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🌱 What the Wellston ranger station closure means for Manistee-area residents

Hi Manistee! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What the Wellston ranger station closure means for Manistee-area residents
  • Why Hodenpyl Dam access is restricted and what Manistee residents should know.
  • See what Manistee was debating, funding and celebrating decades ago.

Also on today's calendar: Fremont Girls Varsity Soccer @ Manistee and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Mostly cloudy and very warm, with a high of 73 and low of 43 degrees.
  • Saturday: Rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 48, low: 32.
  • Sunday: Cold; breezy in the morning, with a high of 38 and low of 23 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Questions remain about Forest Service plan, Wellston station closure (ourmidland.com) — Manistee-area residents are dealing with two big developments: a wastewater overflow into Manistee Lake that could mean elevated E. coli levels, and the planned closure of the Cadillac/Manistee Ranger Station in the Manistee National Forest at Wellston. Officials say research and jobs should continue elsewhere, but many details about the Forest Service restructuring and local impacts remain unclear.
   

2. Consumers Energy reinforces Hodenpyl Dam to prevent erosion (9and10news.com) — Consumers Energy crews are reinforcing Hodenpyl Dam in Manistee County after high water on the Manistee River raised erosion concerns, though officials stress the dam remains structurally safe. Access around the dam, including public areas and drone flights, is restricted while work continues, and residents are urged to stay cautious downstream as rivers run unusually high.
   

3. Looking Back for April 16: Photo shows veteran MHS baseball players (manisteenews.com) — Manistee residents get a nostalgic look at local history, from a 1986 Manistee High School baseball photo to county decisions on a new sheriff’s deputy and proposed jail funding. The column also revisits a Filer Township zoning fight, a regional anti-poverty grant including Manistee County, and community cultural highlights from decades past.
   

4. Michigan steelhead egg collection starts after 1,756 fish died (ourmidland.com) — Steelhead egg collection has resumed at the Little Manistee River Weir after thunderstorms knocked out power and killed about three-quarters of the adult fish in holding ponds. DNR crews still collected over 1 million eggs Wednesday and will try again April 22, with public viewing hours available at the Stronach Township facility that supplies winter-run steelhead for Michigan and neighboring states.
   

5. Here's how to prepare, as more rain falls on northern Michigan (interlochenpublicradio.org) — With flooding already affecting the Manistee River near Mesick, northern Michigan residents are urged to get serious about disaster prep now. This toolkit walks you through packing an emergency kit, protecting important documents, planning evacuations, staying safe around floodwaters and power outages, and documenting any flood damage so you can seek aid afterward.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Storm damage at Little Manistee River Weir threatens Michigan DNR steelhead egg collection, and unprecedented Manistee River levels are flooding homes and blocking roads in Wexford County, which is under a state of emergency.
    3:01PM on Apr 15: Storm damage at Little Manistee River Weir threatens Michigan DNR steelhead egg collection. (Nextdoor )
  • National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week continues through April 18.
    Public safety telecommunicators are the critical link between those in need and first responders. They answer the call, gather vital information, and… (Nextdoor )
  • Sodexo, Inc. posted a job opening for Housekeeper at Manistee Hospital in Manistee. Apply here.
  • Pizza Hut, Inc. posted a job opening for Shift Lead in Manistee. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Manistee here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Manistee

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Manistee

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.