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Michigan Trails Week Underway

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We still have a couple of months of nice weather for hiking, biking, and riding horses in Michigan. This is Michigan Trails Week, says Dakota Hewlett with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. He spoke with Michigan

Two Killed In Sodus Township Crash

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A 13-year-old boy and a 42-year-old man are dead after a two vehicle crash in Sodus Township on Monday. Michigan State Police say it happened on Sodus Parkway west of Watson Road at about 6 p.m. Troopers

Mackinac Policy Conference This Week

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Hundreds of policymakers and community leaders are gathered on Mackinac Island this week for the annual Mackinac Policy Conference. Wright Lassiter the Third, who is this year’s conference chair, says re-imagining a healthy Michigan is the main

Adopt A Highway Cleanup Starts This Weekend

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Volunteers will be lining highways around Michigan this coming weekend as the next Adopt a Highway cleanup effort. The Michigan Department of Transportation says teams will pick up trash along roads from Saturday through the following Sunday.

New Leader Announced For Youth Solutions

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Kinexus has announced a new director for its Youth Solutions program. Mollie Waller will now lead the program. Kinexus says Waller has a wealth of experience in the non-profit and for-profit sectors ranging from communications to business

Enrollment Going Back Up At GVSU

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There’s some good news regarding the latest enrollment numbers at Grand Valley State University. Overall enrollment dropped last year for many universities because of the pandemic. Now, GVSU says its numbers are on the rebound. For first-time

Kirk D. Morris Sr.

Kirk D. Morris, Sr., 59, formerly of Buchanan, passed away unexpectedly on August 21, 2019, in Park County, Colorado. Kirk’s family was contacted by the Park County Coroner to inform them they had located remains of an

Whirlpool Appliance Sale Coming Up

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Whirlpool will hold an appliance sale to benefit the United Way of Southwest Michigan this month. The United Way’s Jennifer Tomshack tells WSJM News this big sale is back on after being cancelled last year. Whirlpool will

Michigan Trails Week Starts Tomorrow

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This coming week is Michigan Trails Week when everyone is encouraged to get out and see some of the state’s trails system. Michigan Department of Natural Resources grant coordinator Dakota Hewlett tells WSJM News no matter where