On Thursday, Feb. 16, at approximately 5:30 a.m., a Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office deputy observed a large amount of yellow powdery substance on Old US Hwy 27 at I-94. Being an unknown substance, deputies immediately blocked off the stretch of road including the highway overpass until Calhoun County Sheriff's Office Emergency Management Coordinator could respond. Further investigative work determined the substance fell from the semi-trailer of a Canadian trucking company. The company was contacted, and it advised the cargo was food grade cornmeal and is no danger to the public. The majority of the product was cleaned up by Michigan Department of Transportation. Some of the bio-degradable product was left and will safely degrade over time.
Marshall Township Fire Department assisted the Sheriff's Office in this incident.
