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Tuesday: Party sunny, high near 59

2012-10-16T07:00:00.000-04:00

Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 59. South southwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Tonight: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. South southeast wind 10 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Seven day forecast

Midland home damaged by Sunday fire

2012-10-15T13:47:00.004-04:00

The bedroom of a Reardon Court home was damaged by a Sunday fire, which caused smoke and heat damage throughout the structure.

The Midland Fire Department said the fire was called in at 7:24 p.m., and brought crews from all three fire stations to the home at 615 Reardon Court, where owner Mary White and five children live.

Read more at Midland Daily News

Football: Midland vs Dow tickets on sale

2012-10-15T11:24:00.001-04:00

Tickets for the 7 pm Midland High vs Dow High football game Friday will be available for sale in the Midland High School Athletic office on Thursday October 18th and Friday October 19th from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm.

Read more at Chemics.net

Sun Nov 11: Center Stage Choirs present "From Sea to Shining Sea"

2012-10-15T11:20:00.001-04:00

Celebrate Veterans Day with an exhilarating choral performance of patriotic favorites and regional folk songs! Center Stage Choirs’ Chorale, Bella Voce Singers and the Midland Concert Orchestra present From Sea to Shining Sea on Sunday, November 11, at 3 p.m. at the Bullock Creek High School Auditorium.

Read more at Midland Center for the Arts

Sat Nov 3: Live Animal Encounter at MCFTA

2012-10-15T11:16:00.002-04:00

Unpredictable excitement abounds when live birds of prey visit from the Wildlife Recovery Association during “LIVE ANIMAL ENCOUNTER!” at Midland Center for the Arts on Saturday, November 3 from 1 to 2 pm. Tickets are $7; $4 for Museum members.

Read more at Midland Center for the Arts

Thu Oct 18: Final mobile food distribution

2012-10-15T11:12:00.001-04:00

The Midland County Emergency Food Pantry Network is planning its last mobile food pantry distribution of the year at the West Midland Family Center, 4011 West Isabella Road, Midland, on Thursday. The food will be distributed at noon with registration prior to distribution. No proof of income or identification is needed to receive food.

Read more at Midland Daily News

Maxwell throws costly pick, Spartans lose

2012-10-14T18:23:00.005-04:00

Midland's Maxwell was 12-31 passing
with 179 yards and 1 interception.

MSU suffered its third home loss of the season, 19-16 in double overtime to Iowa on Saturday.

Quarterback Andrew Maxwell's pass was tipped at the line and then went off the hands of wide receiver Keith Mumphery before Iowa's Greg Castillo came down with the ball to seal the Hawkeyes' victory.

Read more at MLive

Road millage on Mills Township ballot

2012-10-14T13:01:00.004-04:00

Mills Township officials are turning to residents to approve a millage to fund road work. The $51,569.80 raised in the first year would be used to complete remaining road projects on the township’s busiest roads to Midland.

Read more at Midland Daily News

Dow Library receives $3 million grant

2012-10-14T13:00:00.000-04:00

The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation has awarded a $3 million grant to the Grace A. Dow Memorial Library for enhancements and improvements to the 57-year-old building.

Read more at Midland Daily News

Dow AgroSciences adopts DOW Diamond icon in rebrand

2012-10-14T12:58:00.001-04:00

Dow AgroSciences is emphasizing its relationship as a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Co. as part of a brand transformation that will include the use of the red DOW Diamond logo.

As part of the rebrand, customers will see changes on marketing materials and products. Dow AgroSciences awarded costs of $5.3 Million.

Read more at Midland Daily News

Camp honored as Guardian of Small Business

2012-10-13T13:02:00.001-04:00

The National Federation of Independent Business, the nation’s leading small business association, has named U.S. Rep. Dave Camp a Guardian of Small Business for his outstanding voting record on behalf of America’s small-business owners in the 112th Congress.

“In the 112th Congress, Representative Camp proved that he is willing to stand up and do big things for small business,” said NFIB President and CEO Dan Danner.

Read more at Midland Daily News

Northwood getting new entrance drive

2012-10-13T12:52:00.003-04:00

Work on the new Northwood entrance drive is scheduled to begin on Monday, October 15. During the project, traffic on Main Street and Cook Road will be reduced to one lane to accommodate construction of storm sewers for the new street intersection.

Construction at the intersection is expected to be completed by the end of the business day on Tuesday, October 16.

