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Marine City and Memphis are set for big upgrades to their community spaces after each received $250,000 grants from the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation. In Marine City, the funding will enhance the new Guy Center in South Park with a pavilion, splash pad, farmers market, and flexible event areas, and connecting to the Bridge to Bay Trail. Memphis will renovate the Lions Club, adding indoor event space, kitchen and concession updates, parking improvements, and new outdoor amenities. Both projects are supported by the Community Foundation of St. Clair County.

Reporting for WGRT – JP bZet

Port Huron residents can give input on changes to Water Street between 10th and 13th streets at a public meeting tonight at 6 at the Municipal Office Center. The city is considering a “road diet,” reducing the street from four lanes to three with a center turn lane. The $2.645 million project, partly funded with $1.2 million in federal dollars, includes full roadway reconstruction, storm sewer upgrades, sewer repairs, and lead service replacements. Public feedback will help finalize the lane layout.

Reporting for WGRT – JP bZet

St. Clair County Community College will host the Men’s Thumbcoast Tip Off Tournament today through Saturday at the SC4 Fieldhouse. The NJCAA event brings eight teams to Port Huron, including five ranked in the top 25, with Parkland College entering as the nation’s top-ranked team. SC4 opens the action tonight at 7 against Coastal Alabama CC North, featuring free admission, a halftime show by DJ Rodney Page, and a lively home-court atmosphere for local fans. This weekend promises high-level basketball right in Port Huron.

Reporting for WGRT – JP bZet

Downtown Port Huron is celebrating one of its own after longtime volunteer Kathy Kos received the Steve Revnik Award at the recent City Council meeting. Residents know Kathy as the quiet force behind the downtown flowerbeds, putting in nearly 200 volunteer hours from May through October to keep them bright and welcoming. As a member of the St. Clair County Master Gardeners, she brings both skill and heart to every project. City leaders say downtown simply wouldn’t look the same without her steady commitment.

Reporting for WGRT – JP bZet

Sanilac County hunters led the way during Michigan’s firearm deer season opener, contributing to more than 41,000 deer taken statewide over opening weekend. The Michigan DNR says weather and disease have affected numbers this year, including last winter’s heavy snow in the Upper Peninsula, a spring ice storm in northern Lower Michigan, and ongoing EHD outbreak in the south. So far this season, hunters have taken 139,345 deer, a bit higher than all of last year. Sanilac County alone tops the state with 1,497 deer harvested as of Monday.

Reporting for WGRT – JP bZet

Port Huron residents will get a chance to spark a wave of goodwill today, as the community marks Community Pay It Forward Day. The event encourages simple acts of kindness, from buying someone’s coffee to thanking a teacher or lending time at a shelter. Organizers say these small gestures can strengthen the entire Blue Water Area as the holiday season begins. Schools, businesses, and nonprofits have their own challenges to keep kindness spreading. Blue Water Recovery and Outreach Center is leading the push.

Reporting for WGRT – JP bZet