Swimmer rescued from Lake Erie
A 64-year-old Detroit man was rescued from Lake Erie Thursday afternoon after he went out on an inflatable raft at Sterling State Park and attempted to swim back to shore.
View Article20,000 people watch fair parade
Monroe Police Lt. Greg Morgel and firefighters estimated about 20,000 people watched the Monroe County Fair parade today, down from last year’s estimated 22,000.
View ArticleFermi plant restarted
DTE Energy’s Fermi 2 nuclear plant resumed generating electricity early Sunday after being shut down for more than a month due to equipment problems.
View ArticleThousands watch fair parade
The procession had a little bit of everything and included special guests Richard and Kathy Verlander, parents of Detroit Tiger pitcher Justin Verlander.
View ArticleMan exposes himself to jogger on bike path
Monroe police are looking for a Clarkston man who allegedly exposed himself to a woman, 24, who was jogging along the bike path near the city’s West Side Fire Station on N. Custer Rd. Friday afternoon.
View ArticlePeralta homers twice as Tigers snap skid
With the count full, Jhonny Peralta was looking for a breaking ball. He got one, and ended a seven-day drought between hits by connecting for a big home run.
View ArticleLocal sports: July 30, 2012
The Stan Yee Memorial 150 lived up to its billing as the top event of the season at Flat Rock Speedway Saturday night.
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View ArticleBedford teachers, district reach tentative agreement
Bedford Public Schools and its teachers union, the Bedford Educational Association, have reached a tentative contract agreement.
View ArticleThe drug epidemic is up to everyone to solve
Despite the fact that there are many fun stories about which I can’t wait to write, the “can of worms” (as one writer described the subject matter of my most recent columns) I’ve opened won’t go away,...
View ArticleInformation on credit ratings and financial help
One of the queries that landed on Monroe on a Budget nearly two years ago was along the lines of whether applying for Michigan Bridge card affects credit ratings. This is the card that Michigan...
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