Michigan launches industrial hemp ag pilot program. LANSING – Farmers, processors and institutions of higher learning who are interested in Michigan’s newest agricultural crop – industrial hemp – will now have an opportunity to test the waters under the state’s new Industrial Hemp Ag Pilot Program. Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD)…
Mason Co. man charged with murder of Mears man. #MasonCountyNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — A 32-year-old Mason County man has been charged in the shooting death of a 32-year-old Mears man. Corey Ryan Beekman, 32, of 10550 N. US 31, Free Soil Township was arraigned today in Mason County’s 79th District Court on open murder charges, and three…
Residents say proposed sewer system stinks. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. GOLDEN TOWNSHIP – A proposed $23.8 million public sewer project being developed by township officials to protect Silver Lake from contamination is drawing strong opposition from residents in the summer tourist community. The plan is to construct a new sanitary sewer system to replace on-site septic systems for homes and…
Weight restrictions to be lifted April 22. #OceanaCountyRoadCommission HART – Weight restrictions will be lifted on all Oceana County Road Commission roads Monday, April 22, at 6 a.m. Newaygo County weight restrictions will be lifted the same day and time. The weight and speed restrictions are imposed in an effort to prevent potholes. The restrictions – sometimes called ‘frost laws’…
Polk Road tree trimming expected to be completed Tuesday afternoon. #OceanaCountyRoadCommission ELBRIDGE TOWNSHIP – The Oceana County Road Commission is working to complete tree cutting/trimming on Polk Road between 136th and 144th avenues Tuesday, April 16. The crew plans to clear the area at approximately 3 p.m., so the project doesn’t interfere with school bus traffic, according to the road…
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