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Michigan State Police is partnering with Relief After Violence Encounter (RAVE) in Ionia, to collect used or gently-used purses filled with toiletries, clean clothes and more for its domestic violence shelter. All collections will take place through April 30.
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Courtesy/CADL Local HistoryBaseball history in Lansing stretches back more than 100 years before Lansing Lugnuts threw out their first pitch in 1996. -
Courtesy/City of JacksonDerek Dobies, who served as City of Jackson mayor from 2017 to 2021, will be back on the ballot this year.
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