"With new members on the board, we need to work together and we need to go forward. We obviously have some new issues to work ...

"We thought this is a site we can lease and not do a bunch of environmental harm," said Scott Whitcomb of the DNR.

Officials with the DNR recently assessed 1,200 acres of public trust land in Otsego County near a major power transmission ...

Environmental advocates and forestry experts question Michigan’s decision to deforest state land for solar arrays.

The Chenango County Sheriff's Office says a Village of New Berlin resident was arrested and charged after making a false ...

"If she has her mind set on something, she's going full speed ahead." Simon employed the help of physical therapist Donald “Red” Walendzak, the father of another notable Wood County athlete, Toledo ...

GAYLORD, MI - Before it became public knowledge, foresters within the Michigan Department of Natural Resources chafed at the ...

Northern Michigan lawmakers are calling for the department of natural resources to end its plan to put solar panels in Ots ...

The defendant was charged with falsely reporting an offense to law enforcement and two counts of false written statement.

A solar farm proposal on more than 400 acres of state land in Otsego County came as a surprise to both residents and state ...

This article was updated from the version that appeared in the Jan. 9 print edition of the Avalanche. The proposed lease of a 420-acre portion of state land by the Michigan Department of Natural ...

The Otsego County Board of Representatives unanimously re-elected Edwin Frazier, R-District No. 1, as chairperson and Meg Kennedy, District No. 5, as vice chairperson for 2025 at its meeting Thursday, ...