Elie Gustafson, right, has been named January Employee of the Month for Corunna Public Schools. She was honored Monday during the Board of Education meeting at Corunna High School. Gustafson was hired in August 2005 and is a kindergarten teacher at Nellie Reed Elementary. “There is nothing I…
First-grade scientists in Alice Ernst's class investigated and recorded their observations of seeds. They used magnifying glasses. One question that they have asked and are thinking about is, "How does a seed know which plant to grow?" They were also comparing the seeds to each other and loo…
Amanda Herblet’s and Terri Harger’s classes from Ovid-Elsie Area Schools spread holiday cheer to the residents at the Ovid Healthcare Center before Christmas break. The students sang songs led by former teacher Janice Kelley.
Members of the Shiawassee County Fraternal Order of Police and the Corunna Rotary Club partnered again for their 20th annual Shiawassee County Children’s Foster Care Old-Fashion Christmas Party. The clubs worked with Shiawassee County licensing and foster care staff, along with adoption and …
Delta Dental, through its Brighter Futures Corporate Citizenship and Philanthropy program, donated dental care supplies to the Owosso campus of the Homeless Angels. Joining donation facilitator State Rep. Ben Frederick, R-Owosso, right, for the presentation were campus director Shelly Ochodn…
Everett Little, 8, a third-grader at Central Elementary in Owosso, was praised for his efforts to clean up Grove-Holman, Adams Street and Fayette Square parks as part of his school kindness project. His parents, Lance and Jackie Little, helped their son and were present Monday with Parks and…
The Elsie Lions Club donated $200 to the Elsie Community Christmas Project to help local families in need during the holidays. Lion Robert Wooley, left, presents a check to Elsie United Methodist Church representative Lisa Brown.
The Elsie Community Christmas Committee this week announced that Ovid-Elsie students and families at Leonard and EE Knight Elementaries donated items like mittens, hats and gloves. The preschool and daycare children at MKLZ collected cereal, popcorn, hot chocolate and marshmallows for famili…
Owosso High School this week announced its December students of the month. Students honored include, front, from left, SaShaley Bailey, Grace Basso, Barbara Shepard and Kyle Harris. In the second row are Kate Grinnell, Keera Barnhill, Alaina Poggiali, Tony Reyes, Draven Barrett and Wyatt Mac…
The Shiawassee chapter of the Michigan Association of Retired School Personnel (MARSP) hosted its December luncheon at the RESD Monday. The Owosso High School madrigals, directed by Jessica Niewkoop, performed.
VERNON — Area residents can have their taxes prepared and filed for free at the Vernon Public Library through the Scan and Go Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA).
OWOSSO — The Owosso Public Schools Board of Education will vote Feb. 24 on a $500,000 purchase agreement with Community Housing Network (CHN) for the sale of the Owosso Middle School.
SHIAWASSEE COUNTY — There’s no reason to panic in Shiawassee County about the “coronavirus” — which has caused at least 81 confirmed deaths and led to massive quarantines in China — but area residents should take precautions, the county’s health director said Monday.
BENNINGTON TWP. — Democrats hoped to raise money for political campaigns Saturday during an unusual fundraising event, “Stand up Shiawassee,” Fortitude Outdoor Fitness and Events.
ELSIE — American Legion Post 502 members have taken part in a number of events over the past several weeks, both locally and in Saginaw and Flint.
DURAND — For Riley Vandendries, juggling school and extracurricular activities can be difficult.
LANSING — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), local public health departments and the state’s health care community are actively monitoring the Novel Coronavirus 2019 outbreak originating in Wuhan, China.
BYRON — Thursday morning inside Byron Middle School’s main office, things were relatively calm: The only sounds were the occasional keystrokes of middle school Secretary Debra Murray.
OWOSSO — In November, the Owosso Public Schools Board of Education unanimously authorized Superintendent Andrea Tuttle to enter into negotiations with Community Housing Network (CHN) on a purchase agreement for the middle school property, 219 N. Water St.
ST. JOHNS — The Friends of the Maple River (FOMR) will conduct their bi-monthly meeting in the Board of Commissioners’ room at the Clinton County Courthouse at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
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