Stanton voters weigh two countywide millage questions Aug. 4
Stanton voters will decide two countywide Montcalm County millage questions Aug. 4, covering senior services, MSU Extension, 4-H and conservation programs.
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Lake Charles Fuel Watch: Regular $3.459, Diesel $4.799 at Station
A Lake Charles 7-Eleven lists regular gas at $3.459 and diesel at $4.799, below AAA’s July 31 metro averages for both fuels.
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Farmington Hills-Area Gas Prices Rise as Diesel Hits $5.484
AAA’s Aug. 1 Metro Detroit check puts regular gas at $4.339 and diesel at $5.484, with diesel rising faster for Farmington Hills-area drivers and businesses.
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Ontonagon Marina Reopens, but Construction Delays Continue
Ontonagon’s marina and launch reopened July 16, but grouting, gravel deliveries, fall dredging and a longer closure may disrupt harbor access.
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Troy-Area Gas and Diesel Prices Rise Again in Metro Detroit
Troy MI – Metro Detroit regular gas reached $4.334 and diesel $5.453 on July 31, with diesel posting the larger weekly and yearly increase.
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Grand Rapids-Area Gas Reaches $4.42; Diesel Tops $5.36
AAA’s July 31 check put regular gas at $4.421 and diesel at $5.367 across the Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland metro, adding pressure for drivers and businesses.
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Kalamazoo Station Lists Gas at $4.479, Diesel at $5.499
Kalamazoo station prices: regular gas was listed at $4.479 and diesel at $5.499 as Michigan averages rose from the prior day, week, month and year.
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Dryden Township Voters Face Aug. 4 Primary; Early Voting Ends Aug. 2
Dryden Township voters can vote early through Aug. 2, apply in person for an absentee ballot by 4 p.m. Aug. 3, or register and update an address through Aug. 4.
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Clinton Township Voters to Decide Clintondale 2-Mill School Proposal
Clintondale Schools is asking district voters to approve a five-year, 2-mill non-homestead levy estimated to raise $369,428 in 2027.
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M-53 Closure Near Cass City Runs Through Mid-October
Cass City-area travelers face an active M-53 closure through mid-October as MDOT replaces the 1939 Greenman Creek bridge in Sanilac County.
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Virginia Moves to Rewrite Landfill Rules After $173 Million Shoosmith Cleanup
Virginia is reviewing statewide landfill financial-assurance rules after Shoosmith’s projected costs exceeded two available bonds. Public comments are due August 12, and a state evaluation is due October 5.
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Grayling-area US-127 chip-seal work brings lane shifts through August
Grayling-area drivers should expect lane shifts and possible delays as MDOT’s US-127 chip-seal project continues through approximately August 21.
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Michigan Makes Property-Tax Foreclosure Avoidance Programs Permanent
Michigan’s Public Act 79 makes delinquent-property-tax payment plans and foreclosure-avoidance agreements permanent, but local participation remains optional and homeowners must keep paying required taxes, interest and installments.
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Hancock residents may weigh Houghton County jail funding proposal
Hancock residents could face a countywide jail funding question in November, but Houghton County still must settle the proposal and ballot wording.
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St. Helen Consumers Energy customers may be affected by storm investigation
A Michigan utility investigation could give St. Helen-area Consumers Energy customers more information about July outages, restoration estimates and credits.
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Houghton Lake Flats South Unit to Close Two Features During Repairs
Houghton Lake visitors will temporarily lose access to the South Unit gazebo and fishing platform while the DNR repairs aging water-control infrastructure.
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Metro Detroit gas eases as diesel rises; Livonia pumps vary
Metro Detroit regular gas eased slightly on AAA’s July 29 check, while diesel rose. Livonia station listings were below the regional averages but varied by location.
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Michigan’s FY 2026-27 Budget Is Law: What Changes for Roads, Schools and Medicaid
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed Michigan’s FY 2026-27 budget on July 21. Most spending changes begin with the fiscal year on October 1, including money for roads, free school meals, tax provisions and Medicaid and SNAP administration.
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Southgate’s I-75 Sound Wall Work Is Scheduled Through Oct. 3
Southgate’s I-75 sound-wall project is scheduled through Oct. 3, with a new barrier, existing-wall rehabilitation and drainage work in the Northline-Goddard corridor.
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Gordie Howe bridge opens, adding a new Detroit-Windsor route
Detroit’s Gordie Howe International Bridge opened July 27, giving drivers and truckers another Detroit-Windsor crossing while traffic and toll effects develop.
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Grand Rapids river restoration work is underway downtown
Construction began July 1 in Grand Rapids’ lower Grand River reach, closing Ah-Nab-Awen Park while crews remove four dams through 2027.
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Bellaire-area flood repairs reopen M-88, M-66 crossings
Flood repairs have reopened Antrim County sections of M-88 and M-66, but temporary gravel surfaces and changing traffic conditions still affect travel.