Summer Road Construction Projects Piling up in Livingston CountySummer Road...
7/23/13 - Local motorists are likely feeling the pain of construction everywhere lately but most recently, with the next phase of a project on M-59. The Michigan Department of Transportation started...
View ArticleHowell City Council Approves Fireworks Ordinance AmmendmentsHowell City...
7/23/13 - The detonation of fireworks overnight or on public property is now a civil infraction in the City of Howell and the first offense will cost you $500. New amendments and fines for violating...
View ArticlePinckney School Board to Discuss New Deficit Elimination PlanPinckney School...
7/23/13 - A new deficit elimination plan will be discussed by the Pinckney School Board at its August meeting. Pinckney became a deficit district at the end of the school year and is now $2.4 million...
View ArticleThird Street Reopens Following Water Main CollapseThird Street Reopens...
7/24/13 - The City of Brighton has reopened Third Street, which collapsed earlier this month due to a water main break. A small section of the sewer pipe on South Third Street near the intersection of...
View ArticleCouncil Split on Whether to Allow Chickens in City of HowellCouncil Split on...
7/24/13 - The Howell City Council was tied when it came to vote on whether or not to allow the keeping of chickens in the City. With member Jeff Hansen absent from Monday nightâs meeting, Council was...
View ArticleClosing Arguments Heard in Local Embezzlement TrialClosing Arguments Heard in...
7/24/13 - Today marks the first day of jury deliberation in the trial of a Marion Township man is on trial in connection with an embezzlement scheme involving General Motors. Jeffrey Eastom is charged...
View ArticleHowell Township Denies Special Use Permits For Regal RecyclingHowell Township...
7/24/13 - The Howell Township Board rejected three special use permits this week for Regal Recycling. The facility was seeking special use permits for three operations currently working out of a larger...
View ArticleEducation Advocate Denounces Common Core in BrightonEducation Advocate...
7/24/13 - The possible adoption of common core standards by the state of Michigan was the focus of a presentation last night by a former Portage School Board member and candidate for the State Board of...
View ArticleJury Finds Marion Township Man Guilty of Embezzlement Jury Finds Marion...
7/24/13 - A local jury has convicted a Marion Township man in connection with an embezzlement scheme involving General Motors. Deliberations began this morning and the jury found Jeffrey Eastom guilty...
View ArticleFowlerville Man Facing New Federal Charges in Child Porn Case Fowlerville Man...
7/24/13 - A Fowlerville man charged after authorities say he sent sexually explicit text messages to an 11-year-old girl is facing new charges at the federal level for what the FBI is calling...
View ArticleAccusations Fly in Fowlerville After Non-Renewal of Coach's...
7/24/13 - The Superintendent of Fowlerville Community Schools says the decision to not renew the contract of a popular coach was his alone. The Board of Education met Tuesday night, where some parents...
View ArticleHartland Firefighters To Host Charity Golf Scramble Next MonthHartland...
7/25/13 - An event next month will use golf to help raise funds for the organizations that help local families in need. The Hartland Firefighters Association Annual Golf Scramble will take place on...
View ArticleGarage Fire Closes Leroy Street During Rush HourGarage Fire Closes Leroy...
7/25/13 - A detached garage fire in downtown Fenton shut down traffic on Leroy Street during rush hour yesterday afternoon. Lieutenant Casey Gilbert with the Fenton Fire Department tells WHMI they got...
View ArticleLivingston County United Way Seeks Volunteers for Day of Caring Livingston...
7/25/13 - Volunteers are being sought for the Livingston County United Wayâs Day of Caring event next month. This yearâs Day of Caring is scheduled for August 21st and while itâs an all-day...
View ArticleDedicated Road Patrol Contract Being Finalized For Tyrone Twp.Dedicated Road...
7/25/13 - After months of negotiations, Tyrone Township has a new contract for dedicated road patrols from the Livingston County Sheriffâs Department. Tyrone and Hartland Townships maintained a...
View ArticleWoman Rescued From Sinking Car in Whitmore LakeWoman Rescued From Sinking Car...
7/25/13 - Local first responders started out the day by rescuing a woman who drove her car into Whitmore Lake in what appears to be a suicide attempt. Green Oak Township police officers and...
View ArticleVeterans To Be Honored At Fowlerville Family Fair SaturdayVeterans To Be...
7/26/13 - A ceremony at the Fowlerville Family Fair will pay tribute to local veterans this weekend. On Saturday, the Armed Forces & Government Day Veterans Tribute will take place at the...
View ArticleGreen Oak Gives Green Light To Private Pinball Machine MuseumGreen Oak Gives...
7/26/13 - A local pinball wizard will be moving his machines into a new museum in Green Oak, but members of the public should not expect to get a turn with the silver ball. The Green Oak Township...
View ArticleContracts Approved For Courts' Drug Abuse Prevention ServicesContracts...
7/26/13 - Several drug abuse prevention service providers have been hired through the end of summer to provide assistance to local specialty courts. Specialty courts, like intensive treatment mental...
View ArticleState Says Regional Jobless Rates Up Seasonally in JuneState Says Regional...
7/26/13 - Unemployment levels rose in Livingston County in June, along with all of Michiganâs regional labor markets. Following some substantial rate reductions, the individual jobless rate for...
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