Mid recognizes exceptional employees

HARRISON Mid Michigan College focuses on delivering knowledge and ability to empower learners and transform communities – including the community formed by the College’s faculty and staff.

Mid’s Early Childhood Education Program participates in Project

HARRISON Mid Michigan College’s Early Childhood Education (ECE) Program is participating in the Michigan Association for the Education of Young Children (MIAEYC) Child Development Associate (CDA) Community Cohort Project.

High school seniors applying for federal student aid faster than in past several years

LANSINGAfter years of declining participation, high school seniors are outpacing last year’s graduating class in completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.

Calling all Gladwin County vendors and organizations

GLADWIN COUNTYThe Gladwin County River Race of Two Cities has a spot for you during our celebrations on Friday, May 23 and Saturday, May 24.Join the festivities to help us send paddlers 12.5 miles down the Cedar River and support natural resources and outdoor recreation in Gladwin County.

MDARD opens underserved, value-added, and regional food systems grants

LANSINGThe Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) is now accepting grant proposals for the latest round of the Underserved, Value-Added, and Regional Food Systems Grant. Grant proposals must be received by 5 p.m. EST on June 11, 2025.

Now here’s a tip

■ There’s been a lot of talk at my house about kitchen gadgets that do double duty, especially since I have made whipped cream for the first time -- in my coffeemaker! I have a French press that I rarely use, until now.

Strange but true

■ In 2010, a group of 15 monkeys escaped from a Japanese research institute by using trees to catapult themselves over a 17-foot-high electrical fence.■ Potato aphids will not mate if they detect a drop in air pressure.

Moments in time

■ On May 12, 1896, New York City passed America’s first anti-spitting law in an effort to combat tuberculosis, imposing fines and even jail time on unruly protesters who demonstrated their discontent by expectorating on antispitting signs. By 1910, more than 2,500 arrests had been made.

Why mortgages on lower priced rural Michigan homes may cost more

LANSINGMichigan Realtors, home builders and lenders say that there are both opportunities and challenges in buying low-cost housing in rural areas in Michigan.The Pew Research Center released a report in December describing a nationwide shortage of mortgages for low-cost rural homes.