“The work that Loki has done during his 982 calls, including locating missing seniors and children, detecting narcotics, and tracking innumerable suspects, has surely been felt by the entire community,” Borton wrote in the tribute. “In the eight years since Loki joined the Michigan State Police (MSP), his training, demeanor, performance, and obedience have made Houghton Lake a safer place to live, work, and raise a family. We also want to make sure we thank Trooper Whited for the dedication, patience, and care he has shown Loki, who is surely one of the most important and unsung heroes of the Michigan State Police family.”

“Our entire Northern Michigan community is breathing a collective sigh of relief tonight after President Trump announced he was sending this funding our way,” said Borton, R-Gaylord. “We couldn’t be more grateful to the President and his team for delivering on relief dollars we so desperately need. Our communities banded together and got through the storms last winter, but just by the skin of our teeth. These federal dollars will finally take us from ‘just getting by’ to ‘getting back to normal.’”