By Jason WesseldykSports Editor OTSEGO—When the Otsego boys swim & dive team hosted Wayland on Tuesday, Jan. 31, it wasn’t just the Bulldogs’ final home meet of the season. It was their final meet in their current pool … ever.Otsego will begin using the district’s new aquatic center next fall, meaning the pool it’s called Read More…
By Gari Voss The southwest corner of the Pullman Town Square will soon be adorned with a Veterans Memorial. The Veterans of Foreign Wars Ralph Daily Jr. Post 6134 in Pullman, Michigan and Beautify Pullman are collaborating to bring this memorial to fruition.The memorial began as a heartfelt comment by Post Commander Jaimie Austin after Read More…
By Gari Voss James Baird, a former vision specialist in Wayne County schools and ex-employee of Allegan County schools, was charged with five counts of criminal sexual conduct on Wednesday, February 1, 2023. The action was taken after suits were filed against Baird, Livonia Public Schools and Garden City Schools in 2021.Attorney Ven Johnson related Read More…
By Leslie Ballard “A good crowd” attended the MDOT Open House on February 2 and City Hall to study diagrams and ask questions about the traffic circle (roundabout) that will be located at the Hubbard Street intersection at 89 and 40.According to Parker Johnson, Downtown Manager & Assistant to the City Manager, people were waiting Read More…
Hopkins District Library will no longer charge late fines on books and other circulating materials, effective immediately. The library board unanimously voted to join a growing number of libraries no longer charging daily late fines on overdue materials.A growing body of research shows that overdue fines do not increase return rates for checked out items, Read More…
By Pamela WhitlowCorrespondent LaFayette Mainstreet, Executive Director DeAnna Hand is on the move and very excited about updating and beautifying the city. She partnered with the City of LaFayette after Mainstreet of Alabama came to town less than two weeks ago and gave great ideas on how to make the historic buildings look updated.Mrs. Hand Read More…
From 11/2/2022 – 2/2/2023 Agents of the Chambers County Drug Task Force/ Alabama Drug Enforcement Task Force, Chambers County Multi-Jurisdictional SWAT Team, Chambers County Sheriff’s Office, Valley Police Department, Lafayette Police Department, and the Lanett Police Department conducted numerous operations, traffic stops and search warrants that resulted in the execution of 10 search warrants, and Read More…
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director FABIUS TWP. — A highly-contentious solar ordinance in Fabius Township cleared a major hurdle Tuesday.Following a public hearing in front of a packed house of supporters, detractors and everywhere in between, the Fabius Township Planning Commission moved forward with the ordinance, and send it to the St. Joseph County Planning Commission Read More…
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CENTREVILLE — When St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department Sergeant Jeremiah Abnet and Deputy Joseph Hughes responded to a call on Oct. 7 of a dog lying down on the railroad tracks a quarter mile south of Featherstone Road outside of Constantine, they immediately assumed the worst had occurred.“He got hit by Read More…
Each January, Clare County Sheriff John Wilson announces the top law enforcement officers for the year just past. The officers honored as the Officers of the Year for 2022 are pictured here. In the back row from the left Undersheriff Dwayne Miedzianowski, Sheriff John Wilson, Executive Command Staff / Sheriff ‘s Choice Award – Melissa Read More…