Read more at City of Midland

Recommended county budget sees decrease

2012-10-13T12:47:00.004-04:00

The 2013 recommended budget for Midland County represents a decrease of two percent from the 2012 adopted budget. If passed by Midland County Commissioners, the 2013 recommended budget would be $27,300,961, a decrease of $517,977 over the 2012 Adopted Budget of $27,818,938.

Read more at Midland Daily News

Chemics dominate Warriors 42-15

2012-10-13T00:37:00.000-04:00

Bay City Western's Mason Myers

Midland quarterback Alec Johnson near perfect as Chemics topple Bay City Western in Saginaw Valley League showdown

After losing only five league games in the past five seasons – and having no championships to show for it – the No. 2-ranked Chemics finally had their feast with a stunning 42-15 romp over No. 6 Western to clinch at least a share of the Saginaw Valley League North Division crown.

Tennis: Midland advances to state finals

2012-10-12T15:12:00.001-04:00

The Midland high tennis team qualified for the MHSAA State Tournament by taking 2nd place yesterday in the nine team regional.

The Chemics dominated with their singles lineup, as top seeds Luke Mills, Jonathan Hentschel, and Drew Davis all went 3-0 to win their flights.

Read more at Chemics.net

Dow Chemical/Corning labor reps meet

2012-10-12T14:18:00.001-04:00

Kent Holsing

MIDLAND, MI -- Worker 'fatigue' and safety were among the top issues discussed when Dow Corning and Dow Chemical labor leaders met recently to discuss common concerns.

[body]The Dow North American Labor Council, which represents about 3,000 workers at 10 ten Dow Chemical Co. and Dow Corning Corp. sites across the country, met recently in Kentucky to discuss common issues.

Kent Holsing, President of United Steelworkers, Local 12075-Dow Chemical MiOps-Midland and Chairperson of the Dow North American Labor Council, said the annual meeting was mostly positive and provided a platform for the discussion of common concerns and possible solutions, and the sharing of collective bargaining data.
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Dow Chemical Joins Bend Research

2012-10-12T13:59:00.004-04:00

Dow Chemical has joined forces with leading pharmaceutical drug-delivery research company, Bend Research Inc., to offer drug-solubility solutions and new polymers. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

[body]Bend Research specializes in the development and commercialization of pharmaceutical technologies. Its leading drug development and delivery technologies include spray-dried dispersion (SDD), controlled-release, inhalation and biotherapeutics technologies.

Under the collaboration, the companies will develop and market SDD solutions which address technology gap in drug manufacturing and delivery. Moreover, they will deliver new polymers having the ability to tailor materials to meet the performance needs of specific drugs. Dow will offer hypromellose and hypromellose acetate succinate to tailor these materials and next-generation cellulosic and noncellulosic polymers for improved performance.

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Mid Michigan Health gets new President CEO

2012-10-12T11:53:00.001-04:00

Diane Postler-Slattery

Diane Postler-Slattery current president and COO of Aspirus Wausau Hopital will be coming to Midland to take over at Mid Michigan Health.

Postler-Slattery, 53, has been with Aspirus for 24 years and has been in her current position since June 2005.

[body]She began her career at Aspirus as a medical surgical intensive care nurse and held other positions, including interim director of emergency department, director of special care unit, director of educational services, director of human resources, vice president of administration, chief patient care executive, chief
operating officer and chief nurse executive.

In 2008, Postler-Slattery received the Wausau Region Chamber of Commerce’s Athena Award that recognizes professional excellence, a commitment to the community and leadership opportunities for women.

Read more at Wausau Daily Herald

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New Opportunity! To spread out

2012-10-12T10:27:00.001-04:00

3120 W Bradford $151,900

This just hit the market!
TWENTY ACRES IN GREENDALE TOWNSHIP. Charming older farmhouse has had a lot of updating and is ready for a new family. Over 1,700 sq. ft. with full basement, 2 baths, attached garage and 3 outbuildings. New electrical service.

Tennis: Chargers sweep Regionals

2012-10-12T09:00:00.000-04:00

The Chargers swept regionals Thursday without dropping a set. This makes four regional wins in a row for the Chargers. Next up is the State tournament next Friday, where the Chargers hope to repeat the regional performance by winning its fourth straight title.

"I keep thinking there are no new records that this senior class can break!", exclaimed coach Terry Schwartzkopf. "... but they keep finding things. For the first time, they have swept regionals. This class is amazing."

