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Sarah Spohn

Sarah Spohn

Sarah Spohn is a Lansing native, but every day finds a new interesting person, place, or thing in towns all over Michigan, leaving her truly smitten with the mitten. She received her degrees in journalism and professional communications and provides coverage for various publications locally, regionally, and nationally — writing stories on small businesses, arts and culture, dining, community, and anything Michigan-made. You can find her in a record shop, a local concert, or eating one too many desserts at a bakery. If by chance, she’s not at any of those places, you can contact her at sarahspohn@issuemediagroup.com.

Sarah's Latest Articles

NAMI Family-to-Family program provides hope and mental health support

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Middle Michigan kicked off its free Family-to-Family education series this month. The eight-week-long course helps caregivers and family members of those living with a mental illness.

Great Lakes Bay Region STEM students work on creating innovative solutions in alternative energy, healthcare, science

Teams from five Great Lakes Bay Region high schools are currently working on the Phase Two of their innovative solutions to real-world issues for the 13th annual A.H. Nickless Innovation Award competition.

Marsha Stamas, Bridge Food Center manager
The Bridge food center provides food; extra nourishment to community

Built on dignity and choice, The Bridge Food Center provides a volunteer-run, near-wholesale grocery store.

Midland Courthouse
Community celebrates 100th anniversary of historic Midland County Courthouse

As the Midland County Courthouse is nearing its 100th anniversary, a new issue of The Midland Log revisits the historical building.

forest bike trail
Hike, bike, and enjoy a sweet treat with first-ever Pedals to Pines event

Little Forks Conservancy and Friends of the Pere-Marquette Rail Trail invite Midland residents to enjoy a casual bike and hike event on Saturday, Sept. 27.

Proposed improvements throught the MYPros Crowdfund
Community crowdfund aims to bring a little bit of Paris to Townsend Street

The MYPros Community Crowdfund campaign runs Aug. 1-31, to raise $25,000 towards a few small businesses on Townsend Street, Downtown. They hope to create a bit of Paris in the area, with outdoor seating, pergolas, and a love fence.

This year marks the fifth annual Fosterpalooza event in Grove Park
Foster Midland brings the community together to care for foster kids, families

Daniel Terhune and his family know how meaningful it is to feel loved and cared for  — both in your family and in your community. They founded the local group, Foster Midland, to provide connections, education, and resources for foster families. The group’s upcoming event, Fosterpalooza 2025, invites the community to see what the group is all about, and how residents can help in its mission.   

Enjoy Homestead Sundays, bird banding, kayaking at Chippewa Nature Center this summer

Chippewa Nature Center’s summer lineup includes free, family-friendly educational events. Highlights include Homestead Sundays, bird banding, paddling excursions, and guided nature experiences.

Tim Klont is the CEO of MSHDA.
Regional Housing Partnerships do the critical work locally to move needle on Statewide Housing Plan

Michigan’s first-ever Statewide Housing Plan was released in June 2022, almost three years ago. A little over the halfway point of the comprehensive five-year plan, stakeholders and collaborative partners look at just how critical regional housing partnerships are in their own communities — moving the needle forward across the entire state. 

Local students earn college scholarships and grants for their school during STEM competition

Students from four local Great Lakes Bay Region schools – including Midland –participated in the 12th annual A.H. Nickless Innovation Award competition at SVSU. .

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