Unaccompanied migrant children arrive in Albion, I-94 billboard criticizes congressman: Jackson headlines April 10-15
Updated 8:30 AM;
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A billboard criticizing Rep. Tim Walberg as seen along I-94 near Grass Lake on Monday, April 12, 2021. The bilboard was paid for by Democrats in the 7th District.J. Scott Park | MLive.com
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The first 100 unaccompanied migrant children have arrived at the Starr Commonwealth Albion campus, as the organization helps the federal government find a safe haven for hundreds of children, officials said.
Starr Commonwealth signed a facilities agreement to allow the Administration for Children and Families to use its 350-acre campus for up to 240 unaccompanied migrant children, specifically boys age 5 to 17, officials said. When the first 100 children arrived Monday, April 12, they were welcomed by staff, received a medical check and were provided clothing,
From a Ford Model A to a Wi-Fi connected bus, the Bookmobile and its history are back in Jackson County
Updated 4:30 PM;
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Then, in the 1980s, the Jackson District Library’s Bookmobile was parked.
But it’s coming back this summer in the form of a Wi-Fi connected bus that will again help bring the library and its books and services closer to Jackson County residents.
The return of the Bookmobile came out of several years of conversations, Sara Tackett, the library’s executive, director, said.
“We really wanted to look at ways that the library can provide services to populations that might not be able to get to the library as easily as others in our community,” she said.