The Wayne residents formed a Facebook group dedicated to their cause while giving out lawn signs and mailing 1,500 postcards.

With the pedigree of a person who has seen his share of bust-ups in the boardroom and on the ice, Canadian American businessman Graeme Roustan is blunt about the looming trade war and what it will mean for the two countries he calls home.

The health director of Wayne County, Michigan, will leave his county responsibilities at the end of the day Thursday. Dr. Abdul El-Sayed made that decision "as he considers a future opportunity in Michigan," Wednesday's announcement from Wayne County Executive Warren C. Evans said.

Construction on a new Lackawaxen River access could start "fairly soon," Wayne County Commissioner Brian Smith said.

WAYNE COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - A rockslide late Thursday night has closed state Route 152 just north of Wayne, according to county 911 dispatchers. The incident was reported just before 10:30 p.m. near the intersection of Big Creek Road. State Route 152 is closed in both directions in that area.

General Motors said the Fort Wayne plant will increase production, with hopes to hire around 225 temporary employees in an announcement Thursday.

As communities in northeast Indiana recover from severe storms and tornadoes on Sunday and Wednesday, PBS Fort Wayne said it was experiencing cuts to funding that would go toward improving alerts in the region.

The effects of the trade dispute and surge in patriotism are apparent in Brantford. Grocery stores highlight Canadian-made products — from soup to nuts and maple syrup — and provincially controlled liquor stores have removed all U.S. wines and whiskeys from their shelves.