[body]Complete Results
1S John Templeman (12)
Def Zach Peters of St. Johns 6-2, 6-3
Def Eric DeWitt of East Lansing 6-1, 6-2
Def Elan Dantus of Okemos 6-0, 6-1

2S Austin Woody (12)
Def Paul Sochor of St. Johns 6-0, 6-0
Def Jack Leach of Bay City Western 6-0, 6-1
Def Jordan Jacobsen of Okemos 6-4, 6-1

3S Julian Guerra (11)
Def Danny Lawrence of Mt. Pleasant 6-1, 6-1
Def Grant Williams of East Lansing 6-0, 6-1
Def Mazon Oweiss of Okemos 6-3, 6-1

4S Michael Szabo (9)
Def Conner Sergent of Owosso 6-0, 6-0
Def Alex Murray of St. Johns 6-0, 6-0
Def Nikhil Pasula of Okemos 6-0, 6-2

1D Jason Chang (11)/ Vikram Shanker (11)
Def Will Laughner/Greg Knight of Bay City Western 6-0, 6-0
Def Danny Kozlowksi/Eddy Trudeau of Mt. Pleasant 6-0, 6-0
Def Chad McFee/Sam Cawood of East Lansing 6-1, 6-4

2D Colin Angell (9)/ David Goslin (12)
Def Hayden Carey/Ian Clark of Mt. Pleasant 6-3, 6-1
Def Brenden Labar/Ericson Hufnagel of St. Johns 6-1, 6-0
Def Steven Wu/Ritwik Biswas of Okemos 6-1, 6-1

3D Mark Gorte (12)/Patrick Eschbach (11)
Def Holland/Stamper from Jackson 6-0, 6-0
Def Brock Labar/Mitchell Gasda of St. Johns 6-0, 6-0
Def Sahil Suini/Noah White of East Lansing 6-0, 6-2

4D David Read(12)/Andrew Camp(12)
Def William Richardson/Joel Werner of St. Johns 6-1, 6-0
Def Anthony Bruma/Yong Los of Mt. Pleasant 6-0, 6-0
Def Kevin Hutsell/Ross Lazar of Okemos 6-2, 6-4
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Swimming: Dow High dominates dual meet

2012-10-12T08:44:00.003-04:00

2012 Girls Alma, Dow, Mt Pleasant - 10/11/2012

Final Meet Score of Double Dual Meet
Dow High's Dual Meet Record is 11-0

Midland Dow 144
Mt Pleasant 26

Midland Dow 120
Alma High 55
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D2 is a Division 2 State Qualifying Time
2012 Girls Alma, Dow, Mt Pleasant - 10/11/2012
Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay
1, Midland Dow 'A' (Maraskine, Emily L 17, Shirk, Julie M 17, Dean, Ellie,Dean, Kara J 16), 1:58.90 D2.

2, Alma 'A' (Lowe, Laura E 16, Duffy, Katie L 17, Vandemark, Lillian H 17, Kovac, Kaleigh N 16), 1:59.52 D2.

3, Midland Dow 'B' (Arthur, Emily , Hall, Lauren , Bruneau, Bridget , Lee, Jenna ), 2:08.49.

4, Alma 'B' (Wentworth, Ashton L 17, Kolb, Emily E 14, Walsh, Natalie C 17, LeMasters, Kaitlyn M 16), 2:11.07.

5, Midland Dow 'C' (Gombosi, Claire , Bouck, Emma , Hyde, Clare , Laplow, Sydney ), 2:19.99.

6, Midland Dow 'E' (Pirie, Mackenzie , Partlo, Megan , Roberson, Amber , Saggers, Madeline ), 2:25.22.

Girls 200 Yard Freestyle
1, Purtell, Jasmine, MDOW, 2:06.24.
2, Laffoon, Grace E, ALMA, 2:14.31.
3, Pirie, Mackenzie, MDOW, 2:25.00.
4, Ballard, Kelly, MDOW, 2:27.72.
5, Henrie,Abby, MPHS, 2:34.32.
6, Pisarczyk, Megan, MDOW, 2:35.05.

Girls 200 Yard IM
1, Dean, Ellie, MDOW, 2:21.96.
2, Vandemark, Lillian H, ALMA, 2:23.70.
3, Maraskine, Elizabeth, MDOW, 2:32.47.
4, Gombosi, Claire, MDOW, 2:33.21.
5, Lowe, Laura E, ALMA, 2:33.41.
6, Hyde, Clare, MDOW, 2:37.78.

