George James

The American Red Cross is expected to stay at the St. Clair County Emergency Operations Center on Airport Drive in Kimball, just days after officials said it would leave. Homeland Security Director Justin Westmiller says new lease terms are essentially settled, with final county approval likely before the current lease ends October thirtieth. He says the Red Cross brings vital shelter and mass-care expertise during emergencies, making the partnership worth far more than the roughly three hundred dollars a month in rent.

Reporting for WGRT – JP bZet

Chesterfield Township is set for a major automotive expansion, as South Korean supplier Hansae Mobility plans to invest more than $93 million and create 102 jobs in Macomb County. The company will build a 400,000-square-foot facility, retain 171 current jobs, and move some manufacturing from South Korea to Michigan. The plant will make driveline systems and other vehicle parts. The state is supporting the project with a $625,000 performance-based grant, while officials say the investment will strengthen Chesterfield Township’s economy.

Reporting for WGRT – JP bZet

Three St. Clair County Community College athletes earned Michigan Community College Athletic Association weekly honors after dominant soccer and volleyball performances. Freshman Tessa Freeland scored three goals and added three assists in the first fifteen minutes of a seventeen-zero shutout over Alpena, while fellow freshman Giorgio Cicero netted his first collegiate hat trick in a ten-one men’s soccer win. Sophomore Bella McCamman anchored the volleyball team with nine kills, three aces and fourteen digs in a three-one victory over Oakland CC at the SC4 Fieldhouse.

Reporting for WGRT – JP bZet