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Truck driver killed after colliding with train at rural crossing in Gratiot County
A 61-year-old man from Ithaca is believed to have been driving north on Baldwin Road in Bethany Township when he hit an ...
Bird flu confirmed in Monroe County backyard flock, Michigan agriculture officials report
"HPAI is a highly contagious virus that can be spread in various ways from flock to flock, including by wild birds, through ...
Q&A: Journalist and musician John Counts on his new book 'Bear County, Michigan'
The Whitmore Lake-based author also wrote an album to accompany his collection of short stories set in a fictional, rural ...
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Monroe County backyard poultry HPAI positive
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza for the first ...
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Summer food program will continue this summer
The Michigan Department of Education announced the Meet Up and Eat Up summer food service program, which serves children up ...
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Internet provider links rural Kent County residents to high-speed internet
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Previously unserved residents of northeastern Kent County now have access to high-speed internet, plus TV ...
Almost half of rural Americans drive long distances for surgery
As closures of rural hospitals across the United States continue, more Americans are facing hour-plus drives to reach ...
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Proposed Michigan ag budget targets diagnostics, development
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Director says the governor’s 2026 budget will provide more ...
Michigan Department of Agriculture director praises proposed budget
The State House and Senate will need to come up with their own version of the budget. The goal is to finalize one by July 1.
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Michigan Tech Awarded R1 Classification Reserved for Nation’s Leading Research Institutions
Michigan Technological University has been designated as an R1 research institution by the Carnegie Classification of ...
Long drives & high costs stand between Americans and safe surgery – especially in rural areas
When they need surgery, nearly one in three Americans may find themselves in a precarious position: They live more than an hour’s drive from a high-quality hospital, and their insurance plan may leave ...