WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) issued the following news release: * * * - Modified schedules in Wisconsin, Illinois and Michigan, to and from Chicago * * * Amtrak MidwestSM network service modifications due to reduced travel demand are in partnership with the Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan and Missouri state transportation departments: Effective Thursday, March 19: * Chicago-Milwaukee Hiawatha corridor service reduced to four daily round-trips.  more

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland, March 19 -- The U.S. Army Environmental Command issued the following news: The Michigan Army National Guard's Fort Custer Training Center (FCTC) spans 7,500 acres and is home to a vital, globally unique environment that is flourishing under the installation's watchful eye. Unrivaled in their biodiversity, FCTC's training site supports a wide variety of training aspects--land navigation, small arms, bivouac, improvised explosive device, and specialized convoy r  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The Environmental Protection Agency announced that it expects to award up to four cooperative agreements for sustainable materials management in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $150,000 with a ceiling of $60,000. The funding opportunity number is EPA-R5-LCRD-2020 (CFDA 66.808). It was posted on March 18 with an application closing date of April 30. For more information, contact Susan  more

DETROIT, Michigan, March 21 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, announces the Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center in Duluth, Minnesota will be closed until further notice. The visitor center can still be reached at 218-788-6430. The adjacent Duluth Area Office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District will continue to operate with reduced manning. Due to COVID-19 concerns the Corps will safegu  more

BATTLE CREEK, Michigan, March 18 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: Property Disposal Specialist Chris Pearson is the Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services category three Employee of the Quarter for the start of fiscal 2020. Pearson grew up in Alabama, where he spent his formative years in the town of Pelham. He said that after graduating high school, he majored in marketing at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and graduated in  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Great Lakes Regional Field Office issued the following news release: Dairy herds in Michigan produced 912 million pounds of milk during February, up 4.7 percent from a year ago, according to Marlo Johnson, Regional Director of USDA, NASS, Great Lakes Regional Office. Production per cow in Michigan averaged 2,135 pounds for February, 80 pounds above February 2019. The dairy herd w  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Great Lakes Regional Field Office issued the following news release: Michigan honey production for 2019 totaled 4.70 million pounds, up 10 percent from 2018. This estimate included honey from producers with 5 or more colonies. Nationally, Michigan ranked eighth in honey production in 2019. Yields from Michigan's 94,000 honey producing colonies averaged 50 pounds in 2019, up 6 from  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, March 21 -- The Coast Guard has issued a proposed rule, published in the Federal Register on March 19, entitled: "Safety Zones; Annual Events Requiring Safety Zones in the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan Zone". The proposed rule was issued by T.J. Stuhlreyer, Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Lake Michigan. DATES: Comments and related material must be received by the Coast Guard on or before April 20, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have que  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The White House issued the following news release: NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Aditya Bamzai, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board for a term expiring January 29, 2026. (Reappointment) Rick A. Dearborn, of Oklahoma, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of five years, vice Jeffrey R. Moreland, term expired. Brett P. Giroir, of Texas, to be Representative of the United States on the Executive Board of  more