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Cheboygan County’s village of Afton was settled by good, caring and hard-working people.

In 1921, a local girl, Ruth Mitchell requested a course in nursing at what was then Beebe Hospital. Through the efforts of Dr. James Beebe Sr. and his brother Dr.

Neil Zolot / Special to the Free Press Enrollment in the Melrose schools is projected to jump from 3,704 from the June 2021 to 3,887 in September, primarily through increases in Pre-K, Kindergarten and first grade. “It’s an important data source for us to monitor,” Superintendent Julie Kukenberger said at the June 22 School Committee meeting, adding the numbers will affect staffing, supplies, and state aid among other things. The population will rise from 454-511 in Pre-K and Kindergarten; 1,528-1,558 in elementary grades 1-5; 819-846 at the Middle School and 915-965 at the High School....

Neil Zolot / Special to the Melrose Free Press The School Department and Department of Public Works are planning needed capital projects for Fiscal Year 2022 and beyond, totaling millions. “We’re glad to get to some of the projects we were not able to last year because of COVID,” Superintendent Julie Kukenberger said at the School Committee meeting Tuesday, June 22, the first at City Hall in over a year. “I’m amazed at the projects we plan to do, but also a little nervous,” DPW Director Elena Proakis Ellis admitted. “It’ll be tough to get through that much work, but we’ll tr...

The nation’s top health agency is no longer recommending daily disinfection of schools to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.