Millions of Michigan households are now receiving a postcard with important voting information from the Michigan Department of State. The postcards inform voters of their options to vote in the Aug. 6 primary election and the Nov. 5 general election: with an absentee ballot, at an in-person ...

Bouquet: Newspapers regularly are criticized — sometimes with justification — for focusing too much on bad news and not enough on the good things happening in their communities. This past week, however, had a very good development in the region that is well worth celebrating. Marshfield ...

Unlike influenza, which nearly disappears in the summer, COVID-19 hangs around. Aspirus Health Care System in Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula has observed a recent increase in COVID-19 cases. Throughout the summer, Aspirus data has shown a steady increase in the percentage of positive ...

Beginning Saturday, motorists should be on the lookout as Adopt-A-Highway volunteers fan out across Michigan picking up litter. The statewide pickup will continue through Sunday, July 21. Adopt-A-Highway is an MDOT program designed to help keep the state’s highway roadsides clean and ...

Speeding is far from a mere violation of traffic laws. Aggressive driving puts drivers and passengers at risk. It also impacts the lives of all roadway users, including pedestrians and bicyclists. Michigan State Police, along with city and county police departments across the state, are ...

Too many registered voters stay home, especially when it’s not a presidential election year. Things get even worse among young voters. And worst still among Northeast Michigan’s young voters. In the November 2022 midterm elections, the share of registered voters ages 18 to 29 who stayed ...