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🌱 Where does Bad Axe football stand after five weeks of play?
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In today's newsletter:
- Where does Bad Axe football stand after five weeks of play?
- How a Bad Axe bar visit became a $309,000 lottery win.
- What Bad Axe's hunting expert says about Michigan's new firearm rules.
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 75 and low of 56 degrees.
- Wednesday: A passing afternoon shower, temps: high: 72, low: 63.
- Thursday: Rain; breezy in the morning, with a high of 69 and low of 47 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Big Thumb Conference football standings after Week 5 (michigansthumb.com) — Big Thumb Conference football is taking shape after Week 5, and Bad Axe sits at 1-2 in conference and 1-4 overall in its division. Millington, Ubly, Bay City All Saints, Dryden, and Marlette currently top their groups as local teams chase playoff spots and conference titles heading into the season's pivotal stretch. 
• Tuscola County woman turns Club Keno win into almost $310,000 lottery win (sanilacbroadcasting.com) — A Tuscola County woman turned a small Club Keno win at Bottom's Up Bar in Bad Axe into a $309,125 Michigan Lottery jackpot. After double-checking her Fast Cash ticket at the bar, she plans to buy a new car and save the rest, adding a feel-good windfall story to Bad Axe's local lore.
• Hunting law change expands firearm options for 2026 (michigansthumb.com) — Michigan's new deer hunting rules now allow any legal .22-caliber-or-larger center-fire firearm statewide, and Bad Axe's Randy's Hunting Center is helping hunters adjust. Owner Kevin Brown explains how the change opens options for youth and smaller hunters, highlights trending gear like bottleneck cartridges and advanced optics, and stresses practicing and staying within safe, comfortable shooting ranges.
📸 Around Bad Axe
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bad Axe
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★ Featured events ★
- Sandusky Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Bad Axe →
Bad Axe High School, 200 N Barrie Rd, Bad Axe
7:30 pm
Thursday October 8
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Other local events
- JH Volleyball vs Harbor Beach
Bad Axe Public Schools Bad Axe, MI 48413
6:00 pm - JH Football at Ubly
Bad Axe Public Schools Bad Axe, MI 48413
6:00 pm - Soccer vs USA
Bad Axe Public Schools Bad Axe, MI 48413
5:30 pm - JV Football at Capac
Bad Axe Public Schools Bad Axe, MI 48413
6:30 pm - Varsity Football vs Capac (Homecoming)
Bad Axe Public Schools Bad Axe, MI 48413
7:00 pm - Soccer vs St Thomas More Academy
Bad Axe Public Schools Bad Axe, MI 48413
5:30 pm - JH Volleyball at Cass City
Bad Axe Public Schools Bad Axe, MI 48413
6:00 pm - Volleyball at Marlette
Bad Axe Public Schools Bad Axe, MI 48413
6:00 pm - JH Football vs USA
Bad Axe Public Schools Bad Axe, MI 48413
6:00 pm - JH Volleyball at Lakers
Bad Axe Public Schools Bad Axe, MI 48413
6:00 pm - Soccer vs Hemlock
Bad Axe Public Schools Bad Axe, MI 48413
5:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 7
Thursday October 8
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Dunham's Sports posted a job opening for Cashier in Bad Axe. Apply here.
- Goodwill Industries of Mid-Michigan posted a job opening for Retail Store Manager in Bad Axe. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bad Axe here.
🗞 Nearby News
Ubly
- Laker boys, Harbor Beach girls win Crawford Kennedy invitational (michigansthumb.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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