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Midland’s Olivia Befus awaiting results before “America’s Got Talent” finale airs
Midland native Olivia Befus and her dogs are waiting to find out whether they will take home the champion’s trophy as “America’s Got Talent” wraps up another season. Befus, a Michigan based dog trainer, is standing by after a performance on Tuesday night that included some hiccups, but still delivered an entertaining routine.
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Saginaw Comic Con at the Market returns this weekend
SAGINAW, MI -- Saginaw Comic Con at The Market is returning to downtown’s SVRC Marketplace this Saturday. The event, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 26, will offer a full day of activities for comic fans, families and cosplay enthusiasts at the marketplace, 203 S. Washington Ave. Attendees...
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Saginaw-area highlights: Frankenmuth cruises to TVC Red girls golf title
Frankenmuth finished off the Tri-Valley Conference girls golf season with a win in the final jamboree Wednesday to claim the TVC Red championship at Valley View Farms Golf Course. Frankenmuth, ranked fifth in the state in Division 3, finished Wednesday’s round with a 356 score, with Freeland second at 378....
Midland Daily News
FACES OF MIDLAND: David Clark has a life-long connection to the Midland Daily News
Faces of Midland is a collaborative storytelling project, coordinated by Captured Photography and Midland Area Cultural Awareness Coalition, that celebrates the vibrant lives of those who live, work, and thrive in Midland. Introduced as part of Neighboring Week, this project will be on display at Live Oak Coffee House beginning Sept. 27 and continue through the end of October, a continued celebration during Global Diversity Month. A reception is scheduled for Oct. 6, from 6 – 8 p.m. at Live Oak, providing an opportunity to meet and talk to the people that participated in Faces of Midland. David Clark was just a teenager, waiting for his mom to finish her grocery shopping. Killing time, he scanned the magazine rack at the Giant grocery store, the glossy covers created a collage of celebrity photos and bold headlines. The recent edition of Rolling Stones Magazine caught his attention, featuring a review of the new Van Halen album, the one David had just purchased. He picked up the magazine, leaned against the rack, and began thumbing through the pages with mild curiosity. After reading the review on Van Halen, he felt a flicker of irritation. He scoffed, recognizing that he didn’t agree with
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Small Town Couple Built Their Own Airbnb in the Middle of Nowhere Michigan and Turned It Into a Surprisingly Busy Full Time Family Business
A dad walks down a quiet residential road in Big Rapids, Michigan, trailed by three little girls in sundresses, and tells the camera that the Airbnb he built “in the […]
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Michigan teen and her performing dogs advance to America’s Got Talent finale
MIDLAND, MI – Olivia Befus and her performing dogs have secured a spot in the finale of America’s Got Talent following last week’s semifinal results show. The 17-year-old from Midland advanced after delivering a crowd-pleasing performance during the Sept. 16 semifinals. Her act combines dog training with entertainment, showcasing the connection between Befus and her pack of trained dogs.
Midland Daily News
THROWBACK: Scientist by day, insect collector by night
Robert R. Dreisbach was a research chemist by day and a mostly self-educated botanist and entomologist for all the other hours. He would spend his summer evenings scooping bugs off the tips of the tall grasses, knocking them off trees onto a cloth spread below or gathering specimens of native flora. Winter evenings and holidays, he would mount and identify his collection, which by 1935 numbered 8,000 plants, native and from various parts of the world, and between 2,000 and 3,000 insects mounted in trays kept in dust proof cabinets at his Midland home. His rarest local specimen at the time was a ram’s head orchid found in a Greendale Township oil field. The little purple lady’s slipper might not be found again as oil fields changed with industrial development. He recalled in a 1957 Daily News article, that his interest in nature was sparked when he was young. “When I was about 15 (in 1904) and driving the mowing machine with a team of horses on my parents' Ohio farm, I would spot a new flower, steer around it and come back later to pick it up. I pocketed frogs and mounted moths.” He took two half-year courses in
The Saginaw News
Wave of Light ceremonies to honor pregnancy, infant loss
MIDLAND, MI – Four MyMichigan medical centers will participate in the International Wave of Light on Thursday, Oct. 15, at 7 p.m., joining families around the world in remembering babies lost to miscarriage, stillbirth and other causes. The annual observance, held each year on International Pregnancy and Infant Loss...
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Inspired Moments • New Work from Saginaw Area Watermedia Artists
The Saginaw Arts and Enrichment Commission will open its Art @ the Andersen 2026 Fall Show, featuring works by members of the Saginaw Area Watermedia Artists (SAWA), on October 6 and running through October 15 at the Andersen Enrichment Center in Saginaw,120 Ezra Rust Drive. The public is invited to...
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Hemlock's Jake Kelley Wins MasterChef, Takes Home $250,000 Prize
A 24-year-old from Hemlock just became the newest MasterChef champion in America, and he did it without formal professional culinary training. Jake Kelley, a Hemlock High School graduate, took the crown on Fox's MasterChef: Global Gauntlet, beating out fellow finalists in a competition that pushed him to cook through the lens of his own heritage.
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These festive shows are coming to Saginaw’s Dow Event Center this holiday season
SAGINAW, MI -- With the holiday season approaching, three seasonal performances are scheduled to give audiences a range of entertainment options this fall and winter. “’Twas the Night Before... by Cirque du Soleil” is set for Nov. 19. The production brings the acrobatic spectacle the company is known for to a holiday-themed show.