Hemlock News

For some perspective on the state of Michigan's decision to issue an air permit for a $2-billion coal-fired power plant on the Saginaw Bay, it might do to look 1,000 miles south, to another bay.

Last night, many of us sang or listened to that ode to Old Long Ago - better known in the ancient Scottish as Auld Lang Syne.

There's a critical mass building in the Great Lakes Bay Region, fueled by the sun.

Kiara Baston, 5, hugs her uncle Duane E. Vanlanham, 49, in her Saginaw home. Vanlanham was seriously injured last March when he intervened as pit bulls where attacking his neighbor and they turned on him.

John Hagarty, 61, of Richland Township speaks during the Hemlock School District Citizens' Committee meeting Dec.

A year to the day after Hemlock Semiconductor Corp. announced a $1 billion expansion in Thomas Township, San Jose, Calif.-based GlobalWatt Inc.

Hemlock School District leaders on Monday night imposed "pay-to-play" fees on students in sports and some other extracurricular activities, and voted to stop paying assistant sports coaches this spring.

John Hagarty, 61, of Richland Township speaks during the Hemlock School District Citizens' Committee meeting Wednesday night at Hemlock High School.

30, in the parking lot of The Rehmann Group, 5800 Gratiot; and from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the parking lot of Martin Chevrolet, 8800 Gratiot.

Since our Michigan Fall Photo Contest started on Nov. 1, more than 330 photos have been submitted into our 2009 Fall Photo Contest gallery .

An eagerly anticipated solar manufacturer's project to bring 500 jobs and a $250 million solar investment has gained a foothold.

16, in the lobby of Bronner Auditorium at Frankenmuth High School, 525 E. Genesee.

In her weekly radio address, Governor Jennifer M. Granholm celebrated a milestone in the state's No Worker Left Behind program:A more than 100,000 people have now enrolled in the job-training program.

A patron of the arts and a lumberman who was also a banker and an engineer soon will join the ranks of the Saginaw Hall of Fame.

The State House will take up a bill to extend liquor sales on Sundays. Hemlock Semiconductor Corporation reports vapor release By Kim Russell Sunday, October 11, 2009 at 12:30 AM Some Thomas Township residents say a vapor leak at Hemlock Semiconductor Corporation left them dealing with foul odor, coughing, and throat irritation.

Some Thomas Township residents say a vapor leak at Hemlock Semiconductor Corporation left them dealing with foul odor, coughing, and throat irritation.

Posted on Sunday, October 11, 2009 at 12:30 a.m. Some residents say it caused coughing and foul odor Some Thomas Township residents say a vapor leak at Hemlock Semiconductor Corporation left them dealing with foul odor, coughing, and throat irritation.

Nolan Finley thinks that opposition to expansion of Karn-Weadock and the Rogers City coal plants is some plot by the governor to promote green energy.

Posted 3 hours, 48 minutes ago at 9:10 am. By NORMA LERNER Dowagiac Daily News CASSOPOLIS - It's been a long time since Pioneer Street in Marcellus Township has been improved east of M-40. Part of it will get a new surface yet this fall - a graveled surface.

DEWITT - The DeWitt Marching Band hosts its sixth annual high school marching band invitational competition on Saturday, Oct.