern Michigan Counites 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.
Deadly Listeria Outbreak Hits Midwest States
Dozens sick and 2 dead as a new listeria outbreak from deli meat spreads through the Midwest to the East Coast. The CDC is currently investigating the source of this most recent listeria outbreak and has so far connected this issue to meat sliced at delis,. Many people in this...
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