Tesla Ban, Ebola Crisis Hits Close to Home, Lottery Winners Booted from Food Assistance Programs: Michigan News Digest

In her blog on Wyandotte Patch, Linda Schaub writes about the beauty of the autumn blaze that hints at some backbreaking work ahead. (Patch file photo)

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Following is a collection of stories posted recently on Michigan Patch. For more local news, be sure to click on the “Bulletin Board” icon.

• News of NYC Ebola Patient Hits Folks Hard Back Home in Michigan
• Do You Agree with Michigan Tesla Ban? Patch Poll
• Man Gets DUI on Riding Mower: Police
• University of Michigan Senior Alexandria Strother Crowned Miss Washtenaw County 2014
• Farmington Hills Calls for Entries in Public Art Program
• $4 Million Lottery Winner, 800 Others Culled from Food Stamp Rolls
• Spooktacular, Smashing Pumpkins, More Halloween Fun this Weekend in Royal Oak
• Two White Lake Students in Running for $30,000 Award
• Leo Barrett Named Dearborn’s Veteran of the Year
• Library Group Commemorates 75th Anniversary of ‘Gone with the Wind’
• Parking Change Aimed at Boosting Retail Activity
• Some Oakland Commissioners Give DIA Ultimatum Over Bonuses
• Parolee Lasts A Couple of Days on Outside Before Suspicious ‘Test Drive’

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