Good morning, Bay City.

The Bay Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation selected 29 local business and community leaders for Leadership Bay County Class of 2027.

The chosen participants will explore local institutions, build skills, and work with mentors to boost community engagement.

The Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra will host its season opener at Temple Theatre with music from Queen + Journey on Sat, Sept.

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The Essexville-Hampton school board approved a $17.9M bond plan on Monday, Sept.

14 to build a dedicated early childhood center at Bush Elementary and address 80 school projects. The district expects to receive the first $10M next year with designs finalized by early November.

Bay City residents see yellow jackets disrupting outdoor gatherings as wasps become more aggressive with scarce food this season.

Experts advise covering food and moving events indoors if necessary.

Bay City high school football teams celebrated Week 3 wins as four players earned the Golden Helmet award—Sawyer Brandt, Jeffrey Hartman, Hunter Vincenty-Cole and Jackson Ziegler helped their teams succeed on both sides of the ball.

Bay City Athlete of the Week recognized high school fall sports performers for Sept.

14 with standout plays in volleyball, football, swimming and golf, and readers can vote until 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17 (voting is non-scientific).

Beal City's coach Brad Gross (with 100 wins in 12 seasons) was named the Detroit Lions Coach of the Week for Week 3 after a 42-13 win over Springport; the Lions will donate $1,000 to his program.