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Editorial

As temps rise, so do risks for kids, pets and cars

A summer temperatures begin to rise, AAA offers safety tips to help motorists keep their children, pets and vehicles safe. Excessive heat can pose great risks to motorists. Within just a few minutes the inside of a car can become dangerously hot. Since 1998, 971 children have died due to ...

Chair lift fundraiser was a success

This week’s bouquets go to: Amvets would like to give a big thank you to the many supporters, businesses, workers and donaters for the chair lift fundraiser. Mike and Cindy Swanson, Sandy Sturdy, Veterans, Sons and Auxiliary, Brad Roll, Chloe Swanson, Betty Myers, Carter Van Brocklin, Dian ...

Search for state Christmas tree underway

The search has begun for Michigan’s Capitol Christmas tree. Each year, the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget is tasked with the search and harvest of the state tree and once again asks for the public’s assistance in spotting the perfect conifer. Over the last 39 ...

Protect against mosquito, tick bites

This year’s warm, wet spring was prime time for some of Michigan’s nuisance insect species. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services recently issued tips to avoid bites by ticks and mosquitoes. Bug bites can be more than just an annoyance – they can have future health ...

National Pet Preparedness Month

In honor of National Pet Preparedness Month, the Michigan State Police, Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division (MSP/EMHSD) and the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) encourage Michiganders to create an emergency preparedness kit for their pets to ...

Strenghen disclosure laws now

Perhaps you’ve received one of those carefully worded letters: Dear customer, you trusted your personal details to us and someone stole them. Maybe you were one of the estimated 550 million customers who were impacted by the Ticketmaster breach. Or one of the 30 million Santander Bank ...