Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order last week temporarily suspends requirements for in-person examinations for renewals of pesticide certifications until after Michigan’s emergency declaration is lifted. The order extends the validity of three-year…
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EARTH DAY REMINDERS. The blooming forsythia and daffodils seem to always be in bloom around Earth Day which is today, Wednesday, April 22. These blooms can be found along Winkler Mill Road in Oakland Township.…
The trails at Seven Ponds Nature Center in Dryden are closed to the public beginning Monday, April 20 and continuing until the nature center interpretive building re-opens. As the nature center is considered a “non-essential”…
Washington Township resident Erica Caldwell is receiving the Volunteer of Excellence Award from the Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan. “The volunteers are the heart of this entire organization,” said Girl Scout Volunteer Lead Liz Bogner.…
Macomb County officials announced last week that 148 Macomb County businesses would receive grants from the Michigan Small Business Relief Program. These grants will help them financially cope during the mandatory shuttering of non-essential businesses…
The National Weather Service reports thunderstorms that rolled through Lapeer and St. Clair counties on April 7 exhibited rotation but there weren’t any confirmed reports of funnel clouds or tornadoes. Still, many residents and businesses…
Fraud at the 57700 block of Grey Fox Glen, Washington Township, 9:58 a.m., Apr. 6; Damage to property at the 12700 block of 31 Mile Road, Washington Township, 11:05 a.m., Apr. 6; Fraud at the…
BY THE ROMEO HISTORICAL SOCIETY ARCHIVES The local museums in Washington, Bruce and Romeo area have many artifacts and photos that can be a mystery to describe and interpret. You can help your community museums…
I come from people who anticipate the worst so this quarantine is right up my alley. My mother, every Sunday morning as we left for church, imagined she had left the iron on and that…
Antonina Manzella, 86, of Washington Township, died Friday, April 10, 2020. She was born Oct. 4, 1933. Nancy Joan Randall, 87, of Romeo, died Saturday, April 11, 2020 at Troy Beaumont Hospital in Troy. She…