http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/The Latest Community, Education & Government News, Blogs, Photos & Videos.enTue, 14 Jul 2009 13:39:16 PDTMovable Type Enterprise 1.52 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/noThe Latest Community, Education & Government News, Blogs, Photos & Videos.saginaw_newshttp://feedburner.google.comhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/saginaw_news/~3/14PYc52AdBY/delta_hopes_for_barack_boost.htmlCollege NewsEconomyGovernmentNews - Bay CityDeborah Brown | The Saginaw NewsTue, 14 Jul 2009 13:39:16 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/saginaw/index.ssf//3472.3233882 ]]>President Barack Obama unveiled a national initiative today to vastly increase the number of college students: Delta College took a first step on that journey with a $1.5 million federal grant over five years to improve student retention. Leanne Govitz,...http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2009/07/delta_hopes_for_barack_boost.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/saginaw_news/~3/tnqXFqLWMkM/hemlock_semiconductor_gives_2.html53078358880554186304148004Eric English | The Saginaw NewsTue, 14 Jul 2009 13:09:43 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/mid-michigan/index.ssf//5048.3234640 ]]>Saginaw County based Hemlock Semiconductor Group has awarded $2 million to Tennessee's Austin Peay State University for lab equipment for a new chemical engineering technology building. Hemlock officials presented the gift July 10 during a groundbreaking ceremony at the university....http://www.mlive.com/business/mid-michigan/index.ssf/2009/07/hemlock_semiconductor_gives_2.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/saginaw_news/~3/Ts44FuX6xgk/harbor_beach_motel_owner_facin.htmlLaNia Coleman | The Bay City TimesTue, 14 Jul 2009 12:18:34 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/bay-city/index.ssf//4931.3234190 ]]>BAD AXE -- The owner of a Harbor Beach motel has been charged with arson. Huron County District Court authorities on Monday arraigned Michael A. Basacchi, 56, of Harbor Beach, on one count of arson of insured property. The charges...http://www.mlive.com/news/bay-city/index.ssf/2009/07/harbor_beach_motel_owner_facin.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/saginaw_news/~3/JYwVpzIGQTI/business_official_michigan_can.html2249923698934145673472479845Jeff Kart | The Bay City TimesTue, 14 Jul 2009 13:06:13 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/bay-city/index.ssf//4931.3233805 ]]>A clean energy future filled with jobs and environmental benefits is passing Michigan by, a Midland business official says. Octavian Cantilli | Booth Mid-MichiganAjay Badhwar talks with Bay City's Rotary Club about capturing carbon dioxide from power plants. Other states...http://www.mlive.com/news/bay-city/index.ssf/2009/07/business_official_michigan_can.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/saginaw_news/~3/Rg4vKxajb5c/scammer_asks_huron_county_wrec.htmlNews - Bay CityPolice News4798421457294798404798369085547983892218Gus Burns | The Saginaw NewsTue, 14 Jul 2009 11:38:50 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/saginaw/index.ssf//3472.3233710 ]]>Michigan State Police say the mindful owners of a Huron County towing company thwarted the efforts of con artists Monday, who asked them to tow cars from MBS International Airport in Freeland....http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2009/07/scammer_asks_huron_county_wrec.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/saginaw_news/~3/BTARa-OvorI/philadephias_bishop_joseph_r_c.htmlMichael Wayland | The Saginaw NewsTue, 14 Jul 2009 11:22:13 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/living/saginaw/index.ssf//3476.3232063 ]]>Bishop Joseph R. Cistone will begin as the new head of the Catholic Diocese of Saginaw on July 28, leaving behind family and proximity to his favorite baseball team, World Series champions the Philadelphia Phillies. Cistone, 60, grew up primarily...http://www.mlive.com/living/saginaw/index.ssf/2009/07/philadephias_bishop_joseph_r_c.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/saginaw_news/~3/fHH7PRnPGrg/teen_to_face_drug_charges_in_c.htmlLaNia Coleman | The Bay City TimesTue, 14 Jul 2009 11:05:15 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/bay-city/index.ssf//4931.3233420 ]]>GLADWIN -- A Beaverton teen will face drug charges in Circuit Court while his mother has pleaded to a lesser offense. Dillon Weadock, 18, waived his preliminary hearing Tuesday before District Judge Joshua M. Farrell. Barring a plea agreement, a...http://www.mlive.com/news/bay-city/index.ssf/2009/07/teen_to_face_drug_charges_in_c.