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Incident reports as received by Bay County Central Dispatch indicate preliminary descriptions of events. Locations indicate where reports were taken, not necessarily where the incidents occurred. BAY CITY POLICE Breaking and entering Saturday, 9:26 p.m., 500 block of Morton Saturday, 10:40 p.m., 500 block of South Monroe Domestic violence Saturday, 9:23 a.m., 300 block of North Walnut Drugs Saturday,... Full story »

March 21, 1935 75 years ago Henry Dora, Bay City airport manager, and a passenger were shaken up but otherwise uninjured yesterday afternoon when an airplane piloted by Dora “ground looped” after landing at Clements field. Dora said he did not know the name of his passenger, a Saginaw resident who had hired the ship to take aerial photographs... Full story »

Tim Wise, who wrote "Between Barack and a Hard Place: Challenging Racism, Privilege and Denial in the Age of Obama," visits at 7 p.m. Wednesday in SVSU's Rhea Miller Recital Hall.  Full story »

Upcoming governmental meetings for the week of March 21 in Bay County include:  Monday • Bangor Township Schools Board of Education, Edson Administration Building, 3359 Midland. • Bay City Public Schools Board of Education budget workshop, 6 p.m., Administration Building, 910 Walnut.  • Bay City Town Hall meeting, 6:30 p.m., St. Hyacinth Field House, 1515 Cass Ave. Highlights: Residents... Full story »

One of M. Patricia Cavanaugh’s favorite moments as an English professor is when her students start thinking like teachers. Cavanaugh, who specializes in education at Saginaw Valley State University, has helped her students think like teachers so much that she was awarded the Michigan Campus Compact’s Faculty/Staff Community Service Award, which recognizes the campus member whose influence and engagement... Full story »

Here are a few of the events taking place Monday in the Bay area.  Full story »

Jake is a sweet-faced, 3-year-old golden retriever who has never met a person he didn’t like and didn’t lick. And, he minds well.  The pooch has just one little flaw.  He loves his owner Mike Zuraw and he loves his owner Linda Zuraw. It’s Mike and Linda together that upsets this ball of fluff. Whenever the couple gets cozy,... Full story »

In the past week, Bethany Schuster and Aaron Bellor have been thinking a lot about a young teen they considered family. The two friends have pulled out pictures of Brett “Dewey” Elder and reminisced about their time together, playing basketball or just hanging out at Schuster’s former Bay City home. “I think about Brett just being a kid and... Full story »

Intercultural Night -- which features song, dance, skits, fashion shows and other cultural presentations -- begins at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Malcolm Field Theatre for the Performing Arts. Full story »

Bay City officials have scheduled three upcoming Town Hall meetings that will include focus groups made up of city residents. The first meeting takes place at 6:30 p.m. Monday at St. Hyacinth Field House, 1515 Cass Ave. The meeting will focus on the Bay City Police Department, how it operates and how it plans to serve residents. The second... Full story »

A community effort was only one of the reasons why Bay County Habitat for Humanity was recently named Michigan Affiliate of the Year for 2010. The group will be recognized at the Michigan Habitat for Humanity annual banquet Tuesday in Lansing. Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Jonathon Reckford, CEO of Habitat for Humanity International, will be guest speakers. Local Habitat... Full story »

Tractor Supply Co. shoppers can buy a clover to make a difference. The retail farm and ranch store will offer shoppers the opportunity to support 4-H youth programs through $1 donations at the register. In exchange, customers will receive paper clovers to sign and post in store windows. The donations will help fund local, state and national 4-H programs... Full story »

ST. IGNACE — For driving his sports utility vehicle into a crowd of people and leaving three dead, a Midland County man will be imprisoned for possibly more than two decades. Friday, Mackinac County Circuit Judge William W. Carmody sentenced Dustan L. Bowen, 28, of Sanford, to spend between 16 and 22-and-a-half years behind bars, court records show.  In... Full story »

BAD AXE — Two suspects are facing drug charges after their alleged heroin den was raided by Huron County Sheriff’s deputies in February. Thursday afternoon, Bradon M. Fabyan, 28, of Filion, turned himself into the Huron County District Court. He was subsequently arraigned on a high court misdemeanor charge of maintaining a drug house, reports Huron County Sheriff Kelly... Full story »

Bay City Police are looking for subject suspected of stabbing three people at a local bar early this morning. Around 1 a.m., officers and Bay County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call of a fight outside the Lighthouse Lounge, 1125 S. Water on the city’s east side. Upon arrival, officers discovered three people had been stabbed by an assailant... Full story »