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Annual downtown festival gets a new date after Canadian wildfire smoke canceled July's event
Why it matters: Canadian wildfire smoke now reaches Michigan's small towns, forcing them to rebuild summer event planning around air quality hundreds of miles away.
City council awards utility and fleet contracts within budget as street reconstruction advances
Why it matters: Federal rules require US water systems to remove lead lines by 2037. Greenville shows how small cities fund that work, one street at a time.
Rieth-Riley Construction wins the job at $281,180, about 8% over the city's $260,000 capital plan budget
Why it matters: The deal commits Greenville to $281,000 for a park lot, $21,000 over plan, to keep ball-field parking usable for years.