Cheaper Medicare drugs bound for Michigan. But it’s complicated
by Robin Erb (Bridge Michigan) Federal negotiations with drugmakers on 10 life-saving medications will save the nation’s Medicare program about $6 billion a year, with one drug being slashed to about one-fifth of its list price and another to a quarter of the list price. The White House this week announced the new prices on medications taken by […]
Whitmer touts free community college. It’s not true for all Michigan kids
by Mike Wilkinson (Bridge Michigan) Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and fellow Democrats are touting a new state-funded Michigan “guarantee” she says will grant “tuition-free community college for every high school graduate,” beginning this fall. But there’s a catch: Roughly one in five Michigan students won’t get the full benefit — they’ll only get a discount — because they don’t […]
Klager summer school students explore the businesses downtown
submitted by Melissa Yekulis After six weeks of hard work learning more about reading and math, the Klager Summer School students ended their last week of learning doing project-based learning activities. One of the highlights of the experience was traveling into downtown Manchester to learn about the businesses that support the community, and how they […]
Senior Citizens reach their Patronicity goal
by Marsha Chartrand “Unbelievable!” said Pat Vailliencourt. It’s only been six weeks since the Manchester Area Senior Citizens began their quest to raise $50,000 toward their goal of building renovations of the adjacent cold storage garage attached to City Hall to help create a permanent home for the Seniors — something they’ve never been able […]
Mackinac Bridge antique tractor crossing names Schiel as Grand Marshal
by Marsha Chartrand, with John Schiel John Schiel, a lifelong resident of Bridgewater Township, has been chosen to be the Grand Marshal of the Mackinac Bridge Antique Tractor Crossing on September 7, 2024. John has been a member of the Jackson Area Antique Tractor Club and just recently this year started a club in the […]
MSU has audacious goal: Cattle production that actually helps water quality
by Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue (for Bridge Michigan) LAKE CITY, MI – Two facts about Michigan agriculture are scarcely recognized outside the fences and beyond the drainage ditches of the state’s 45,000 farms. The first: farming is among the most technologically sophisticated industrial sectors in Michigan and every other state. Second: livestock farms are […]
In Michigan, criminal charges and election denying no barrier to ballot victory
by Hayley Harding, Votebeat (for Bridge Michigan) A self-proclaimed “constitutional sheriff,” a township clerk facing felony charges, and a county clerk candidate who wants to “hand count every ballot cast at the end of each voting day” sailed through their Republican primaries Tuesday, earning themselves spots on November’s ballot and likely victory. The results are […]
Michigan officials ask for federal disaster declaration for cherry industry
by Jenelle D. James (Bridge Michigan) Michigan is one of the top cherry producers in the world but state officials say crop production has been a “disaster” this year because of extreme weather patterns. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer submitted a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Aug. 2 requesting a federal disaster declaration, which could provide businesses in […]
Paul Whelan, other captives, back on US soil
by Marsha Chartrand For five years, seven months, five days, a couple of leap days, and a smattering of hours here and there, Paul Whelan labored and languished in captivity in a remote prison colony in northern Russia. And at the same time, his family and friends here in Michigan waited, hoped, prayed, raised money […]
Community card shower for Paul Whelan
by Marsha Chartrand A card shower for Paul Whelan will be held during Fair Week this week, at the Emanuel Snack Shack at the Manchester Community Fair, located across from the tractor pull area. Plans are to have blank cards available to be decorated, signed, or have messages written in them (or all three). A […]
