George James

Port Huron officials are moving to reshape downtown with a pair of major real estate deals. City Council voted recently on a one million dollar purchase of the Woman’s Life Building on Military Street, aiming to relocate city hall and the police department there. At the same time, the city is negotiating a two million dollar sale of its current Municipal Office Center to a private developer, who plans to transform the waterfront building into housing and possibly a hotel. Voters already authorized the sale back in ’23.

Reporting for WGRT – JP bZet

Health officials in Tuscola County have confirmed a new measles case, tied to a known exposure, and are now working to notify anyone who may have come into contact with the virus. Measles spreads easily through the air and can linger for up to 2 hours after an infected person leaves a room, with symptoms like fever, cough, and a red rash typically appearing 7 to 21 days after exposure. Officials say two doses of the MMR vaccine are about 97 percent effective.

Reporting for WGRT – JP bZet

A Marysville High School graduate is $1,000 richer after becoming the first-ever recipient of a scholarship from the nonprofit A Beautiful Me. Reagan Fair earned the honor after once attending the group’s confidence-building workshops back in elementary school. Runner-up Jillian Biewer received a $100 award. Organization founder Karen Palka says the honor comes full circle, calling it proof that early investment in young women pays off. Fair is now continuing her studies at St. Clair County Community College and Oakland University.

Reporting for WGRT – JP bZet