PORT HURON HOSPITAL UP FOR SALE?
Could Port Huron Hospital and its subsidiaries be snatched up by a larger non-profit or even a for-profit group? We won't know for some time, but an evaulation is in the works by the hospital's board of directors, Blue Water Health Services. Hospital President and CEO Tom DeFauw says reductions in Medicare reimbursement and the changes mandated by the federal Affordable Care
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DDA MET WITH SEVERAL LOCAL EVENT REPS
The Port Huron Downtown Development Authority met, Tuesday morning, at the Municipal Building, hearing status reports from representatives of several downtown events currently receiving DDA funding, such as Blue Water Fest, Blue Water Film Fest, Chilly Fest and Blue Water Young Professionals. In addition, a grant was made to Dave Witt, a major downtown developer, to help with an improvement
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BOARD PLANS TEACHER LAYOFFS...LAKEPORT CLOSING
Another special meeting and another round of layoffs expected, next week, in the Port Huron Area School District. Last night Board of Education members were updated on a variety of topics and agreed, with President Jeff Stout, to hold a session on the 29th at the McKinley building to determine staffing for the next year. The meeting will get underway at 5:30 p.m.. Last night board
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GASOLINE PRICES UP A DIME OVER LAST WEEK
AAA Michigan says the average price for a gallon of unleaded regular rose to 3.88 in Michigan this week. Some local pumps were nearly $4.00 a gallon Monday afternoon.
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COMMISSIONERS MEET WITH STATE AND FEDERAL REPS
State and county officials met Monday for their quarterly legislative luncheon, with a few items of note on the agenda. In attendance were 5 of the 7 county commissioners, plus local state House and Senate members, with County Administrator, Bill Kauffman, saying one item to see discussion was that of finding enough money to fix the state's ailing roads and bridges. Another
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CLICK IT OR TICK IT TARGETS PICK UP TRUCK DRIVERS
The Click It or Ticket seat belt safety campaign kicked off this week, with the federal government and a number of law enforcement agencies in Michigan launching a safety belt crackdown that runs through June 2nd. Anne Readett, from the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning, says this campaign has a specific audience in mind... namely young men who drive pickup trucks. St.
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WIND DAMAGE REPORTED IN MONDAYâÂÂS LOCAL STORMS
Moday's storms could possibly be repeated today according to the National Weather Service, which notes much of Southeast Lower Michigan experienced showers and thunderstorms. Included were a pair of thunderstorm warnings that stretched from Saint Clair and Lapeer into Sanilac and Huron counties. The near six p.m. storms saw wind gusts of nearly 50-miles per hour at times and
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WARNINGS ON UNDERAGE DRINKING
Parents, don't be a party to teenage drinking this graduation season... that's from St. Clair County Sheriff Tim Donnellon as graduation looms for many local high school seniors. The Sheriff says the consequences are serious, and charges will be brought against anyone hosting open houses where underage drinking is allowed to happen. The Sheriff says parents and residents are urged
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HOLIDAY WEEKEND EVENTS DRAW CROWDS
Over 600 re-enactors with more than 100 colonial-style camps... it's the Feast of the Ste Claire coming up this weekend at Pine Grove Park. Organizer Harry Burgess tells us even if you've been to the event many times, there's always going to be something new to "feast" your eyes and ears on. The event recreates and demonstrates four periods of early Michigan history,
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NEW TOURIST TROT EVENT SET FOR MUSEUM
The Port Huron Museum is sponsoring a 5-K run and 2-K walk on June 1st, the same day as the "Be A Tourist in Your Own Town”" event. The run/walk begins 9:00 a.m. at the Fort Gratiot Light Station. Registered participants receive a T-shirt, with awards and refreshments immediately following the race on the lighthouse grounds. Early registration for the 5-K runs
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CLICK IT OR TICKET CAMPAIGN BEGINS
Saint Clair, Sanilac, Lapeer, and Macomb counties are among those that begin seat belt enforcement zones tomorrow for the annual “Click it or Ticket” campaign. Michigan’s Office of Highway Safety Planning says 800 such zones will be set up across the state through June 4th.
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HOOK LINE AND SINKER MARBLEYE CLASSIC WAS A SUCCESS
Participants had plenty of chances to snag an opportunity to reel in some cash, while fishing in the Marbleye Classic Walleye Tournament, this past weekend in St. Clair. Daily cash prizes of $100-$300 were awarded, for top 3 largest walleye catches and, at the end of three day event, a of $500 purse called the "hog prize" was given, for overall largest walleye caught in
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SNOW DAY MAKEUP LAW CHANGES
Governor Rick Snyder has signed into law allowances for school districts to extend hours of the day instead of extending the calendar to make up for snow days.
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MARLETTE STUDENT ART DISPLAYED IN CAPITOL OFFICE
Senator Mike Green announced that an impressive art collection, from the Marlette Elementary School students, of fine arts teacher Sarah Opperman is now on display in his Capitol office. The collection is based on a lighthouse and lakeshore theme that is particularly appropriate to Michigan considering it has more lighthouses and freshwater shoreline than any other state in the nation.
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SC4 LAUNCHED WEB PAGE CELEBRATING COMMENCEMENT
St. Clair County Community College has launched a web page celebrating their 89th annual Commencement ceremony, held Friday, May 10th. Available on the page are photos of the event, speech transcripts and ceremony program, including names of graduates. Details about buying a DVD of the ceremony also are available on the site. The Web page is www.sc4.edu/commencement2013. Commencement
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