Good morning, Saginaw.

Saginaw County Parks and the YMCA will host the Jack-O-Dash Fun Run/Walk at Price Nature Center on Friday, Oct.

23 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Participants cover a 3/4-mile, costume-friendly route with free pumpkins for the first 50 sign-ups & costume prizes.

Bay City veteran Warren Harding, whose education was halted by his Vietnam Era service, received an honorary diploma from Bay City Central High School on Oct.

13 during the Public Schools meeting + the ceremony celebrated his decades-long perseverance.

Small businesses with 250 or fewer employees can apply for a MIOSHA matching grant — up to $5,000 for worker safety equipment and training — as the new cycle started Oct.

1; applicants must complete a site-specific evaluation to show how their purchase will reduce injury risks.

A lunch and learn session on probate and estate planning will take place today at noon at the Mays Senior Center.

Attendees will receive useful guidance on managing estates and planning ahead.

DOT crews have closed the intersection at State (M-58) and Mackinaw today for grading, curb work and paving; road users must detour as eastbound traffic is redirected onto Davenport Avenue, with work expected to finish Oct.

22.

Michigan DOT will repair northbound I-75 between M-84 + Salzburg Road south of Bay City starting Sunday, Oct.

18. The work will close the right two lanes until Thursday, Oct. 22, affecting commuter travel.

Crews set the first concrete beams for the new Lafayette Bridge over the Saginaw River on Wednesday, Oct.

14 (a key milestone in the ongoing project), and officials say more construction is planned to improve local traffic flow.

Memorial Healthcare highlighted the importance of early breast cancer screenings on Wellness Wednesday.

Local women are encouraged to schedule check-ups + use online resources for early detection.

Local fans can vote for top high school underclassmen in football, volleyball, and cross country until 10 p.m. Sunday.

The contest follows weeks of honoring senior and junior athletes while shining a light on promising future stars from area high schools.

Freeland won the Tri-Valley Conference girls cross country title at Delta College on Monday by finishing with 41 points, edging Frankenmuth by one point, while Alma clinched the TVC Red boys meet with 35 points and Millington beat Caro in volleyball 25-8, 25-16, 25-15.

High school boys soccer playoffs kick off Wednesday in Saginaw as Division 3 and Tri-Valley Conference Red teams — including Frankenmuth, Alma, Freeland, and Swan Valley — battle to reach the state championships on Saturday, Nov.

7 in Grand Ledge.