Splash Park To Open In Beaverton
A splash park is coming to Beaverton. Rotary officials say it should be completed mid-August. The estimated cost of equipment and construction is $220,000. The Rotary has raised more than the $110,000 needed to start the...
Midland Police Seek Cognitively Impaired Man
The Midland Police Department are looking for a cognitively impaired man. 39 year old Christopher David Hunnicutt is considered missing and endangered. He was last seen on Saturday, May 25 off of Bay City Road in Midland. He...
Life Jacket Station Installed In Port Austin
A life jacket station has been set up in Port Austin at the tip of Michigan's Thumb. Port Austin is popular among kayakers who paddle to the famous Turnip Rock.
Environmental Protection Agency Taking Grant Applications To Clean Great Lakes
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is taking grant applications for projects intended to reduce runoff of polluted water into the Great Lakes.About $14 million will be divided among roughly 30 projects targeting excess nutrients and storm water, which feed harmful...
Michigan State University Announces New President
Michigan State University has named a new president. Dr. Samuel Stanley Jr., a medical researcher who has led Stony Brook University in New York for nearly a decade, was chosen by the board of...
Industrial Cleanup Begins In Gratiot County
Cleanup has begun on a contaminated property at Velsicol Chemical Company in Gratiot County. The site cleanup is being funded taxpayers and at possibly around $500 million, it’s the most expensive cleanup in this...
Higgins Lake Residents Take Officials To Court Over Water Levels
Roscommon County representatives will be in court on June 12. Higgins Lake residents are taking the county to court because they say water levels have not been kept at legal levels. They say the...
Upper Peninsula School To Feature Paintings Of Vietnam Vets
An Upper Peninsula school will be the new home for more than 20 paintings of Vietnam War veterans. The art was created by Steve Wahlstrom, a Marquette-area man who served in Vietnam. He says he painted...
Two-Year Wait List For Climbing Course At Local Community College
Alpena Community College reports a two-year waiting list for climbing courses in the school’s utility technology program. Classes are full for next fall and fall 2020 at 60 students each. The utility technology program...
Midland Hospital’s Birthing Center Recognized
MidMichigan Medical Center - Midland 's Maternity Center was recently recognized with a Bronze Designation by the Michigan Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health. The designation means the hospital has taken steps to make their...