National Teen Driver Safety Week is October 20–26, 2024 – a good opportunity to increase safety messaging across all platforms. Hey Teens! Drive like your friends’ lives depend on it. A teen’s inexperience behind the wheel makes them more susceptible to crashes, so including teen ...

National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week is observed October 20 – 26, 2024. This year’s theme is “Bright futures begin lead-free.” The theme highlights the importance of preventing lead exposure among children under 6 years of age by raising awareness about the sources of lead exposure, ...

October means leaf-peeping, hunting and plenty of other fall fun, but did you know that October is Firewood Month? Michigan’s Invasive Species Program joins The Nature Conservancy to remind Michiganders to enjoy fall adventures but always leave firewood at home. ntreated firewood is a known ...

National Newspaper Week kicked off Sunday and continues through Saturday, and we ask you to join us in celebrating newspapers and all they do for their communities. Research into what happens when towns lose their newspaper reveals that newspapers anchor democratic action. When newspapers ...

Motorists in the area are asked to keep a sharp eye Wednesday morning for students walking or riding their bikes to school. At least two area districts plan to participate in National Walk & Roll to School Day, an international event to promote walking and rolling to school. Iron ...

To have children or not to have them? That is the question more and more Americans are asking themselves. Only 26 percent say having children is extremely or very important for a fulfilling life, according to a Pew Research Center survey, whereas 71 percent say the same about “having a job or ...