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St. Johns-area meat market to open store in downtown DeWitt
DEWITT — A St. Johns-area meat market and butcher shop specializing in fresh cuts, summer sausages and jerky is opening a second location in downtown DeWitt by the end of the year, the company announced this week. Bellingar Specialty Meats will occupy an approximately 4,000-square-foot storefront at 128 S. Bridge St. The DeWitt...
Dexter Summer Festival 2024 is Almost Here
Join the fun in downtown Dexter on August 9-10 for Music, Food, and Family-Friendly Activities. The Dexter Summer Festival, formerly Dexter Daze, will take place in Monument Park on August 9th and 10th, 2024. This community event, celebrating its 50th year, continues to be a highlight of the summer season, bringing together residents and visitors for a weekend filled with fun, food, and entertainment.
Adult Learners Institute Announces its Fall Kick Off
Adult Learners Institute Announces its Fall Kick Off. Readers familiar with the Adult Learners Institute know that an ALI Fall Kick Off does not require a football or a soccer ball or a helmet. The only thing required is curiosity and a means of getting to the McKune Room at the Chelsea District Library, 221 S. Main Street in Chelsea, at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, August 13. Comfortable chairs among friendly people, as well as refreshments, will be provided as you meet ALI Board members and the instructors who will be describing the classes they will be teaching at various locations in the area. This Fall term there will be travelogues, football, history, music, women artists and pilots, amateur radios, how to identify a criminal…or not… trees, trauma, holiday cooking, and even vampires.
Sensory Fun in Chelsea Senior Center’s Trinh Pifer Intergenerational Garden
(Chelsea Update would like to thank Sharon Kegerreis for the information in this story.) Under the shade of the big Twin Oak alongside Chelsea Senior Center (CSC), young campers from Camp Gabika engaged with senior members for a fun, sensory garden experience. This interactive play between generations is at the very core of CSC’s focus on intergenerational connections.
Top Recruits: Michigan State commit Derrick Simmons enjoys challenges on, off Frankenmuth field
MLive is spending the summer checking in on the top 2025 football recruits in Michigan. Today provides a look into Frankenmuth lineman Derrick Simmons, a Michigan State commit who enjoys a challenge, on and off the field. You can see MLive’s full top 50 list of top 2025 recruits in Michigan by clicking here.
New Michigan Recall: Ground Cinnamon Due To Possible Health Risk
Check your seasoning cabinet immediately. This is a popular seasoning/flavoring you must immediately throw away. ALB-USA Enterprises, INC. has launched a recall for the ALB Flavor brand Cinnamon Powder. Why is this cinnamon being recalled?. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stated that this recall is in effect due to...
Viral Real Estate Blunder: Michigan Listing Sparks Online Frenzy
A Michigan home has recently gone viral on X (formerly Twitter) thanks to the account @zillowgonewild. Located in Belleville, Michigan, the home didn't attract attention for anything unusual about its physical features. Instead, it became famous for an odd listing error: the 1,396-square-foot home was originally listed as having two bedrooms and 86 bathrooms.
Northern Michigan schools to receive grant funds for environmentally friendly buses
The Michigan Department of Education has awarded nearly $30 million in state funds to 29 school districts in Michigan to replace diesel-powered school buses with more environmentally-friendly ones including eight Northern Michigan schools.
Ohio Rules That All Wings Are Boneless Wings. Does Michigan Agree?
There is never a day that will go by when Ohio confuses me. You understand the concept of boneless chicken. It is chicken without bones in it. Simple to understand, right?. Apparently, Ohio may not understand this "complicated" concept of boneless chicken. Bones Are Allowed In Boneless Chicken. Before you...
Michigan DNR Removes Peregrine Falcon From Endangered Species List
Nothing is more disappointing than seeing an animal added to the Endangered species list. But, on the other side of the coin, nothing is better than seeing an animal leave that list after successful conservation efforts. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and its partners are celebrating a significant conservation milestone this week, after decades of dedicated work, the peregrine falcon has been downlisted from an endangered species to a threatened one in Michigan.
MSP captain who ran for governor is latest forced departure after failing to report error
LANSING — Capt. Michael Brown, the Michigan State Police district commander who was a Republican candidate for governor in 2022, is retiring Sept. 1 after an internal affairs investigation found he failed to properly report a mistake made by troopers under his supervision. "The bottom line is, I made a mistake on policy...