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Magazine Stand :: Red Tree Review – Issue 4
Issue four of the online poetry journal Red Tree Review is now live. As always, readers will find poems that surprise, harrow, and awe, this time featuring work by Cortney Bledsoe, Halee Kirkwood, Mirande Bissell, Scott Davidson, James Croal Jackson, Alex Sarrigeorgiou, Eva Skrande, Alison Heron Hruby, Clara Burghelea, C. B. Stuckey, Matthew Burns, and Jacob Schepers.
Feds: Child porn complaint filed against former University of Michigan sports scientist
A former University of Michigan sports scientist appeared in federal court Thursday, accused of child pornography offenses. A criminal complaint Thursday in U.S. District Court accuses Jacob Anthony Kromberg of coercion and enticement of a minor, receipt of child pornography and possession of child pornography in February 2024 in Shiawassee County. ...
Midland weighs options for $40 million in flood prevention funds
MIDLAND, Mich. (WJRT)- Years after flooding devastated the Midland area, an engineering company known as the Spicer Group presented flood prevention and mitigation options to the city of Midland during a Monday night meeting. The city, which has secured a total of $40 million for the project, seeks to prevent...
Man, 19, charged with arson, home invasion
A Midland man remains jailed, charged with arson and home invasion in connection with an early Saturday morning incident in Hope Township. Michael Painter, 19, of Midland, is charged with misdemeanor arson and felony home invasion. He is lodged in the Midland County Jail on a $10,000 cash/surety bond. He was arraigned on the charges Monday before Midland County District Court Magistrate Gerald Ladwig.
MBS Airport signs new 3-year ad deal with Saginaw Spirit
MBS International Airport is continuing its longstanding partnership with the Saginaw Spirit following airport commission approval of a new three-year agreement with the hockey club. The pact covers the Ontario Hockey League’s 2024-2025 through 2026-2027 seasons and provides a number of advertising elements for MBS at an annual cost of...
Scheffer named system VP of facilities, construction for MyMichigan Health
MIDLAND – Dan Scheffer, M.S.P.T., M.T.C., has been named system vice president of facilities and construction, MyMichigan Health, effective Aug. 1. MyMichigan Health is the Midland-based nonprofit health system that owns the Alpena hospital. Scheffer currently serves as vice president of operations for Ascension St. Mary’s, Ascension St. Joseph,...
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