Girls 50 Yard Freestyle
1, Maraskine, Emily L, MDOW, 25.25 D2.
2, Kovac, Kaleigh N, ALMA, 26.59.
3, Wentworth, Ashton L, ALMA, 27.13.
4, Hall, Lauren, MDOW, 28.00.
5, Walsh, Natalie C, ALMA, 28.12.
6, Bruneau, Bridget, MDOW, 28.29.

Girls 1 mtr Diving
1, Bailey, Kathleen, MDOW, 121.85.

Girls 100 Yard Butterfly
1, Dean, Kara J, MDOW, 1:01.76 D2.
2, Maraskine, Emily L, MDOW, 1:05.47.
3, Wentworth, Ashton L, ALMA, 1:08.88.
4, McDonald, Erin, MDOW, 1:09.95.
5, Laffoon, Grace E, ALMA, 1:11.01.
6, Lee, Jenna, MDOW, 1:16.48.
6, Arthur, Emily, MDOW, 1:16.48.

Girls 100 Yard Freestyle
1, Hall, Lauren, MDOW, 59.99.
2, Durisin, Emily, MDOW, 1:00.81.
3, Livingston, Maddie, MPHS, 1:01.11.
4, Duffy, Katie L, ALMA, 1:03.52.
5, Shirk, Julie M, MDOW, 1:04.88.
6, Moolenaar, AnnMarie, MDOW, 1:08.62.

Girls 500 Yard Freestyle
1, Kovac, Kaleigh N, ALMA, 5:44.84.
2, Walsh, Natalie C, ALMA, 5:59.37.
3, Bruneau, Bridget, MDOW, 6:29.75.
4, McLaughlin, Samantha, MDOW, 6:33.58.
5, LeMasters, Kaitlyn M, ALMA, 6:45.09.
6, Saggers, Madeline, MDOW, 7:01.24.

Girls 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
1, Midland Dow 'A' (Purtell, Jasmine , Durisin, Emily , McDonald, Erin, Arthur, Emily ), 1:52.20.

2, Midland Dow 'B' (Maraskine, Elizabeth, Ballard, Kelly , McLaughlin, Samantha , Pirie, Mackenzie ), 2:00.37.

3, Midland Dow 'C' (Tobin, Jessica , Partlo, Megan , Bouck, Emma , Nugent, Piper ), 2:03.42.

4, Alma 'A' (Laffoon, Grace E 15, LeMasters, Kaitlyn M 16, Rosales, Therese 14, Gilkins, Jeanette 15), 2:06.83.

5, Mt Pleasant High School 'A' (Henrie, Abby 16, Keller, Sarah 16, Geisthardt, Abby 16, Hofmaster, Lizz 15), 2:08.48.

6, Mt Pleasant High School 'B' (Henrie, Colleen 14, Layton, Alyssa 13, Miyoshi, Yuka 14, Schafer, Shirley 14), 2:18.32.

Girls 100 Yard Backstroke
1, Dean, Kara J, MDOW, 1:04.57.
2, Dean, Ellie, MDOW, 1:06.12.
3, Lowe, Laura E, ALMA, 1:06.13.
4, Livingston, Maddie, MPHS, 1:10.59.
5, Lee, Jenna, MDOW, 1:12.45.
6, Gombosi, Claire, MDOW, 1:12.90.

Girls 100 Yard Breaststroke
1, Shirk, Julie M, MDOW, 1:14.51.
2, Duffy, Katie L, ALMA, 1:16.18.
3, Purtell, Jasmine, MDOW, 1:16.60.
4, McDonald, Erin, MDOW, 1:21.08.
5, Durisin, Emily, MDOW, 1:22.67.
6, Maraskine, Elizabeth, MDOW, 1:22.89.

Girls 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
1, Midland Dow 'A' (Dean, Ellie , Dean, Kara J 16, Maraskine, Emily L 17, Purtell, Jasmine ), 3:55.03.

2, Alma 'B' (Walsh, Natalie C 17, Kovac, KaleighN 16, Wentworth, Ashton L 17, Lowe, Laura E 16), 4:00.58.

3, Midland Dow 'B' (Hall, Lauren , Durisin, Emily , McDonald, Erin , Maraskine, Elizabeth ), 4:06.57.

