The Michigan Department of Education (MDE), Office of Health and Safety, in collaboration with the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), is informing K-12 public and nonpublic schools, and licensed child care centers that the application for the Filter First – Healthy Hydration Grant is open in GEMS/MARS. The grant application will remain open until Friday, October 17, 2025, at 11:59 PM.
Votes and adoptions from late September 2025
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department sued six more states on Thursday, saying the states are illegally blocking the agency’s wide-ranging effort to scrutinize detailed voter data in a brewing court fight over what states say is the private, protected information of residents.
Debra and Kim Bastedo of Rose City, Michigan and Natalie and F. Edward Geiger III of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania are pleased to announce the engagement of their children, Scott William Bastedo and Emma Rose Geiger.
Thursday, October 2 Quilt Walk in West Branch, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Quilt Walk passports are on sale for $5 at Fourth Street Artists… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
By Chad MillerOgemaw Heights Football Ogemaw beat Clare 41-7 on Sept. 26. Ogemaw jumped to a 7-0 lead on its first possession on a Calvin… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
Varsity, junior varsity and freshman teams of the Ogemaw Heights volleyball program soared over Clare in a Sept. 22 match up.
September was Suicide Awareness Month. In Michigan 60% of firearm deaths are suicides; each statistic is a person and a life that mattered.
U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Co-Chair of the Senate Great Lakes Task Force, introduced two bipartisan bills to bolster Great Lakes fishery research and management efforts that are critical to both the Great Lakes ecosystem and Michigan’s robust fishing industry, according to a statement released by the Senator’s office Sept. 18.
Lansing — The life-saving work of five Michigan EMS providers were recognized Sept. 16 at the state Capitol by the Michigan Association of Ambulance Services.