Port Austin News

Attention businesses: beware a woman cashing DTE payroll checks. The checks are likely fake, as is the DTE identification tag worn on the woman's pants belt.

Doctors will perform an autopsy today to seek the cause of death of a 57-year-old Hampton Township woman found floating in Lake Huron near a public beach on Tuesday.

On Thursday, June 26, Resource Recovery Services hosted a flag dedication ceremony honoring Lance Corporal Keenan McGrath and Major Jason Lewis West for their military service in Iraq.

The 23rd annual Algonac Boat Show will be Saturday at the Algonac Harbour Club, 1999 Point Tremble Road .

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN AS MOISTURE RETURNS ON SOUTHWEST WINDS.

Michigan's annual summer free fishing weekend is Saturday and Sunday. On these two days only, residents and non-residents can fish without a fishing license, though all other regulations that govern fishing in ...

BY NANCY M. LAUGHLIN * FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER * May 24, 2008 This is the weekend we waited for through all those cold, snowy days last winter.

Bishop Robert J. Carlson announced new pastoral assignments this week for several priests in the 11-county Diocese of Saginaw.

Saturday marks the opening of trout season on Type 1 and Type 2 waters in Michigan, the state Department of Natural Resources said. via Lansing State Journal

“Had we done something like bought Cadillacs for the council, I could say, 'Yeh,' but everything we did was directed toward this project.”

The city of Bad Axe is drowning in debt after a project to clean up its drinking water went $11 million over budget. via MLive.com

Two Huron County residents narrowly escaped serious injury in separate Tuesday crashes. via MLive.com

Herald news ... 100 years ago: 02/20/2008 -- Death came to Mrs. Sophia Herman, aged 22, last Monday afternoon while she stood talking with her husband, who had just finished loading a sleigh with logs prepatory ... via Grand Traverse Herald Online

Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today announced the appointment of David B. Herrington as judge of the 73B District Court, which serves Huron County, for a term expiring January 1, 2009. via State of Michigan

Kimberly Sue Duggan and Brian James Merchant were married on May 6, 2007 in St. Lucia. Stephanie Talaski, a close friend of the bride, served as Maid of Honor and Keith Merchant, brother of the groom, served as ... via Visalia Times-Delta

So Saginaw Bay muck contains human sewage, and swimming at the beach around here is a potential health risk. via MLive.com

Chinese Ambassador Zhou Wenzhong says Michigan's exports to China are increasing, making China the third-fastest growing market for exports from Michigan. via MLive.com

Strong winds again have hampered fishing efforts on both the Great Lakes and inland lakes, the Michigan Department of Resources said. via Lansing State Journal

A 57-year-old Port Austin man remained hospitalized late Wednesday with injuries suffered in a car-motorcycle crash in Chandler Township. via The Saginaw News - MLive.com

“The fall color tours will be seeing a lot of green, especially in this area.”

Nature's annual fall foliage show is about to start here, experts say, but how intense the colors will be is still undetermined. via The County Press