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🌱 Why Wurtsmith’s PFAS cleanup just got five more years added

Oscoda, Michigan Patch AM: a 3 min read

Good day Oscoda! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why Wurtsmith’s PFAS cleanup just got five more years added
  • What past storms, sports wins and PFAS promises say about our region

Also on today's calendar: Nissokone Overnight Camp: Week B.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 81 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Saturday: Increasingly windy, temps: high: 83, low: 56.
  • Sunday: Cooler; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 66 and low of 46 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Five more years tacked on to PFAS remedial investigation at Wurtsmith (iosconews.com) — PFAS cleanup at Oscoda’s former Wurtsmith Air Force Base is now projected to stretch into 2035, with the remedial investigation alone extended about five years. Air Force engineers detailed millions of dollars in treatment systems already running, new projects targeting Clark’s Marsh and Three Pipes Ditch, and how changing federal PFAS standards and short field seasons keep pushing timelines back.
   

• This Week in Northeast Michigan History: June 15-21 (upnorthvoice.com) — A regional history roundup highlights moments from Arenac, Crawford, Iosco, Ogemaw, Oscoda, and Roscommon counties, including a 2020 report on PFAS cleanup funding at Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Oscoda. It also recalls storms, sports titles, early road building, and community events, offering Oscoda-area readers context on how local infrastructure, environment, and institutions have evolved over more than a century.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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