Love Thy Neighbor: Meet Wally Mayton

Meet Wally Mayton as he talks about Midland's Neighboring Week with Max Loves Midland.

Start of football season brings extra excitement to Midland

It’s a new football season. For local programs such as Northwood University, Dow High school and Midland High School that means plenty of excitement for local fans.

Lead offers tools for personal and professional growth

Lead is committed to its mission to "Empower people with practical tools to become their most confident self."

Better Together: Midland County ESA focuses on well-being

How Midland ESA's work culture is putting employee health at the forefront and caring for the overall well-being for their employees.

Midland Rotary and Nonviolent Peaceforce sponsor Celebration of Peace

Midland Rotary and Nonviolent Peaceforce sponsored a Peace Pole on International Peace Day, reinforcing Midland’s status as a City of Peace.

Parents indicated that needed services like speech therapy, occupational therapy, and paraprofessional support were inadequate.
Survey activates education advocacy for Michigan children with disabilities

Special Education Experience (SEE) survey results revealed that needed improvements in special education that the state identified in 2014 have not been made.  

Joe Volpe, program manager at Ferndale's Affirmations LGBTQ+ Community Center.
Mental health takes heavy toll on Michigan’s LGBTQ youth

Mental health is a major challenge for Michigan youth in general, but the problem is even greater for the state's LGBTQ youth.

A study, titled "Where the River Meets the Bay," calls for transforming the former Dan E. Karn Generating Plant site into a public parks featuring outdoor recreation areas, natural habitat, mixed-use development, and a clean energy complex.
Study draws a picture of the possibilities at the former Karn site in Hampton Township

A comprehensive study, titled "Where the River Meets the Bay," calls for transforming the former Dan E. Karn Generating Plant site into a public space featuring outdoor recreation areas, natural habitat, mixed-use development, and a clean energy complex.

Grace A. Dow Memorial Library recognizes National Library Card Sign-Up Month through the end of Sept

It's still not too late to celebrate National Library Card Sign-Up Month at the Grace A. Dow Memorial Library!

Student art celebrating diversity to adorn 8,000 Midland School Chromebooks

Midland Public Schools and Midland County Inclusion Alliance select artwork by Alice Kim and Elise Collier for Chromebook stickers, celebrating the "Better Together" theme of diversity and inclusion district-wide.

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