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Players from Cass City, Bad Axe, Laker, Ubly earn all-state football honors In other news, MHSAA council postpones meeting on return of sports FacebookTwitterEmail The Bad Axe varsity football team claimed at least a share of the Greater Thumb Conference West title on Friday night after beating host Laker, 27-6. The Hatchets improved to 4-1 on the season.Mark Birdsall/Huron Daily Tribune Show MoreShow Less The Bad Axe varsity football team claimed at least a share of the Greater Thumb Conferenc...

Howard Randall remembered as hard-working, friendly father Passed away this past week at 105 FacebookTwitterEmail 2of57 Howard Randall is deputized by Sheriff Kelly Hanson on his 105th birthday in May. (Tribune File Photo) Show MoreShow Less 3of57 Howard Randall celebrates his 105 th birthday and is deputized by Huron County Sheriff Kelly Hanson, during a parade in his honorSara Eisinger/ Huron Daily TribuneShow MoreShow Less 5of57 Howard Randall celebrates his 105 th birthday and is deputized...

Meijer, Bad Axe police giving gift cards away Officers will give out $1,000 worth of Meijer cards to drivers FacebookTwitterEmail From left to right, Scott Neff, Jeff Rubin, David Rothe, and Alan Verstraete in front of the Bad Axe Meijer store. The two have partnered to give out Meijer gift cards to Bad Axe residents over the next week. (Robert Creenan/Huron Daily Tribune) BAD AXE — Bad Axe’s Meijer store is working to give back to families this holiday season with a twist on how Meijer nor...

Columbia Township Library changes book providers Mary Drier, For the Tribune Dec. 14, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail COLUMBIA TOWNSHIP — Sometimes it pays to shop around. Columbia Township Library Director Briynne McCrea reported at the last township meeting she had switched to Ingram to buy books for the library rather than Amazon. Ingram Content Group of Tennessee is a source for library books, and is cheaper than Amazon, McCrea said. Besides better prices, the company has the largest book inve...

TV guide: 24 of the best shows to watch this week Shorts Yule Love, Samhlú, Dementia Choir at Christmas, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom Sun, Dec 13, 2020, 06:00 Updated: Thu, Dec 17, 2020, 09:56 Sunday BBC2, 8.10pm It’s gentle, often a bit silly, a whole lot of fun – and even those who have never picked up a fishing rod in their lives adore this programme. The best buddies have a festive treat for viewers, and it’s also rather special for Bob Mortimer because it takes him back to h...

Upper Thumb reports 13 new deaths due to the coronavirus Paige Withey, paige.withey@hearstnp.com FacebookTwitterEmail A Great Lakes Bay Health worker assists a patient with COVID testing at the companys Bad Axe location in late November. (Scott Nunn/Tribune File Photo) UPPER THUMB - According to the states report on Saturday December 12, the Upper Thumb saw an increase of 13 confirmed coronavirus related deaths, the highest number of deaths seen for the area. Huron County saw an increase of 39...

Nunn: Its amazing how quickly things change FacebookTwitterEmail I have been spending a lot of time reflecting on this past year as 2020 starts to draw to a close. Obviously this year has been mostly overshadowed by the pandemic, but for my family there have been several notable moments. One year ago I wasnt a homeowner. Instead, I was commuting from West Branch to Bad Axe every day as I continued to settle into my new job. Literally days before Christmas last year we closed on the purchase of ...

City of Bad Axe forms committee in search for city manager Would look over resumes, interview candidates FacebookTwitterEmail Bad Axe City Hall. (Tribune File Photo) BAD AXE — The Bad Axe City Council made its next step in its search for a new city manager this week. The council appointed a four-member committee that will review job applications they receive, conduct job interviews, and make their recommendation for a new city manager. The committee members are Bad Axe Mayor Kathleen Particka...

City of Bad Axe has adapted to working from home City manager hopes things return to normal soon FacebookTwitterEmail Bad Axe City Hall. (Tribune File Photo) BAD AXE — Like plenty of other places in Huron County, Bad Axe City Hall has had to close its doors and have employees work from home during this year’s pandemic. Dale VanDeVusse, the Bad Axe city manager, said that city hall has had its doors closed to the public for the better part of the year, with a drop box located outside for re...

COVID: Huron County surpasses 1,000 cases Nine deaths reported across Upper Thumb FacebookTwitterEmail Dozens of vehicles line up for COVID-19 testing outside the Great Lakes Bay Health Center in Bad Axe Nov. 20. (Scott Nunn/Tribune File Photo) UPPER THUMB — The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the Upper Thumb climbed by 62, while the region saw nine new deaths reported Dec. 10. According to state data, Huron County had 29 new coronavirus cases and two deaths reported, causing the cou...