The waters of East Pond Creek cut through the snow and woods along Raap Road in Bruce Township. (Photo by Larry Sobczak) (more…)
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BY RON FRENCH BRIDGE MICHIGAN In what was described as the largest effort in state history to increase college attainment, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer last week unveiled a program promising free community college tuition to…
A Washington Township-based non-profit organization that builds confidence in young women was recently awarded a grant to support its pen pal project. The organization, A Beautiful Me, was awarded a $1,500 grant from DTE Foundation…
President Joe Biden opened the Health Insurance Marketplace for a special enrollment period and relaxed Medicaid requirements to help Michigan residents obtain affordable health coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic. State leaders applauded the Biden Administration…
Northern Macomb and Oakland counties has experienced a relatively warm winter thus far. Above, the open water at Stony Creek Lake has shrunk to a few hundred square yards as the temperatures drop below…
Students from the Armada High School Garden Club received funding from the Armada Education Foundation and the Four County Community Foundation to plant a garden. (Submitted photo) The Four County Community Foundation is looking for…
(MIRS)—Let’s say someone gets COVID-19, but dies after a heart attack. What’s the official cause of death? According to Dr. Teena Chopra, professor of medicine within the division of infectious diseases at Wayne State University,…
Washington Township resident Keran Walkowicz has been named the Macomb County 4-H Lifetime Achievement Award recipient for the 2020 program year. The prestigious award is given only to volunteers who have served Macomb County…
Lindsey Van Assche, of Washington Township, was awarded a master’s degree, nurse anesthetist, by Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Penn., during a special Dec. 19 virtual commencement ceremony. Sara Lesnesky, of Armada, is on the…
Sarah Miller (Photo courtesy the author) BY STACY SOBOTKA Local author Sarah Miller made an appearance on PBS’s American Masters Dec. 29 to talk about famed writer Laura Ingalls Wilder on the episode “Laura Ingalls…