Rogers City News

I live off the shores of Lake Huron where two new dirty coal plants are proposed to be built, one in Bay City where my family has lived for more than a century, and one in Rogers City.

A longtime former Natural Resources Commission member and a retired Department of Natural Resources employee who served the state for 31 years were both honored at the Michigan United Conservation Clubs convention this weekend in Mount Pleasant.

Coal Consequences: Will electric bills in rural areas double? By Anne Stanton 6/8/09 A proposed coal-fired power plant in Rogers City would at least double the electric bill of 33,000 co-op members living in rural Northwest Michigan, and that's without any new regulations or taxes, asserted an energy activist opposed to its construction.

In downtown L'Anse in the Upper Peninsula, a dormant 50-year-old coal plant smokestack is operating again.

Is it possible to enjoy the splendor of Mackinac Island in the midst of Michigan's economic travails? Lawmakers, corporate leaders and power brokers are about to find out.

Researcher Nick Johnson, 27, of Rogers City, holds a sea lamprey on the banks of the Little Manistte River near Manistee, Monday, May 11, 2009.

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Michigan Week begins Saturday May 16 and the Yak loves to celebrate our state. Here's a story from the Yak's Corner archives about one of our state's symbols, the Dwarf Lake Iris.

The hand-built Irish pub Baile Corcaigh in Detroit's Corktown district has closed after months of business declines that mirrored the region's struggling economy.

Scientists have found another promising weapon in the battle against sea lampreys, strong evidence that they may win the war against one of the Great Lake's most infamous invaders.

There is a new leader at the Helm at Rogers City Area Schools. The new superintendent of schools is its High School Principal Jamie Huber.

For this last Sunday of March, we are looking at not-so-Springlike weather. A major storm system will push on through the region this morning.

The computer models are in general agreement on path of storm, but the finer details of exactly where the heavy snow will fall are still tough to call.

Authorities are on the scene of a shooting in Alcona County that happened around 8 a.m.. Witnesses on the ground counted 14 Michigan State Police cars at a home on Miller Road, east of Hubbard Lake Road outside Lincoln, Mich.

When people in the Rogers City area first heard of plans to build a new coal-fired power plant on the shoreline of Lake Huron, most thought it was great news.

Tuesday, March 03, 2009 at 3:29 p.m. I nvestigators in P resque I sle C ounty are trying to figure out what started a fire at a limestone quarry.

High resolution NOAA released the draft management plan for Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary for public review and comment today.

State environmental regulators said today they will ask power companies seeking to build coal-fired plants to review whether they have less-polluting alternatives.

State House Republicans are challenging Gov. Jennifer Granholm's order to delay state permits for five proposed coal-fired power plants, as part of her plan to reduce carbon emissions.

Hide Video The number of communities under a run water notice includes: Cheboygan Onaway Grayling Roscommon West Branch Manton Beulah Reed City Thompsonville Kincheloe Bellaire Rogers City Atlanta Farwell ...