Cheboygan News & Rant-Rave Info Page

10/16/2025

🔗: https://l.mlive.com/wf4nxk
Thousands of people are set to take to the streets Saturday in more than 100 locations across Michigan.

Cities ranging from Lansing to Upper Peninsula’s Ironwood will be hosting 'No Kings' protests Saturday, Oct. 18 in a second round of demonstrations against President Donald Trump and the federal government.

Political representatives supporting the marches say more protesting is needed due to immigrant arrests at courthouses, masked federal agents, escalating ICE presence in Chicago and other instances of what they called federal overreach.

10/16/2025

Apparently all clear now. A work crew digging hit a gas line. It has been isolated now.

10/16/2025

News from Michigan Farmers Union

October 15, 2025

Contact: Bob Thompson, [email protected]

MFU Urges Federal Relief for Family Farmers and Ranchers

MICHIGAN — In response to the worsening economic conditions for independent family farmers and ranchers due to the federal government shutdown, tariffs and ever-increasing market consolidation by Big Ag, Bob Thompson, president of the Michigan Farmers Union (MFU), issued the following statement:

“Donald Trump promised he was going to lower grocery bills, but Michiganders see through this charade. Farmers are losing out on crucial funds from the U.S. Department of Agriculture at the very height of harvest season because Republicans in Congress can’t seem to get their act together and fund the government. The trade wars that Trump started are now driving down commodity prices for crops like corn, wheat and soybeans because other countries are taking their business elsewhere. If Congress and the White House don’t get their act together soon and provide farmers with economic relief, we’re going to see even more family farms die off.”

The number of farms in the U.S. has been declining for decades, with more than 140,000 farms going out of business between 2017 and 2022. That decline continues today as farmers face record-low commodity prices and shrinking international markets. For the first time in more than two decades, Chinese importers have not purchased American soybeans this year, cutting off U.S. producers from their largest export market and further straining rural economies.

National Farmers Union, which MFU is part of, sent letters this week to the White House and Congress urging them to release aid as soon as possible to protect farmers amid this period of economic and political uncertainty.

“Our elected officials in Washington have a choice,” Thompson continued. “Will they stand up to these disastrous policies that are pushing independent family farmers out of business and decimating rural communities, or will they continue to fall in line with this so-called ‘America First’ agenda no matter what it costs farmers?”

# # #

Established by farmers and ranchers from across Michigan, MFU focuses on the economic viability of farming, particularly for small and family-owned farms. Nearly 100 years later, MFU remains a steadfast advocate for rural communities, championing policies that guarantee a secure and plentiful food supply for all.

10/15/2025

Michigan State Rep calls for big turnout for No Kings protest

https://www.wnem.com/2025/10/13/state-representative-october-no-kings-protests

Protests are planned for this upcoming weekend against the Trump Administration, here in Mid-Michigan and throughout the country.

10/15/2025

Eyes to the sky, West Michigan! You've got a chance to see the Northern Lights this week!
STORY: https://wwmt.com/news/local/northern-lights-west-michigan-geomagnetic-storm-weather-coverage-photos-phenomenon-aurora-borealis-community-state

10/15/2025

Today, we celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day. On this day, we honor the past, present, and future of Indigenous Americans throughout the country and acknowledge that the state of Michigan sits on ancestral Anishinaabe land.

Our state is home to over 60,000 Indigenous people and 12 federally recognized tribal nations. Michigan has three major tribal groups: the Chippewa (Ojibwe), Ottawa (Odawa), and Potawatomi (Bodawotomi), which make up the Three Fires Council—are also known as Anishinaabek. While they have some similarities and share a territory, each tribe has key historical and modern-day differences—there is not just one Indigenous culture. In fact, there are 574 distinct Native peoples across the United States recognized federally.

We honor the rich culture and legacy of our Native communities and their ancestors. Learn more about the histories of our region’s tribes at https://www.michigan.gov/som/government/branches-of-government/tribal-government

10/15/2025

10/15/2025

Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Michigan) said Democrats are pushing to extend certain tax credits and Medicaid funding, hoping to combat cuts included in President Donald Trump’s spending plan.

WILX Riley Connell has details below:

10/15/2025

Good morning- here is the NEWS 10-15-25

*Sunny and mild today. Highs around 60.

-A FATAL MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT REPORTED IN EMMET COUNTY. AN 18–YEAR OLD PETOSKEY MAN DIED IN A TWO–VEHICLE CRASH AT THE INTERSECTION OF INTERTOWN AND EPPLER ROADS. DEPUTIES SAY THE COLLISION INVOLVED A MOTORCYCLE AND A TOYOTA FOUR RUNNER. THE DRIVER OF THE MOTORCYCLE WAS IDENTIFIED AS SAMUEL GROSS, WHO DIED FROM HIS INJURIES. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS 69 – YEAR OLD CANDACE JO WYNN OF PETOSKEY. SHE DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. PRELIMINARY REPORTS SAY SPEED APPEARS TO BE THE MAIN FACTOR IN THE CRASH.

