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Online auction planned for contents of closed Bixby Hospital in Adrian
ADRIAN — Looking for some commercial kitchen equipment, office furniture or medical equipment? Many items like that and others from the former ProMedica Bixby Hospital are being auctioned. The auction is scheduled to take place online from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 30. Items will be available...
Sports Recap: Coldwater Golf travels to Onsted, Foster finishes third
ONSTED – The Coldwater Cardinal golf team traveled to Onsted on Tuesday to compete in the Onsted Invitational. Coldwater put together a solid effort and finished in 10th place out of 14 teams with a score of 368. Tecumseh won the event with a score of 322 while Parma Western finished in second place with 330. ...
This Jackson County street is closing for manhole repairs
JACKSON COUNTY, MI – Motorists should seek an alternative route for a street closure Wednesday in Jackson County. The Jackson County Department of Transportation will close East Ganson Street in Blackman Township on Wednesday, May 1 to repair a manhole, weather permitting. The closure is expected to reopen at the end of the day on Thursday, May 2, officials said.
Talk Back: Consent agendas score a viguple bogey
We can’t play golf worth a lick. Oh, we tried. Once. Talk about a long walk spoiled. Address the ball — hello, ball — then swing and a miss. And swing and a miss. One, two, three strikes yer out. And since we’re honest to a fault, we about busted the calculator keeping track of every one of those whiffs. And you know what else? They gotta make those little scorecards a lot bigger. There’s not enough room to write down 11,217 strokes. On the first hole. Chuck Barris was right.
Riley Gaines’ selection as commencement speaker riles some Adrian College alums
The buzz is building for Adrian College’s commencement speaker this weekend, but the current is not all positive. Both students and alumni of the private liberal arts school, located about 40 miles southwest of Ann Arbor, say the May 5 address by anti-trans activist Riley Gaines will be divisive and violate its own stated mission […] The post Riley Gaines’ selection as commencement speaker riles some Adrian College alums appeared first on Michigan Advance.
Consumers Energy giving customers EV test-drive opportunity
JACKSON, Mich. (WILX) - Consumers Energy is giving customers the opportunity to test-drive electric vehicle models for free. The test drives will take place as part of a full-day event on Saturday, May 18, from 8 am. to 6 pm at the Meijer parking lot, on Airport Road, in Jackson.
Spring Farm Babies At Kensington Metropark
Spring is here and that means it's baby season at the farm at Kensington Metropark. New arrivals are expected every week until the end of May at the farm centers at both Kensington Metropark and Wolcott Mill Metropark. Visitors are encouraged to stop by this spring to meet new farm...
Jackson College to Recognize Outstanding Alumni, Service Award Winners Friday
(May 2, 2024 10:12 AM ET) Jackson College announced today the College will honor outstanding alumni and community members at the Jackson Honors Night celebration Friday, recognizing recipients of the Dr. Ethelene Jones Crockett Distinguished Alumni Award, the Captain Zenneth A. Pond Emerging Alumni Award, and the Jackson College Distinguished Service Award.
Somerset Township home damaged by fire, Jackson Township residents slam school consolidation
A look at Tuesday’s headlines from our news partners at The Tribune-Democrat. (WTAJ) — A home in Somerset Township is damaged after a fire Sunday night. The fire was reported as fully involved when fire crews arrived at the 100 Block of Oxford Heights Road. Somerset Fire Department Safety Officer Dave Sube said responders at […]
Events of Thursday, May 2, 2024
National Day of Prayer Over Jackson. 12 PM to 1 PM. Let’s gather to pray for the 7 pillars of our Jackson community. These 7 areas cover everything. A representative of each will be with us for prayer. We all meet at 11:50 at the True Community Credit Union City Square, Horace Blackman Park in downtown Jackson on May 2. Song and Prayer begins at Noon and ends at 1 pm. Bring family and friends. Maybe bring your own lawn chairs and a picnic lunch. Prayer works wonders. We know that and you know that. See you on the Square, Thursday, May 2. Presented by Together We Can Make a Difference.
Plans to build rental housing on former Bixby Hospital site continue
ADRIAN — A rental housing project that is being considered on the site of the former ProMedica Bixby Hospital continues to move along. Additional steps in the process of transforming the shuttered hospital in Adrian into a for-rent housing project that would include approximately 50 individual dwelling units in clusters will come before the Adrian Planning Commission during its scheduled monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 7, inside Adrian City Chambers, 159 E. Maumee St. ...
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