USDA conservation assistance available
Swartz Creek among watersheds targeted for phosphorus reduction
     EAST LANSING — More than $5 million is available to Michigan agricultural producers and landowners to improve and protect the waters and resources in the Great Lakes Basin, announced Garry Lee, state conservationist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).
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Flint-built pickup truck hits a major milestone
BY RHONDA S. SANDERS
810-452-2665 • rsanders@mihomepaper.com
     FLINT TWP. — In a feat that few vehicle owners will ever come close to experiencing, Hugh and Tammy Pennington of Delton were driving along the Chicago tollway on April 4 when the odometer on their 2006 Chevrolet Silverado truck flipped over to one million miles.
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Residents coming together to forge connections at Neighborhood Summit
     GENESEE COUNTY — There is no official count of the number of block clubs, associations and neighborhood groups in and around Flint. But neighborhood level organization, interest and activity, is on the rise.
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     Country’s Easton Corbin Is Latest Ram Truck Artist Ram Truck brand is presenting “Road to the Ram Jam,” an all-star country music series featuring five of today’s best country artists leading up to a Dec. 29 invitation-only 2012 Ram Jam concert.
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