After more than two months of rapid response efforts connected to the COVID-19 crisis, historic flooding has created a dual crisis situation for the Great Lakes Bay region. Midland and Gladwin Counties remain under a federal emergency declaration and Arenac, Saginaw and Iosco Counties were all included along with Midland and Gladwin in the governor’s state of emergency declaration.

“A global pandemic and a historic flood are truly serving as the one-two punch to our wonderful community,” Holly Miller, executive director of United Way of Midland County said in a press release. “These two