Good morning, Bay City.

Bay City Electric Light + Power kicked off Public Power Week with a special event on Saturday, Oct.

3, offering tours, demonstrations, and family activities. The week-long celebration, running Oct. 4-10, honors community-owned utilities and marks BCELP's commitment to serving local residents.

The Bay Area Community Foundation honored community leaders Ellen Charlebois and Michael Hanisko at the 2026 Faces of Philanthropy Celebration by giving them the Peggy Rowley Community Enrichment Award, which recognizes their work to improve local lives.

Eric Jylha, a longtime weather broadcaster and local historian, passed away after nearly three decades with TV5—he also led the Rotary Club and shared our city's history.

The Hold My Flannel fall market drew local shoppers Sunday at Bay County Fairgrounds with over 100 vendors offering handcrafted items + food and live music.

Heritage Vintage Market plans its next event, the Merry and Bright Market, on Nov. 21 in Frankenmuth.

Studio 23/The Arts Center in downtown Bay City launches Discover Art for the 2026-2027 school year.

The program offers free arts workshops, school field trips, family events and summer camps for kids — a new High School Arts Council with applications due Oct. 31.

Bay City commissioners will vote on a plan to allocate $150,000 annually from marijuana tax funds to support the Good Samaritan Rescue Mission Drop-In Center, which offers overnight shelter from 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. and will receive funding retroactive to the start of the 2027 fiscal year.

The MLive Bay City Athlete of the Week project honored high school athletes with standout performances on Oct.

5. Fans can vote until 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8 as coaches and athletic directors nominate local stars (including Costilla and Billingsley) for future recognition.