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/saginaw_news/~3/1T79qru5RKM/clare_county_brothers_headed_t.htmlLaNia Coleman | The Bay City TimesTue, 14 Jul 2009 10:32:04 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/bay-city/index.ssf//4931.3233069 ]]>HARRISON -- Two Clare County men are headed to trial on charges of torture and first-degree child abuse. A Monday pretrial hearing for Gerald T. Hall and his brother, Glen L. Hall, failed to produce plea agreements so the case...http://www.mlive.com/news/bay-city/index.ssf/2009/07/clare_county_brothers_headed_t.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/saginaw_news/~3/S-VS6edqd-k/court_appoints_attorney_to_rep.htmlLaNia Coleman | The Bay City TimesTue, 14 Jul 2009 10:22:13 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/bay-city/index.ssf//4931.3232981 ]]>GLADWIN -- Frail, soft-spoken and teary-eyed, Helen Gotterson agreed Tuesday to let Gladwin County District Court authorities appoint an attorney to represent her against an arson charge. Gotterson, 54, had told authorities she would represent herself in the case stemming...http://www.mlive.com/news/bay-city/index.ssf/2009/07/court_appoints_attorney_to_rep.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/saginaw_news/~3/vuKbf30DMLM/better_business_bureau_issues.htmlMelissa Burden | The Flint JournalTue, 14 Jul 2009 09:36:55 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/money-matters//5329.3232092 ]]>GENESEE COUNTY, Michigan -- The Better Business Bureau has issued a warning to parents and high school students to be wary of a Texas-based test preparation service. The bureau said that it has received 99 complaints from consumers across the...http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2009/07/better_business_bureau_issues.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/saginaw_news/~3/DdSl-jGE0pw/bomb_squad_responds_to_saginaw.htmlCommunity NewsNews - Bay CityPolice News47956047957447956212693017715Gus Burns | The Saginaw NewsTue, 14 Jul 2009 08:49:29 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/saginaw/index.ssf//3472.3232066 ]]>Saginaw Township police called a Lansing bomb squad to assist at Liberty Square Apartments, 295 N. Colony in Saginaw Township, when a man threatened to blow up the complex about 4 a.m. this morning, Saginaw Township Police Lt. Gary Grauf...http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2009/07/bomb_squad_responds_to_saginaw.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/saginaw_news/~3/v4RtXYtJvV4/kochville_township_planners_ag.htmlGovernmentDeborah Brown | The Saginaw NewsTue, 14 Jul 2009 06:04:26 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/saginaw/index.ssf//3472.3231077 ]]>Kochville Planning Commission members agreed Monday to develop a new master plan, despite having approved two master plan proposals earlier this year. Motions were made to rescind April 13 decisions approving the plan that Don Hamilton of Lapham Associates in...http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2009/07/kochville_township_planners_ag.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/saginaw_news/~3/PsmHqUDTe8Q/us_sen_stabenow_to_chair_renew.html420061087454249The Bay City TimesTue, 14 Jul 2009 09:31:45 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/bay-city/index.ssf//4931.3230700 ]]>U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Lansing, will help craft national energy policy as chair of the Senate Agriculture's Subcommittee on Energy, Science and Technology....http://www.mlive.com/news/bay-city/index.ssf/2009/07/us_sen_stabenow_to_chair_renew.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/saginaw_news/~3/-oSPs9MZlg8/walkers_may_have_to_hit_the_tr.htmlEmail - Top StoryMust See StoriesBarrie Barber | The Saginaw NewsTue, 14 Jul 2009 12:06:40 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/saginaw/index.ssf//3472.3228899 ]]>Arturo D. Gonzalez has some advice when Center Courts closes its indoor track next month to resurface it: Hit the trail.Luke Wark | The Saginaw News fileSaginaw Township residents walk and run around the track at Center Courts, 3320 N....http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2009/07/walkers_may_have_to_hit_the_tr.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/saginaw_news/~3/-Xq94slwmtg/buena_vista_township_trustees.htmlCommunity NewsEmailAndy Hoag | The Saginaw NewsTue, 14 Jul 2009 04:47:39 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/saginaw/index.ssf//3472.3228956 ]]>Buena Vista Township has taken the first step in finding a new township manager. Board of Trustees members Monday hired Lansing-based Charles Blockett Jr. and Associates to conduct a search and find a replacement for Martin V. Williams, who board...http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2009/07/buena_vista_township_trustees.htmlnonadult