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An MRI taken last month found no trace of the tumor once near the cerebellum of Madison Kegler, 3, of Washington, Mich.

This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Union editor When this school year comes to a close, it will be the end of Washington Elementary as we know it.

WASHINGTON - Michigan's Bart Stupak, the Democratic congressman who set off a firestorm of controversy with an amendment restricting abortion coverage in the health care reform legislation, says he doesn't believe his proposal will survive in the Senate.

Residents who want to buy a gift for a less-fortunate individual through the Sharing Tree program can remove a tag from one of the 19 participating church's "sharing tree" and purchase the tag's requested item.

Published at PO Box 96 124 W. St. Clair Romeo, MI 48065. Phone: 752-3524 Fax: 752-0548 Updated Wednesday, December 02, 2009 at 3 PM EST GOODFELLOWS, GOOD CAUSE.

Parents may be shocked to learn much of their children's time in home-based day cares is spent in front of the tube.

"The risk of this economic crisis is that people stay isolated, hunkered down and afraid," Collins says.

The company contracted to clean the store, a Washington, Mich.-based cleaning company, received an e-mail from the store manager about the dingy floors, sent someone out to service the buffer, and ran into a hitch.

Area residents who cast their votes decided on a new form of county government and a new school board member.

Pregnant women who take antidepressant medication are three times more likely to have a premature delivery, according to a new study.

Utica Community Schools is forming a citizens group to review the district's building use and to recommend options, which could include closing one or more schools beginning in the 2010-11 school year.

Enjoy a four-course meal and music from bygone eras -- all for a good cause. During November, the Ram's Horn of Shelby Township will donate 5% of proceeds from its newly launched Sunday night dinner shows to Honor Flight Michigan, a nonprofit that helps send veterans to the war memorials in Washington.

Marine City Mayor Bob Lepley offered his endorsement for three city commission candidates at a candidate forum Wednesday at the Washington Life Center.

WASHINGTON -- Michigan Democrat Debbie Stabenow finds herself at the center of a fight in the U.S. Senate over Medicare reform, the societal safety net program's costs and the long-term effect of setting payment rates for physicians.

WASHINGTON - Michigan and the Great Lakes will receive $88,606,000 in the FY 2010 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.

MARYSVILLE -- Fifth-grade teacher Kate Essian noticed it right away. There was a new enthusiasm from her students, and she said that's in part because of the renovations to Washington Elementary School in Marysville.

Michigan's 17-member congressional delegation wants the Obama administration to boost efforts to aid struggling auto suppliers and other manufacturers.

Reform: It took a Senate panel two days to approve a public option plan after rejecting a pair of public option proposals earlier in the week.

An Amber Alert has been issued for a missing 3-year-old girl and 4-year-old boy.

WASHINGTON -- Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow asked President Barack Obama today to press officials from Japan and South Korea over restrictions on American cars in those countries' versions of a cash-for-clunkers stimulus.