Gogebic County added to emergency declaration

By RICHARD JENKINS

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LANSING — While it may not have sustained as much damage as some of the other counties, Gogebic County will also be able to use additional resources when rebuilding after Gov. Rick Snyder directed it be added to the state of disaster declaration from this weekend’s storms.

Snyder directed Michigan State Police to add the county to the original disaster declaration issued Monday for Houghton and Menominee counties.

“The residents of these three counties have experienced significant hardship since last weekend’s heavy rainfall and severe flooding,”...