BY STACY SOBOTKA For the first time in 148 years, there will not be an Armada Fair this year. The Armada Agricultural Society Fair Board made the difficult decision to cancel the fair on June…
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BY STACY SOBOTKA Washington Township unveiled their plans for allowing businesses to reopen at their meeting June 3. Restaurants and retails were allowed to reopen on June 4 but at 50 percent capacity. Masks must…
BY STACY SOBOTKA The Washington Township Board of Trustees heard a presentation at their meeting June 3 from Fire Chief Brian Tyrell on the fire department’s recent visit to Midland to assist with rescue efforts…
The Macomb County Health Department opened a COVID-19 drive-through testing site for all Macomb County residents. Testing is available on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The presence of symptoms related to COVID-19 are…
Thunderstorms blew through the area during the early morning hours of June 3, taking down this tree in front of Hampton House Furniture at the corner of Van Dyke Avenue and West Road in Washington…
There are iconic landmarks in our communities that residents use to express their feelings and sentiments about current issues. Residents in Armada were dismayed last week to find that someone had smashed several inches (or…
Harsens Island’s Sans Souci Bar has closed its doors. In the early 1800s, the Sans Souci Bar on South Channel Drive was a port of call for mail, food deliveries and commerce. Later, it became…
Gearing up for water rescue duty in the top photo, pictured from left to right, are Mike Tyrell, Anthony DeChambeau, and Abbe Alcini. All three were deployed to Midland along with Jared Mento (not pictured)…
AT&T Michigan has donated $25,000 and launched a “text-to-give” effort to support Mid-Michigan flooding recovery. To assist with recovery in Midland and Gladwin Counties from the recent floods, AT&T Michigan launched a text-to-give campaign last…
BY LARRY SOBCZAK EDITOR Former Macomb County Public Works Commissioner Anthony Marrocco was indicted last week by federal prosecutors for extortion. Marrocco, 71, of Ray Township, was indicted for conspiracy to commit extortion in a…