Storm Recovery Begins: Special Provisions Approved for Michigan Maple Syrup Production Restoration

Storm Recovery Begins: Special Provisions Approved for Michigan Maple Syrup Production Restoration

Michigan’s maple syrup producers have now received the good news that they had been waiting for. Representative Jack Bergman of the United States (R-Watersmeet) and USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Director Mr. Joel Johnson have made special provisions to help in the recovery of the producers of maple syrup hurt by the recent ice…

Heads Up, Michigan: Northern Lights Might Light Up the Skies as June Begins

Heads Up, Michigan: Northern Lights Might Light Up the Skies as June Begins

DETROIT – If you are itching for a good sky show and happen to be in Michigan, this Sunday might be the day you should keep your eyes open to the sky. A severe magnetic storm of solar origins may play its part and give residents a chance to spot the irresistible northern lights colors…

Car Crashes Into Barry County Business, Causes Significant Damage
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Car Crashes Into Barry County Business, Causes Significant Damage

PURDY, Mo. — A local auto parts store in Barry County was unexpectedly hit when a vehicle ran into the front of the building on Friday, May 30. An afternoon update by the Purdy Police Department stated that the situation had taken place as a car, in the process of parking, suddenly went forward fast…

Former Michigan House Speaker and His Wife Headed to Trial on Felony Charges

Former Michigan House Speaker and His Wife Headed to Trial on Felony Charges

A high-profile power couple on the Michigan political scene is facing trial. Lee Chatfield, the former Michigan House Speaker, and his wife, Stephanie, were officially bound over for trial by an East Lansing district court judge on Friday morning. The development came after more than a year of the first charges being brought and represents…

Air Quality Alert Issued for Parts of Michigan Due to Incoming Canadian Wildfire Smoke

Air Quality Alert Issued for Parts of Michigan Due to Incoming Canadian Wildfire Smoke

If you have noticed the current weather with the sky a tougher one to peer through or developed a slight chest congestion, this is the real situation. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) announced an Air Quality Advisory due to soaring levels of fine particulate pollutants (PM2.5) traveling across the state….

$130K in Grants Powers Scrap Tire Recycling Across West Michigan Communities

$130K in Grants Powers Scrap Tire Recycling Across West Michigan Communities

Localities in Western Michigan are getting substantial support in their tire clean-up and recycling efforts that comes from over $130,000 in grant funding that the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) made available. The purpose? To safely store and recycle scrap tires that can be harmful to the environment if not disposed…

Michigan Leaders Locked in Budget Dispute – 'I Don't Need You' Echoes in Capitol

Michigan Leaders Locked in Budget Dispute – ‘I Don’t Need You’ Echoes in Capitol

MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. – The sun-drenched lanes and the gentle breeze of Mackinac Island may be the perfect setting for Michigan’s political elite to meet during the Detroit Regional Chamber’s annual Mackinac Policy Conference, but deep down underneath the surface beauty, a very contentious state budget deadlock is taking the center stage of the political…