-IN OTSEGO COUNTY, FIREFIGHTERS FROM SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS BATTLED A LARGE HOUSE FIRE YESTERDAY, JUST NORTH OF GA***RD. FIRE CREWS WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE ON BROOKVIEW ROAD IN THE NOON HOUR TUESDAY. REPORTS SAY THERE WERE PEOPLE DOING CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE ON THE HOME AT THE TIME, BUT WERE ABLE TO GET OUT. NO OTHER DETAILS, YET.

-THE DNR AND MORAN IRON WORKS OF ONAWAY ARE MARKING MAJOR PROGRESS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE R–V STEELHEAD TWO, A NEW STATE OF THE ART RESEARCH VESSEL DESIGNED TO ADVANCE FISHERIES RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN. THE VESSEL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SEA TRIALS NEXT SPRING BEFORE IT IS LAUNCHED INTO LAKE CHARLEVOIX. THE NEW VESSEL WILL REPLACE THE ORIGINAL STEELHEAD WHICH HAS SUPPORTED DNR FISHERIES RESEARCH FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS.

-NO ONE MATCHED ALL THE NUMBERS IN LAST NIGHT’S MEGA MILLIONS. THAT JACKPOT GROWS TO $625 MILLION ON FRIDAY. MEANWHILE, TONIGHT’S POWERBALL IS WORTH $273 MILLION.

-BASEBALL PLAYOFFS….LAST NIGHT, THE DODGERS BEAT THE BREWERS, 5 TO 1. LOS ANGELES LEADS THE SERIES, 2 – 0….IN THE AMERICAN LEAGUE, TORONTO IS AT SEATTLE TONIGHT, 8:00 P.M. ON FS1. MARINERS LEAD THE SERIES, 2 – 0.

-NHL….RED WINGS ARE ON HOME ICE TONIGHT AGAINST THE FLORIDA PANTHERS, 7:00 P.M.

-NBA PRE–SEASON….LAST NIGHT IN CLEVELAND, THE CAVALIERS BEAT THE PISTONS, 118 – 100. DETROIT’S FINAL PRE-SEASON GAME IS THURSDAY NIGHT WHEN THEY HOST THE WIZARDS. PISTONS BEGIN THE REGULAR SEASON, OCTOBER 22ND AT CHICAGO.

-COLLEGE BASKETBALL….THE PRE–SEASON TOP 25 MEN’S BASKETBALL POLL IS OUT AND PURDUE IS RANKED NUMBER ONE. MICHIGAN IS 7TH, AND MICHIGAN STATE IS 22ND.

-COLLEGE FOOTBALL….GAMES THIS SATURDAY: WASHINGTON AT MICHIGAN, NOON. WOLVERINES FAVORED BY SIX POINTS….MICHIGAN STATE AT #3 INDIANA, 3:30 P.M. SPARTANS ARE 27 POINT UNDERDOGS….CENTRAL MICHIGAN AT BOWLING GREEN, 12 NOON.

-NFL….LIONS HOST TAMPA BAY ON MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL. DETROIT IS LISTED AS A FIVE POINT FAVORITE.

10/15/2025

Saturday, protests will be in Cheboygan, Petoskey, Rogers City, Alpena and more. http://nokings.org

10/15/2025

The Great Lakes are warmer than normal.

HEADS UP‼️ Near RECORD warm water temperatures on ALL FIVE Great Lakes headed into mid October. This is another huge signal toward what could be significant early season lake effect snow…likely not if, but when early season cold Arctic outbreaks arrive. For most of the Great Lakes, only 2021 was warmer at this point.

Every Great Lake as of today is even warmer than 2024, as warmth surged into the Great Lakes through early November. Ultimately, this contributed to historic lake effect snow that blasted parts of the Great Lakes just weeks later into late November and through the winter season.

Here is where the Great Lakes average temperatures (°F/°C) are based on satellite data:

MICHIGAN: 63.8°F (17.7°C) is +5.5°F
ONTARIO: 63.9°F (17.7°C) is +4.4°F
SUPERIOR: 55.5°F (13.1°C) is +4.1°F
ERIE: 66.6°F (19.2°C) is +3.8°F
HURON: 60.9° (16.1°C) is +3.7°F

Bottom line if warm Autumn trends continue, when the weather turns in the coming weeks and months, have snow shovels ready in lake effect snow belts! ❄️☃️❄️

10/14/2025