https://www.wgvunews.org/news/2026-07-07/park-township-voters-to-decide-on-two-upcoming-millage-increases 2026-07-07 WGVU NEWS eng 2026-07-07T06:16:23-04:00 Park Township voters to decide on two upcoming millage increases Park Township, Ottawa County, Ottawa County Sheriff's Department, election, August ballot, 2026 Election, November ballot, November election, voting, Public Safety https://www.wgvunews.org/news/2026-07-07/democratic-senate-republican-governor-hopefuls-set-to-debate 2026-07-07 WGVU NEWS eng 2026-07-07T06:15:20-04:00 Democratic Senate, Republican governor hopefuls set to debate Haley Stevens, Abdul El-Sayed, John James, Perry Johnson, Debate, U.S. Senate, Gubernatorial race, governor https://www.wgvunews.org/2026-07-07/meet-project-2029-and-its-war-on-the-annoyance-economy 2026-07-07 WGVU NEWS eng 2026-07-07T06:30:00-04:00 Meet 'Project 2029' — and its war on the annoyance economy NPR News, NPR Top Stories https://www.wgvunews.org/2026-07-07/graham-platner-faces-calls-to-leave-maine-senate-race-after-sexual-assault-allegation 2026-07-07 WGVU NEWS eng 2026-07-07T06:44:47-04:00 Graham Platner faces calls to leave Maine Senate race after sexual assault allegation NPR News https://www.wgvunews.org/2026-07-07/woman-accuses-graham-platner-of-sexual-assault-and-nato-summit-begins 2026-07-07 WGVU NEWS eng 2026-07-07T07:40:46-04:00 Woman accuses Graham Platner of sexual assault. And, NATO summit begins NPR News https://www.wgvunews.org/2026-07-07/theres-no-treatment-designed-for-the-ebola-strain-ravaging-drc-but-now-theres-hope 2026-07-07 WGVU NEWS eng 2026-07-07T08:51:59-04:00 There's no treatment designed for the Ebola strain ravaging DRC. 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Troy Jackson says it would be 'self-serving' if Graham Platner runs NPR News, NPR Top Stories https://www.wgvunews.org/2026-07-08/here-are-the-2026-emmy-nominations 2026-07-08 WGVU NEWS eng 2026-07-08T11:29:56-04:00 Here are the 2026 Emmy nominations NPR News, NPR Top Stories https://www.wgvunews.org/2026-07-08/do-you-know-where-your-birth-certificate-is-journalist-warns-of-new-voting-barriers 2026-07-08 WGVU NEWS eng 2026-07-08T12:06:45-04:00 Do you know where your birth certificate is? 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