Agriculture
Laurel Morano researches farming-related accidents at Michigan State University

Study offers new insights into farming-related injuries

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FARM INJURIES: A new study provides more details on farm accidents in Michigan, information that may help avert future on-the-job industries. An MSU researcher, a Montcalm County farmer and the Michigan Farm Bureau discuss. By Theo Scheer. FOR MICHIGAN FARM NEWS, GREENVILLE, IONIA, WKTV, HOLLAND, LUDINGTON, CADILLAC, CLARE COUNTY, OCEANA COUNTY, HOLLAND, ALPENA, ALCONA, MONTMORENCY, MONROE, TRAVERSE CITY, CRAWFORD COUNTY, STURGIS, THREE RIVERS, GLADWIN COUNTY AND ALL POINTS.

Elections & Politics
Groves of bark-stripped cedars have been discovered in the St. Ignace district of the Hiawatha National Forest. Those responsible could be charged with a felony and spend up to a year in jail, according to state law.

Desecrated cedars lead to protections under Sault tribal code

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DESECRATED CEDARS: Less than 2 miles past the Mackinac Bridge are dozens of cedars stripped of bark and left to die in the Hiawatha National Forest. An elder of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians explains the cultural significance to the Anishinaabe of cedar, or giizhik, which also has important wetlands benefits.The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians has written in protection for cedars in its tribal code. By Daniel Schoenherr. FOR BAY MILLS, SAULT STE. MARIE, MARQUETTE, IRON MOUNTAIN, ST. IGNACE, PETOSKEY, TRAVERSE CITY AND ALL POINTS.

Education
Grand Valley Professor Annie Whitlock is president-elect of the Michigan Council for Social Studies.

Civics education should start in younger grades, educators say

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CIVICS EDUCATION: Social studies teachers and civics educators say they want school administrators and the Legislature to focus more attention on civics education for elementary and middle school children. It’s especially important in light of the upcoming election. We talk to a Grand Valley State professor who is the president-elect of the Michigan Council for Social Studies and the director of the Michigan Center for Civic Education. By Anish Topiwala. FOR GREENVILLE, WKTV AND ALL POINTS.

Elections & Politics
Linda Vail is the former health officer in Ingham and Kalamazoo counties

Challenges, reduced public trust confront local health agencies

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RURAL PUBLIC HEALTH. Public health agencies and their employee in rural areas have been facing lower public trust in their work since the COVID-19 pandemic. We talk to the Michigan Association for Local Public Health, the district director whose agency covers Arenac, Clare, Gladwin, Isabella, Osceola and Roscommon counties, and the former health officer for Ingham and Kalamazoo counties. Public health departments in the UP and Northern Lower Peninsula are funding TV and social media campaigns that portray their staff as everyday members of the community. Includes Ottawa County reference. By Alex Walters. FOR CLARE, GLADWIN, BIG RAPIDS, MARQUETTE, CADILLAC, BAY MILLS, IRON MOUNTAIN, SAULT STE. MARIE, ST. IGNACE, LANSING CITY PULSE PETOSKEY, HARBOR SPRINGS, TRAVERSE CITY, LEELANAU, GREENVILLE, CHEBOYGAN, LUDINGTON, HOLLAND, WKTV, MONTMORENCY, ALCONA, ALPENA AND ALL POINTS.