Shelby ends ‘pay to play’ for sports. SHELBY — The Shelby Public School Board recently voted to eliminate the district’s “pay-to-play” athletics program. “The pay-to-play program, created in 2013 as a response to the Great Recession, required families/students to pay a fee to participate in athletics, which helped offset the costs to maintain the programs,” states a press release from…
Shelby Township unanimously OKs $1.8 million bond for road work. SHELBY — The Shelby Township Board unanimously approved a $1.8 million bond for road work earlier this month. “Our tax-paying residents deserve to see where their hard-earned money is going, and this very large project is a true example of that,” said Shelby Township Supervisor Richard Raffaelli. “I realize the…
News alert: Transformer on fire in Ferry. FERRY TOWNSHIP — Ferry Township Fire Department was dispatched to a transformer on fire at Garfield Road and 154th Avenue Tuesday, Aug. 24, at around 4:30 p.m.
News alert: Power lines down on 72nd Avenue. Hart Area Fire Department was dispatched to 72nd Avenue between Taylor and Duck roads Tuesday, Aug. 24, shortly before 4:30 p.m. for power lines down.
UPDATE: Oceana Drive is back open to traffic in that area. News alert: Power lines down on Oceana Drive. HART TOWNSHIP — Hart Area Fire Department was dispatched to power lines down on Oceana Drive between Star Hill and Polk Road Tuesday, Aug. 24, around 4:30 p.m. Traffic is being blocked in that area. Please avoid the area.
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