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Atlanta Community Schools 1 mill sinking fund proposal to be on August ballot

ATLANTA — Voters in Albert, Avery, Briley, Loud, Montmorency, and Vienna townships in Montmorency County will have the opportunity to vote on a new sinking fund millage for Atlanta Community Schools in the Aug. 4 election. Atlanta Schools Superintendent Tawny Hisscock said that the millage ...

July 20 statewide traffic initiative will focus on ‘Move Over’ law

MICHIGAN — The easiest way to keep first responders and others who work on our roadways safe is to slow down and move over when you see the emergency lights of a police car, tow truck or other service vehicle on the side of the road, according to a Thursday press release from the Michigan ...

In school cafeterias, kids fight food waste problems

LANSING — Unlike most fourth-graders, AJ Beaudion likes to leave recess five minutes early. It’s part of his job. At 9 years old, Beaudion is the composting manager at Hayes Elementary School in Livonia. His responsibilities include arriving on time during kindergarten through ...

Death at Michigan women’s prison ruled suicide. Autopsy points to aspirin

An autopsy report released Thursday determined that the third of four Michigan women to die this year at Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility took her own life by acute aspirin poisoning. The report, completed at the Michigan Medicine Pathology and Clinical Laboratories in Ann Arbor, ...

Alpena County Library board approves updated reconsideration procedure

ALPENA — At their regular meeting Wednesday the Alpena County Library Board of Trustees voted to approve updates to their reconsideration procedure. The reconsideration procedure and form allow patrons of the library to express their concerns about library materials and petition for action ...