Why Michigan’s rural residents are reluctant to drive electric vehicles

Why Michigan’s rural residents are reluctant to drive electric vehicles
Great Lakes Echo

By Bauyrzhan Zhaxylykov

New U-M survey finds only about 5% of rural Michigan residents say they would choose an electric vehicle as their next car. Researchers attribute much of that reluctance to misinformation about the availability of public chargers and the cost of EVs and replacement batteries. The Whitmer administration

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Data center concerns lead to push for a one-year moratorium on projects

Data center concerns lead to push for a one-year moratorium on projects
Great Lakes Echo

By Karlee VanAntwerp

Critics of the proliferation of data centers are calling for a one-year moratorium on the approval of new projects.

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Online training aims to make recreation accessible for kids with disabilities

Online training aims to make recreation accessible for kids with disabilities
Kincardine News
Community Living Kincardine and District’s All Kids Can Play training program is now available online – free of charge and on-demand. “Local families and children with disabilities have shared that a key barrier to accessing recreation programs is a lack of knowledge about how to include those with intellectual and
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Huron-Kinloss supporting those excluded from new Blue Box program

Huron-Kinloss supporting those excluded from new Blue Box program
The Lucknow Sentinel
Under the new provincial legislation, businesses, farms, industrial sites, and institutions will be ineligible for curbside collection.
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Teen charged following ‘hold and secure’ at Wingham high school

Teen charged following ‘hold and secure’ at Wingham high school
The Lucknow Sentinel
A 16-year-old from Huron-Kinloss is now facing a charge of assault with a weapon.
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Excitement ramping up for ‘once-in-a-decade’ celebration in Ripley

Excitement ramping up for ‘once-in-a-decade’ celebration in Ripley
The Lucknow Sentinel
The 2025 Ripley Reunion runs from July 31 to Aug. 4 featuring a massive parade, light-hearted competitions, and live entertainment.
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Excitement ramping up for ‘once-in-a-decade’ celebration in Ripley

The Lucknow Sentinel

The 2025 Ripley Reunion runs from July 31 to Aug. 4 featuring a massive parade, light-hearted competitions, and live entertainment.

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Stunt driving charge in Brockton, 3 unrestrained kids in vehicle

Stunt driving charge in Brockton, 3 unrestrained kids in vehicle
The Lucknow Sentinel
A 35-year-old Brockton resident is facing multiple charges after allegedly performing a driving stunt with three unrestrained children in the front seat. Just after 5 p.m. on July 5, a South Bruce OPP officer on general patrol spotted a vehicle fishtailing while doing a “burnout” on Sideroad 10 South in
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Stunt driving charge in Brockton, 3 unrestrained kids in vehicle

The Lucknow Sentinel

A 35-year-old Brockton resident is facing multiple charges after allegedly performing a driving stunt with three unrestrained children in the front seat. Just after 5 p.m. on July 5, a South Bruce OPP officer on general patrol spotted a vehicle fishtailing while doing a “burnout” on Sideroad 10 South in Brockton, according to an OPP […]

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Hockey Canada trial: Players failed to confirm woman’s consent, Crown says

The London Free Press
A Crown attorney criticized the suggestion that drinking, dancing or flirting signals sexual availability in her closing argument
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Ontario surprise shaves nearly a point off London’s projected tax hike

The London Free Press
London politicians met Wednesday in the final advance meeting of their budget committee, finding some surprise savings through a legal interpretation by Queen's Park.
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