4, Midland Dow 'C' (Bruneau, Bridget , Shirk, Julie M 17, Lee, Jenna, Gombosi, Claire ), 4:22.46.

5, Alma 'A' (Rosales, Therese 14, Laffoon, Grace E 15, Kolb, Emily E 14, Duffy, Katie L 17), 4:28.44.

6, Midland Dow 'F' (Moolenaar, AnnMarie , Allsop, Anna , Nugent, Piper , Pisarczyk, Megan ), 4:45.71.
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Midland man gets 5 years in child porn case

2012-10-12T08:11:00.000-04:00

James Driver, 24, of Midland, Mich., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Thomas L. Ludington in the Eastern District of Michigan. In addition to his prison term, Driver was sentenced to five years of supervised release. After Driver completes his prison term, he must register as a sex offender as a condition of release.

[body]Following a four-day jury trial, Driver was found guilty on May 21, 2012, of one count of possessing child pornography. According to court documents and testimony presented during the trial, the case originated from a Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) investigation into an individual, later identified as Driver, suspected of possessing and distributing child pornography using a peer-to-peer file sharing network. Driver, who at the time was a U.S. Navy seaman stationed in Japan, admitted in an interview to being interested in child pornography for the past five years.

Read more at Imperial Valley News
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Police officer guilty of first-degree murder

2012-10-11T17:12:00.003-04:00

Not above the law!

Saginaw, MI - Kenneth T. Bluew will spend the rest of his life in prison after a jury this afternoon convicted him of murdering Jennifer Webb, the woman who was eight months pregnant with his son. The charge carries a mandatory penalty of life in prison without the possibility of parole.
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Saginaw County Prosecutor Michael D. Thomas delivered a 55-minute closing argument, telling the jury there was “overwhelming” evidence that Bluew planned to kill Webb, who planned to name her son Braxton. Bluew's attorney, Rod O'Farrell, spent 80 minutes arguing that the Michigan State Police's investigation was flawed and that Webb committed suicide. Thomas followed with a rebuttal argument that lasted about 30 minutes.

Prior to the closing arguments, Bluew elected against testifying on his own behalf.

The jury also convicted Bluew, who lived in Saginaw Township, of assaulting a pregnant individual intentionally causing miscarriage or stillbirth of a fetus or embryo and two counts of possessing a firearm during the commission of a felony.

A sentencing date is not yet set.
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Read more at MLive

Wed Nov 7: Project Housing Connect reaches out to Midland County homeless

2012-10-11T15:32:00.000-04:00

Midland County families who struggle to meet basic needs are urged to avail themselves of help at Project Housing Connect on Wednesday, November 7, at the First United Methodist Church of Midland from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm.

The annual event offers those who attend free lunch prepared by the Open Door, free winter outerwear, and a free take home food box, plus housing information, health screenings, and many other services.
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Once inside the door those who attend will find the church’s Fellowship Hall filled with service booths of a wide array of participating agencies which assist with utility payments, offer legal aid, and help with housing and related needs.

Again this year a scavenger hunt will steer those who come to the service booths of agencies who provide help. Attendees who contact at least five service booths and collect a star as evidence become eligible to enter the room to receive free items.

Health screenings provided by MidMichigan Medical Center-Midland were introduced at last year’s event and will be featured again this year.

Donations from the community play a big part in making the day a success. Amanda Johnson, Housing Resource Specialist at Midland Area Homes, and coordinator for the day, stresses the need for donations of winter coats, hats, and gloves (especially for adults), laundry detergent, blankets, and personal care items (shampoo, conditioner, soap, deodorant).
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Read more at Continuum of Care

Northwood Auto Show draws 45,000 visitors

2012-10-11T12:50:00.003-04:00

The 2012 Northwood University International Auto Show brought about 45,000 visitors to Midland to interact, view and become educated about the more than 500 product offerings presented by over 600 students of all majors.
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The auto show, which marked its 49th anniversary this year, allowed students to plan, organize, execute and work the show, an experience unique to Northwood. Throughout the weekend many alumni returned to campus either to display product offerings or visit the show.

According to Dr. Timothy Nash, vice president for strategic and corporate alliances and Fry endowed chair in free market economics, “The NUIAS impacts the Midland area with an estimated 2-3 million dollars annually. The students of Northwood University should be proud of their hard work, as the experience they take with them is something you could never learn in a classroom.”
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Read more at Midland Daily News