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Is there anyone who hasn’t heard the mournful cooing of a Mourning Dove just as morning breaks? Avoiding dense woods, this abundant bird prefers habitats created by man - orchards, suburban yards, farmland, and hedgerows. A hundred years ago it was an uncommon bird in much of Northern Michigan, but...
On March 11, 2021, members of the Rotary Club of Pinconning & Standish viewed a PowerPoint presentation as part of their weekly Zoom meeting. The program was put together for this year’s Nature Festival to present to fourth graders in schools in northern Bay and Arenac counties. The program,...
5 Years Ago (March 2016)
Robert Billingsley, age 59, went missing Monday, March 14, when he left LJ’s Kitchens, 404 Washington Avenue, Bay City, where he was employed as a salesman, according to his son Scott Billingsley. Efforts by volunteer searchers and dogs from, Michigan Search and Rescue...
AAA is sending out a Michigan statewide SPRING FORWARD SAFETY ALERT urging drivers to use extra caution during this first week of Daylight Saving Time (DST). Drowsy driving is a significant traffic safety issue. Michigan residents ‘springing forward’ by moving their clocks ahead one hour need to...
Gas prices in Michigan declined slightly after setting a new 2021-high of $2.82 per gallon last week. Michigan drivers are now paying an average of $2.81 per gallon for regular unleaded, 9 cents more than a week ago and the highest price seen since July of 2019. This price is 34 cents more than...
Gas prices in Michigan declined slightly after setting a new 2021-high of $2.82 per gallon last week. Michigan drivers are now paying an average of $2.81 per gallon for regular unleaded, 9 cents more than a week ago and the highest price seen since July of 2019. This price is 34 cents more than...
For farmers and ranchers eligible to renew for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), a national application deadline of March 31 has been set.
Administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), CSP offers technical and financial assistance to...
Rep. Annette Glenn, R-Midland, will host local office hours on Friday, March 26.
Two events are scheduled:
• 11 a.m. to noon at the Midland Business Alliance, located at 300 Rodd Street #101 in Midland.
•12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Auburn City Hall, located at 113 E. Elm St. in Auburn.
Glenn’s...
Today, more than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease. Since the onset of Alzheimer’s can occur in people before they retire, it may strike during an individual’s working years; preventing gainful employment as the disease progresses.
As a result, people must come to grips...
(NAPSI)—At the beginning of the coronavirus quarantines you likely heard about and even experienced shortages of popular paper products, such as toilet paper and paper towels. But did you know recycling can help with these shortages? If you’ve never thought about it, you aren’t alone. New research...