FORT HOOD, Texas, July 30 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: On July 20th, 2019 US Army Reserve soldiers from the 361st and 341st Multi-Role Bridge Company, 420th Engineer Brigade, and USMC Reserve Marines from with Alpha Company and Bravo Company, 6th Engineer Support Battalion, Battle Creek, Michigan, constructed a fully enclosed improved ribbon bridge on Belton Lake on Ft. Hood Texas. Active Duty Soldiers, Reserve Soldiers and Reserve Marines worked for more than fou  more

BUFFALO, New York, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District has awarded a $2.122 million contract to conduct dredging of the federal navigation channel in Maumee Bay, and a $787,000 contract for the Maumee River dredging to occur during 2019, located along Lake Erie in Toledo Harbor, in the City of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. Each contract was awarded to Luedtke Engineering Co., based in Frankfort, Michigan  more

OKINAWA, Japan, July 30 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release: Ms. Lois Rapp, Department of Defense Education Activity Pacific Director for Student Excellence, is pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Gregg G. Mowen as DoDEA Pacific East District's Yokosuka Community Superintendent. He previously served as the principal at Kubasaki High School on Camp Foster, Okinawa. Dr. Mowen, received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Michigan St  more

MANISTEE, Michigan, July 30 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service unit - Huron-Manistee National Forests - issued the following news release: Cadillac/Manistee District Ranger Jim Thompson will retire this week after a 33-year career with the USDA Forest Service. "Jim's steadfast leadership and capable decision-making have enabled the Cadillac/Manistee Ranger District to address challenges ranging from increased recreational use to non-native invasive species," said Huron  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division issued the following news release: * * * - Company Agrees to Pay $28.5 Million Criminal Antitrust Fine * * * NHK Spring Co. Ltd. (NHK Spring), a Japanese manufacturer of suspension assemblies used in hard disk drives, has agreed to plead guilty for its role in a global conspiracy to fix prices, the Department of Justice announced today. According to a one-count felony charge filed today in the U.S. District Court for  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: A federal jury in Flint, Michigan, convicted Gerri Avery today of engaging in a corrupt endeavor to obstruct and impede the due administration of the internal revenue laws, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department's Tax Division. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Avery obstructed the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in its atte  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following news release: For the past 40 years, brown-headed cowbirds have been trapped and killed in Michigan to prevent them from laying eggs in endangered Kirtland's warbler nests--causing warbler parents to care for cowbird chicks instead of their own chicks. A study published today in the Journal of Wildlife Management by scientists from the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center and Utah State University found that Kirtland's warbler  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD) today announced the designation of nine Marine Highway Projects and a Marine Highway Route that will benefit Connecticut, Florida, Michigan, New York, Oregon, Texas, Virginia, Washington State and American Samoa. Marine highways are navigable waterways that can be used as alternate options to traditional  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 - The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $58,886 cooperative agreement to the Michigan State University for a study that identifies existing communities of species and their associated ecosystems within Sand Point coastal wetland. The agency description of the grant states: "The report will identify risks to these ecosystems associated with wetland restoration initiatives. It will also include recommendations for prot  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Great Lakes Regional Field Office issued the following news release: Prices received by Michigan farmers for the full month of June 2019 are listed in the table below. Some Michigan highlights were: June corn, at $4.30 per bushel, increased $0.60 from May and increased $0.57 from last year; June soybeans, at $8.41 per bushel, increased $0.33 from last month but decreased $1.44 from  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 54188) involving the Fermi power reactor in Michigan: UNPLANNED HIGH PRESSUE COOLANT INJECTION INOPERABILITY "On July 30, 2019, at 1014 EDT, the Division 2 Mechanical Draft Cooling Tower (MDCT) Fan D was declared inoperable due to a trip of the fan while placing in it high speed. The MDCT Fans are required to support operability of the Ultimate Heat Sink (UHS). The UHS is required to support o  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute issued the following news release: For the past 40 years, brown-headed cowbirds have been trapped and killed in Michigan to prevent them from laying eggs in endangered Kirtland's warbler nests--causing warbler parents to care for cowbird chicks instead of their own chicks. A study published today in the Journal of Wildlife Management by scientists from the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center and Utah State University found tha  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration issued the following news release: U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $478 million in airport infrastructure grants, the fourth allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States. "This significant investment in airport improvements in   more

FORT PICKETT, Virginia, July 31 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: By William Battle The U.S. Army Reserve is a lethal, ready force comprised of thousands of citizen Soldiers who use their unique combination of leadership, skill and experience to serve the country both in and out of uniform. One such individual is Sgt. Matthew Gibson of the 952nd Quartermaster Company based in Livonia, Michigan. Gibson is one of many Reserve Soldiers participating in the Quartermaster   more