Draya Raby
Northwest Lower Michigan General Assignment ReporterDraya Raby is a newsroom intern for WCMU based at the Cadillac News.
Raby is a rising senior at Central Michigan University majoring in journalism with a minor in creative writing.
She is the secretary of the CMU chapter of The Wildlife Society and the social media chairperson of the CMU chapter of The Sierra Club.
Being a writer and spreading stories of the world has always been her dream, in the hope to bring people across all cultures together in understanding.
Send your story ideas to: raby1dj@cmich.edu
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The Huron-Manistee National Forests have proposed fee changes for various recreation sites as part of a national effort to bring in more money for maintenance. The Forest Service is seeking public comments on the proposed changes until September 1, 2024. -
In Denton Township, Roscommon County, the EMS service has proposed the first increase to their millage in 10 years. The EMS Chief says the whole nation is struggling to fund EMS services because of rising costs. -
The Cadillac Sound Garden is a natural area in the Lakeside District of Cadillac that houses a variety of musical sculptures and instruments. The flowering plants and shrubs in the garden are maintained by the local gardening club. -
A Cadillac woman sells journals and notebooks made from used books as a way to recycle. For three years, the recycling project has been her full-time job. -
The Forest Service has been using prescribed fire throughout the forest to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires and the encourage the reproduction of native fire-dependent plant species. -
The Cadillac Wexford Public Library runs a Teen Tuesday program, providing a space for them be themselves and hang out with friends. -
The Cadillac Wexford Public Library is conducting a survey to learn more about how the community uses and wants to use the library. The survey runs until July 14, 2024. -
The Venue in Cadillac celebrates Independence Day with a performance from The Joe Stamm Band, a "Black Dirt Country Rock" band from Illinois. Frontman, Joe Stamm, says his Midwest roots can't help but come through in the stories he tells through music. -
Luke Woltanski is a singer/songwriter from the Kalamazoo area, and, like many Michiganders, he spent his summers up north in the wilderness. The northern region is what has influenced his music the most, but the people are just as important to him. -
The Wexford-Missaukee Great Start Collaborative (a group that works with kids up to 8-years-old) hosted their third annual "Let's talk about Bees" event. With the goal of educating and inspiring kids a local beekeeper participated and talked about a variety of bee topics.
