That didn’t take long. After just a few days of warm weather, ticks are starting to emerge. And that means an increased chance of tick bites and potentially contracting Lyme disease, health experts say. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 476,000 people are ...

There are a great many monthly designations that politicians make. Some have to do with illnesses, while others address groups of people. As a general proposition, all of these designations have a degree of merit while some are more compelling than others. That’s the case with a ...

We got a taste this week of the predicted public uproar that would follow the U.S. Supreme Court overturning its landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. But a leaked draft signaling the court would go in this direction is just that: a draft. Everyone needs to take a deep breath and await the ...

A quiet spot in your backyard, a thicket or a patch of tall grass – these all are places where fawns have been found. If you do come across a fawn this spring, don’t touch it. There’s a very good chance it is right where it’s supposed to be. A mother deer will hide her fawn to help ...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday announced that 150 awards were made to 57 local school districts, 14 intermediate school districts, 40 nonpublic schools and 39 public school academies for $10 million in state funding from the Competitive School Safety Grant Program. We’re glad to report ...

The state is looking for volunteers to serve on local foster care review boards. During National Volunteer Month, the Foster Care Review Board program, administered by the State Court Administrative Office of the Michigan Supreme Court, encourages Michigan residents to apply for membership on ...