In September, Bob and Joyce Hetzler and Cathy Washabaugh will be awarded the Peggy Rowley Community Enrichment Award. The honor recognizes their volunteer efforts to uplift Bay County.
Visitors can experience a recently renovated Bay City State Park, with new and improved parking lots, sidewalks, pedestrian signs, bus zones, electric vehicle parking spots, and an upgraded visitor center.
Smallmouth and largemouth bass aren’t the only things national fishing tournaments are reeling into the Great Lakes Bay Region. Bay City, Midland, and Saginaw also saw hundreds of people and nearly a million dollars come into the area from direct spending of participants and tourists from these annual events.
The Bay Area Women's Center is celebrating a $75,000 grant from Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation in Midland. The money is for operations.
Bay County received $9 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds and another $2 million in federal dollars from a congressional appropriation to turn what was once an iconic furniture store into a community health center.
Bay Future and the Michigan Small Business Development Center offer several different programs to help entrepreneurs start up and grow businesses in Bay County.
Rylee Nemode, a graduate of John Glenn High School and the Bay-Arenac ISD Career Center, is one of a growing number of people taking advantage of apprenticeship opportunities. This fall, she'll begin a precision machining apprenticeship at Dow Chemical and Delta College.
Social media and isolation led to a rise in mental health issues among Michigan youth, but local schools are stepping up to address the crisis.
While time spent on computers, tablets, and phones isn’t all bad, local educators encourage parents to limit how much time kids spend looking at screens. They also offer parents several tips for getting kids off the screens and into fun, low-cost activities.
Local teens make sure all kids have what they need to feel confident on the first day of school. The Helen Wirt Lee Back 2 School Clothing/Backpack Program is accepting applications now for the 2024-25 academic year.
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