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SC4 board approves property purchase to establish dental clinic
PORT HURON — St. Clair County Community College will be expanding its offerings after its board of trustees approved purchasing property to develop a dental clinic for the college's new dental hygienist program. The Thursday approval allows college administration to enter into the purchase agreement for the building at...
Marysville Summerfest to have drone show to commemorate city's 100th anniversary
MARYSVILLE — To celebrate 100 years of Marysville, there will be a free, half hour-long drone show during Summerfest. The drone show will take place at 10 p.m. on Saturday at Marysville Municipal Park. The drone presentation is being put on by Starlight Aerial Productions, which will launch 100 drones into the sky for the Summerfest celebration. The drone show will have a patriotic theme that will feature music fitting the 100 years of Marysville existence.
MAGA Boat Parade returns as Donald Trump set to visit Detroit
A “Make America Great Again” Boat Parade is scheduled to set sail from Lake St. Clair’s shore in Macomb County on Saturday, the same day former president and presumptive 2024 Republican nominee Donald Trump is set to make two appearances in Detroit. “Michigan, as the Great Lakes...
City updates zoning rules to accommodate more housing
PORT HURON — Officials hope a tweak in zoning rules may help better prime some underutilized buildings in the city’s major commercial areas to be redeveloped, particularly for future housing. City Council on Monday heard the first reading of an ordinance update to newly allow upper-story residential in...
Richmond schools show test score improvement
The Richmond Community Schools Board of Education celebrated improved testing percentages during a June 10 meeting, hearing positive numbers presented via a district school improvement plan update. Executive Director of Curriculum and Educational Services Renee Stapels presented information on the district’s school improvement plan for the Michigan Integrated Continuous Improvement...
Inside DTE's massive rebuild of its Port Huron infrastructure
PORT HURON — Construction on a site off 10th Avenue north of the Blue Water Bridge over the last year has been hard to miss as crews erect a new electric substation, replace underground infrastructure, and crane over nearby transformers in bucket trucks. Site plans for the new DTE Energy facility were first OK’d by the city two years ago. ...
Trio to stand trial in Macomb County in fraudulent nomination petition signatures case
A trio accused of faking nomination petition signatures will stand trial in Macomb County Circuit Court after a Warren district judge bound them over Thursday following a joint preliminary exam held over numerous days and months beginning in January. Shawn and Jamie Wilmoth, both of Warren, and their business partner...
Land development plans go underwater following EGLE lawsuit
(The Center Square) – Attorney General Dana Nessel reached a resolution in her environmental lawsuit against a Macomb County real estate development group. Chesterfield 5 LLC, and its consultant Christopher Cousino, are required to pay a $300,000 fine to the state to restore 15 acres of destroyed wetlands by June 2026. Nessel and the Department of Environment, Great Lake and Energy argued the development group is guilty of illegally draining surface water from the property and planting crops before applying for a wetland building permit,...
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