Road safety campaign continues to grow in third year after Eugenia tragedy
One man’s road safety campaign which began in the wake of a tragic hit-and-run in the small tight-knit community of Eugenia continues to grow in its third year of operation. Ron Barnett’s LED armband road safety campaign began after a driver struck four pedestrians walking after dinner in a residential area on a Tuesday evening. […]
Michigan Dems blast Mike Rogers over opioid stance in Congress | Bridge Michigan
Democrats are trying to throw part of the blame for the opioid crisis on U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers, who advocated for greater pain med access two decades ago….
PFAS Roundup: Four Great Lakes’s states selected to test residents annually for environmental chemical exposure | Great Lakes Now
Six states were selected by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), to be awarded $5 million in order to test residents for environmental chemical exposures — like PFAS. Four out of the six states are located along the Great Lakes including Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and New York. These biomonitoring grants start September 2024 and go until 2027.
Grey County awards construction tender for Durham paramedic base
Grey County has awarded the contract for the construction of a new paramedic base at Durham at a price tag of just over $2.4 million. At its meeting on Thursday, county council awarded the contract for the new base to Domm Construction Ltd., one of three bids that were received for the project. County staff […]
Mahon: What we build up so lovingly with our hands
I was told several years ago about this old German saying, although I can’t find any modern reference to it.