Irene Hosking, a 104-year-old Corunna resident and World War II veteran, salutes during the playing of the national anthem prior to a basketball game between the Michigan State Spartans and the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Tuesday.
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Laingsburg senior Zander Woodruff (23) rises for a shot during the first quarter of the Wolfpack’s game against Durand at the Shiawassee County Shootout hosted by Corunna on Wednesday. Woodruff logged 29 points to lead all scorers as Laingsburg toppled the Railroaders, 84-53, pulling ahead w…
Owosso senior volleyball player Kendall Ihm, center front, signed her national letter of intent to attend Saginaw Valley State University as a member of the Cardinals volleyball squad Tuesday afternoon at Owosso High School. Ihm, a six-foot rightside hitter/setter for the Trojans, will play …
Perry High School seniors Rease Teel, left, and Anna Nixon, right, both signed their national letters of intent Friday to attend Davenport University on track and field scholarships. Teel, a multi-sport athlete at Perry has competed in football and track. He was named All-GLAC, All-Region an…
Elementary schoolers in Ovid and Elsie welcomed military veterans Friday to a special program at E.E. Knight Elementary. More than 50 veterans were in attendance, including members of the American Legion posts in Ovid and Elsie.
Temperatures in the mid-80s Thursday afternoon meant a steady stream of customers to interact with at Prescott’s Cone Zone for members of the Owosso Department of Public Safety. During the “Cones with Cops and Firefighters”
The VFW Auxiliary 9455 donated school supplies to select teachers from Central, Bryant and Emerson elementary schools in order to help with the new school year. “Our youth chairman Linda Tew has been instrumental in promoting this program annually and the Auxiliary continues to strive to hel…
A train derailed off May Street Wednesday in Owosso. A representative from Great Lakes Railroad declined to comment this morning. A message to the company’s general manager was not returned by press time. Owosso Public Safety Director Kevin Lenkart said the department did not respond to the scene.
Fairgoers enjoy one of the rides at the Saginaw County Fair Tuesday in Chesaning. The fair began Tuesday and runs through Saturday.
Out of Favor Boys entertained the Owosso Amphitheater audience Thursday night with their own brand of the blues as part of the free summer concert series in Owosso.
CORUNNA — Renovations are beginning in earnest at the Shiawassee County courthouse today, per Branro Enterprises President Ron Colvin.
OWOSSO — Those looking to for a glow up will have another local beautification option starting this Saturday, when Willow Spa and Co. is set to host its grand opening from 2 to 4 p.m.
SHIAWASSEE AREA — The Biden-Harris administration made headlines in February when it announced “a set of actions aimed at creating a convenient, reliable and Made-in-America electric vehicle (EV) charging network so that the great American road trip can be electrified.”
It’s ‘Family Medicine Week’ in Michigan: Local practitioner stresses importance of preventative care
OWOSSO — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) — along with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, the Michigan Academy of Family Physicians and the Michigan Association of Osteopathic Family Physicians — announced it was recognizing March 19-25 as “Family Medicine Week” in Michigan.
CORUNNA — Famed poet Robert Frost once wrote that “nothing gold can stay,” but several art students at Corunna High School — an institution which regularly boasts that “it’s great to be gold” — are currently working on projects that are intended to linger evermore in their soon-to-be alma ma…
OWOSSO — The Owosso School Board unanimously adopted a resolution authorizing Owosso Public Schools Superintendent Andrea Tuttle to accept a settlement with Juul Labs in a class action lawsuit in its Wednesday meeting.
WOODHULL TWP. — A semi truck aflame and an ensuing diesel spill led to an environmental cleanup and closed Eastbound I-69 for nearly five hours Wednesday afternoon.
OWOSSO — It is rare for the face of parking enforcement in a town to be fondly remembered, but Charles (call him Chuck) Kincaid seems to be the exception.
OWOSSO — The ongoing construction at Mitchell Auditorium, which will temporarily house 35th Circuit Court as the courthouse in Corunna undergoes extensive renovations, is ahead of schedule, the project’s head said Tuesday.
LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has declared this week Michigan’s “Severe Weather Awareness Week,” and the Michigan State Police, Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division (MSP/EMHSD) is calling on residents to act by participating in a voluntary statewide tornado drill at 1 p.m. o…
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