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Crocodile spotted in Riverside Park

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(April 1, 2008) Residents have been reporting sightings of alligators in Washtenaw County for over a year. The story was even covered by Channel 4 News in August 2007 and the Ypsilanti Courier.
Washtenaw County Sheriff Dan Minzey told Channel 4 News that exotic pets get dumped in local lakes often. “There is probably a […]

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Oil discovered at Water Street (UPDATE1)

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(April 1, 2007) City officials will neither confirm nor deny the rumors. However, the results from Brownfield and other environmental tests leaked to YpsiNews.com indicate that substantial oil reserves have been discovered at the Water Street site.
After an exhaustive 6-month investigation and poring over thousands of documents, test results, consultant reports, and interviews with officials […]

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Eastern Michigan moved … to Battle Creek (UPDATE1)

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(January 28, 2007) e•LocalLink has updated their Google Video and put EMU back in Ypsilanti.(January 10, 2007) Many in Ypsilanti might be shocked to learn that Eastern Michigan University is located in Battle Creek, Michigan.
At least that is what the folks at e•LocalLink think. On October 1, 2005, e•LocalLink posted a student recruiting video to […]

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