Tag: Rural Michigan
89-year-old Michigan hunting and fishing group may shut doors soon
The president of Michigan United Conservation Clubs said it has until May 1 to raise $100,000 or âwe will be forced to close our doors.â The group â made up of individual members and hunting, fishing, trapping and conservation clubs â claims to be the largest statewide conservation organization in the nation….
Small grants made a big difference in rural Michigan. Then the money stopped
Rural Readiness grants helped kickstart projects to address housing, health and child care shortages until state funding dried up. Their future remains uncertain in a tight budget….
Michigan feared Cheboygan Dam danger for years before rains pushed it to brink
Records show state, local and federal officials tried for years to compel repairs that could prevent a flood, but its private owners didnât act. Once again, regulators are finger-pointing about who is to blame….
Flooding has Michigan âin crisis mode now,â Gretchen Whitmer says
The governor visited Cheboygan, where waters were rising behind a downtown dam. One state senator called Michigan flooding a âslow-motion disaster thatâs still unfolding.â…
Floods, tornadoes, rains ravage Michigan: âMy hot tub was floating awayâ
Amid fears of dam collapses, roads wash away, tornadoes touch down and emergency crews try to protect life and property throughout Michigan….