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EAST LANSING — Michigan farmers and forest owners must submit an application by Jan. 22 to be eligible for conservation financial assistance from the United States Department of Agriculture.
TRAVERSE CITY — Three area cross country stars were named to the Michigan Interscholastic Track Coaches Association's Dream Team.
ELK RAPIDS — Antrim County detectives still are investigating a four-car crash that killed two people.
WASHINGTON (AP) — After numerous fits and starts and months of inaction, optimism is finally building in Washington for a COVID-19 aid bill that would offer relief for businesses, the unemployed, schools, and health care providers, among others struggling as caseloads are spiking.
It is a Friday night and we had a nice, sunny day in the 60s. I spent the day with our children who have muscular dystrophy at their annual appointments in Ann Arbor. It was a long day, leaving home at 5:30 a.m. and returning at 3 p.m. It’s also a stressful, tiresome day for them to do all t…
Platinum prices have been skyrocketing for weeks and suddenly blasted even higher as realizations of new and increased uses for the white metal, as well as a relatively small stockpile, drew speculators and end users into a frantic buying spree. Platinum, historically above gold in price, sp…
If you need a break in between the sugary excesses of Thanksgiving and Christmas you might try baking a savory cake. The French (of course) first introduced savory cakes to the vast pantheon of cake-baking. In France they are called “gateaux salé,” which literally means “salty cakes.”
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GAYLORD — The Iron Pig Smokehouse was “very busy” Thursday night when a Record-Eagle reporter called the restaurant for comment just minutes after state regulators issued a press release that its liquor licenses were suspended.
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Thursday that her administration may extend portions of a three-week partial shutdown of schools and businesses next week because of the “sheer volume” of coronavirus cases in Michigan.
TRAVERSE CITY — When one falls, another has to stand up.
TRAVERSE CITY — The Grand Traverse County Health Department is offering a free COVID-19 test Thursday in the parking lot of Cherryland Center Mall.
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FRANKFORT — Dave Jackson knew of Travis Triem before he needed to find a baseball coach.
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To Billy Strings. The one-time Traverse City resident’s latest studio album, “Home,” has been nominated for a Grammy Award for best bluegrass album.
The right decision on Line 5
The first of anything new, especially a big anything new, usually crosses the finish line with a few lessons learned.
Where is Congressman Bergman’s voice?
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Bill Burt and George Bremer discuss which teams might be Super Bowl sleeper picks; Elton Hayes and Kevin Brockway talk about the messy situation with the Big Ten football championship game; Clay Horning thinks a pause on pandemic-time sports would cut down on the crazy.
CHESTER TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A parcel of land in western Michigan is among the latest to be preserved as farmland while Ottawa County's population continues to grow.
DETROIT (AP) — Nine groups will split $650,000 to put on suicide prevention programs in Michigan communities.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative evangelical Christians have proven some of Donald Trump’s staunchest allies during his presidency. As his administration draws to a close, some of those backers are approaching President-elect Joe Biden with skepticism, but not antagonism.
MARQUETTE, Mich. (AP) — Northern Michigan University is offering at least $1,000 to students who transfer to the Upper Peninsula school for the winter term.
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87, of Lake Ann, formerly of Jackson, died Nov. 30, 2020. No Services are planned at this time. We offer special thanks to Munson Healthcare and caregivers of Munson Hospice. Woodie's tribute page can may be visited at www.reynolds-jonkhoff.com
BRUSSELS (AP) — EU Commission chief von der Leyen says Brexit trade talks to continue Sunday after pause during decisive stage.
LONDON (AP) — Fans attending an English second-tier match between Millwall and Derby on Saturday jeered as players took a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Tens of thousands of opposition supporters marched across the Armenian capital Saturday to push for the resignation of the ex-Soviet nation's prime minister over his handling of the conflict with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh.
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has revamped the Holy See’s financial intelligence and anti-money-laundering unit following financial scandals, including an ongoing in-house corruption probe, Vatican officials said Saturday.