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The Doing Democracy Summer Seminar, a week-long course held at Alma College in June, brought local high school students from diverse political backgrounds together to learn skills for finding common ground and communicating across divisions. In their time at Alma College, the students took a variety of workshops, including a...

Next week NFL Films will be coming to the Brookwood Athletic Complex in Clare to do some work on a feature documentary that it is working on. The focus of the documentary is former NFL quarterback Erik Kramer. Kramer will be in town helping out with the Legend’s Football Camp,...

Creek softball holding fundraiser for trip to regional

Cynthia Floyd, 96, of Mt. Pleasant passed away Thursday, July 11, 2024, at Andahwod Senior Center. Her passing came 2 hours and 20 minutes prior to the passing of her son Dennis Vincent Kequom II, in the same room. Cindy was born September 25, 1927, in Rosebush, Michigan, daughter of the late Marvin Fisher and Dora Collins. Her marriage to Dennis Kequom Sr. was blessed with a son, Dennis Vincent II. Cindy was employed by various places including Central Michigan Community Hospital, Michigan Bulb in Grand Rapids, county carnivals, and farms, harvesting fruits. Cindy married Marvel Floyd on February 2, 1979, in Grand Rapids. She enjoyed shopping, traveling with seniors on trips, and helping at the Sowmick Center. Her best friend was Dorothy Netmop who predeceased her in April of 2024. She was a proud member of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe. Cindy leaves behind her grandchildren, Dennis ‘Vinnie’ (Tonia) Kequom of Mt. Pleasant, Dana Lynn (Chip) Neyome of Mt. Pleasant; great grandchildren, Skyler, Tina, Kobun, Hunter, Caleb, Andrew, and Emmett; daughter in-law, Marie Kequom of Mt. Pleasant; extended family; and beloved canine, Scruffy. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Marvel Floyd; three infant children, Johnny, Rebecca, and Diana; and great granddaughter, Autumn Neyome. Her funeral and son’s funeral will be celebrated together at 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 17, at Charles R. Lux Family Funeral Home with Alice Jo Ricketts officiating. The family will receive friends on Tuesday from 4-7 p.m. and one hour before the service on Wednesday. A luncheon will follow in Lincoln Reception Center (attached to the funeral home). Memorial contributions may be made to Dalis to the Rescue or Humane Animal Treatment Center (HATS). Envelopes are available at the funeral home. To sign the online guest book or leave a condolence for the family please visit www.CharlesRLux.com. www.CharlesRLux.com.

Loons take down TinCaps 7-4

Attendees of The Cornfest called it "different," but still described it as a good time after it's move from Auburn to the Midland County Fairgrounds.

Morgan Kulwicki dressed as Wonder Woman poses for a photo during the STEAM Superheroes event on July 13, 2024 at the Midland Center for the Arts. Isabelle Pasciolla/Midland Daily News.

Midland Softball Association adult league scores (week of July 7)

The Midland Area Community Foundation recently welcomed Ali Huntoon, Kristin Stehouwer, and Noah Kent to its Board of Trustees. Alongside this trio of appointments, the foundation elected a new slate of officers at its annual meeting.  Huntoon is the co-founder and Director of HR and Talent Acquisition at Allied HR Solutions, a consulting firm assisting small and growing businesses with their human resources needs. With over a decade of human resources industry experience, she has expertise in benefits administration, compensation management, talent acquisition, and human resources management, having worked with large corporations like Dow and Chemical Bank, nonprofits like Alma College, and various small businesses and startups. Additionally, Huntoon is a certified fitness instructor and yoga teacher, having co-founded Allied Group Fitness, a studio offering classes for all fitness levels. She is an active volunteer, serving as an ambassador and board member for the Midland Business Alliance and as a member of the Midland Noon Exchange Club. Huntoon lives in Midland with her husband, Scott, and their dog, Baxter.

Versiti, a blood provider for 87 hospitals in the state, announced Michigan is experiencing a critically low emergency blood supply. Kristin Paltzer, a Versiti communications manager, said for some blood types, the nonprofit has less than a one-day supply available. To address the blood shortage in Midland, Versiti will have...

MIDLAND, MI – Families with a gluten intolerance are now able to walk into a bakery to experience the giddy excitement of being able to choose absolutely any baked treat from the case. The dedicated gluten-free and allergy friendly bakery, Off the Wheaten Path, has opened its doors to...

MIDLAND, MI — Midland County welcomed a new festival this summer after legal disputes prevented the Cornfest from taking place in Auburn the year prior. Though the Cornfest is no longer known by its previous name, the Auburn Cornfest, the festival continues under a new name. If you purchase...

CRYSTAL, MI (July 12, 2024) – Tyler Erb has started to put his signature on dramatic late-race passes for the lead with the DIRTcar Summer Nationals Late Models. During the 40-lap Feature at Crystal Motor Speedway Friday night, Erb, 27, of New Waverly, TX, had been hunting down race-long leader Dona Marcoullier for the last half of the main event and was on his tail by Lap 30. Then, with five laps-to-go, Erb dove down low into Turn 1 and slid in front of Marcoullier out of Turn 2. The move caused Marcoullier to bump the cushion and allowed Erb to take the lead.

MIDLAND, Mich. (WANE) – Henry Baez, Will Geerdes, and Jose Geraldo combined to throw the fourth no-hitter in TinCaps history, as Fort Wayne topped Great Lakes 9-1 on Friday night at Dow Diamond. Baez did the bulk of the work, as the Fort Wayne starter went seven innings, striking out four, while walking one. Baez […]

MIDLAND, MI (WFFT) - On Friday, the TinCaps defeated the Great Lakes Loons, 9-1. Henry Baez pitched a gem, and secured a combined no-hitter, the fourth in TinCaps history. Game five for these two teams is slated for tomorrow, at 7:05 p.m.

MIDLAND, Mich. (WNEM) - It’s Pontooners Weekend for the Great Lakes Loons but against the TinCaps, it was a sinking feeling at the Dow Diamond. Fort Wayne started out up 1-0 to start the 1st inning but fans came alive as the Loons ended the top of the 2nd with a double play.

CHICAGO (July 12, 2024) – On Monday, July 15, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will begin a 30-day public comment period on proposed revisions to the Velsicol Chemical Superfund site cleanup plan. Revisions include repairing the existing slurry wall around the former plant site and removing the need to extend a collection system around monitoring well 19.

Ronald Daldine of Midland was sentenced to 10 to 25 years in prison for a 2023 arson at a home in the 300 block of West Carpenter Street.

Alma city officials are continuing to gather feedback on a proposed downtown ‘social district.’. City commissioners held a public hearing during their most recent meeting seeking comments on the idea, which would allow visitors to carry and consume alcoholic beverages on sidewalks and “common areas” in the central business district from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week.