Daily Archives: February 8, 2012

Amtrak has received federal approval for its trains in western Michigan and northern Indiana to increase maximum speeds to 110 mph.  It was announced Tuesday that the approval Amtrak and the Michigan Department of Transportation received comes after the installation and testing of a train control safety system on Amtrak-owned track that runs between...Read More »

During church services this past Sunday, Catholics around the country were read a letter accusing the Obama administration for an “assault on religious liberty” in the form of a coming requirement that most church-linked organizations – among them hospitals, schools and universities – offer birth control coverage as part of their health care plans. ...Read More »

Students and parents who need help filling out their federal financial aid forms can come to College Goal Sunday  from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, at St. Clair County Community College in Port Huron.  The workshop will be in Room 150 of the college’s Citizens First Michigan Technical Education Center, corner of...Read More »

The Blue Water Area Chamber of Commerce ambassadors will hold its third ceremonial ribbon cutting of 2012 on Thursday, February 9, 12:15 p.m., at Liberty Tax Service, 533 10th Street, Port Huron.   An open house will be held from Noon – 2 p.m. and the public is welcome to attend.  Refreshments will be provided. ...Read More »

A two-vehicle accident that occurred yesterday at about 4 p.m. sent a 42-year old Port Huron woman to a University of Michigan hospital in Ann Arbor for serious internal injuries.  It is reported that the woman was driving east on Beard Street when she ran the stop sign at the intersection – a pickup...Read More »