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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 Michigan woman has been found guilty of first-degree murder for orchestrating the killing of her children’s father. A jury convicted 37-year-old Sayon Florence Thursday after 2 hours of deliberation, finding she arranged for Vincent Buckles to be shot and killed at his home in January of ’25. Prosecutors say Florence wanted full custody of her kids and recruited a codefendant to carry out the killing. She was also convicted of arson, home invasion and felony firearm use, and is scheduled to be sentenced November 2nd.

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

St. Clair County Community College celebrated its best week of the fall season. Four Skippers earned MCCAA weekly honors across 3 sports. Sophomore Ava Oleski and Grace Ropes swept the volleyball awards after SC4 posted four straight 3-0 sweeps, with Oleski hitting .319 and Ropes logging 53 digs. In cross country, Freshman Samantha Langolf became SC4’s first 2-time honoree, finishing 4th at the Lansing Invitational . And goalkeeper Jakob Arnold made 16 saves to help SC4 improve to 3 wins, 2 losses on the season.

Reporting for WGRT – JP bZet

Washington Township officials in Sanilac County are preparing to take the Hi-Way Drive-In to court after a music festival went on at the property this summer without the township’s approval. The township board voted 4 to 0 on September 8th, to let its attorney pursue whatever legal action is needed to enforce local zoning rules. The drive-in had asked for a special land use permit, but the township planning committee turned it down in July, and the festival was held anyway.

Reporting for WGRT – JP bZet

Nearly 200 Sarnia apartments have a new landlord. Skyline Apartment REIT sold three buildings on September 10TH, covering 187 rental units. Those include Patricia Apartments and Regal Tower on Colborne Road, and Bryn Mawr Apartments on Berkshire Road. That equals about 3 per cent of the private apartments counted in Sarnia in ’21. Skyline did not name the buyer or the price. The company bought the buildings in 2014. It has now sold 265 Sarnia apartments since June of ’25.

Reporting for WGRT – JP bZet