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UTPD Activity from Monday April 1st – Tuesday April 30th, 2024
Monday 04/01 Trespassing-Spears Rd./Gregory Rd. LACASA follow up-Tooley Rd./W M-59 LC Law Center- S. Highlander Way Tuesday 04/02 Fraud-Whispering Meadows Dr./M36 Citizen Assist-Webb St./Church St. Property Damage Accident-Dutton Rd./M106 Domestic Physical in Progress-Dexter Trl./Van Syckle Rd. Wednesday 04/03 Property Damage Accident-M106/Dutton Rd Thursday 04/04 Fraud- W M36/Kathryn Ct. Assault in Progress-Main St./Dewey St. Noise Complaint-San […]
Three decades of A Day in the Village have celebrated the coming of summer
by Tina Cole-Mullins When it’s Father’s Day weekend, school’s out and temperatures warm up, it’s time to get out and celebrate. For three decades, Stockbridge’s annual A Day in the Village has enabled families and friends to gather together for fun, food and festivities in town. This year, the festival marks a special anniversary. “The […]
Obituary: Stephen J. Clark
Stephen J. Clark, age 57, of Mason, MI, passed away on May 22, 2024. He was born on December 7, 1966, in Jackson, MI, the son of Lee and Betty (Boring) Clark. Stephen worked as a Warehouse Manager for Safety-Kleen in Mason, where he was known for his hard work and dedication. Outside of his […]
Rural Perspectives: Dame’s rocket can bloom off and on all summer
by Diane Constable Dame’s rocket (Hesperis matronalis) is a non-native plant that belongs to the mustard family and can be found along our country roads and field edges. Other common names are sweet rocket, dame’s violet, and mother-of-the-evening. It is a biannual plant that grows in a small mound the first year. The second year […]
Livingston County’s Planning Department Invites Residents to Attend Their May 29th Master Plan Workshop
HOWELL, Mich. – Livingston County residents are invited to attend the 2025 Master Plan Workshop to help guide the development of the County’s new plan. The workshop will take place on May 29th from 6:30 – 8 p.m. at the Livingston County Public Safety Complex at 1911 Tooley Road in Howell. RSVPs are required by […]
Stockbridge Athletics celebrates Mental Health Month through partnership with Project Stockbridge
Information provided by SRSLY Stockbridge If you attend a Stockbridge sporting event this spring, you may notice the teams sporting new warm-up shirts. These shirts are one part of a larger mental health campaign, Project Stockbridge, that launched in 2022 and is highlighted every May, in recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month. Project Stockbridge, which […]
Obituary: Edward D. Abbey
Edward D. Abbey, of Munith, MI, age 71, passed away on May 19, 2024 in Jackson, MI. Edward was born on September 29, 1952 in Jackson, MI, the son of Dale and Kathleen (Oaks) Abbey. He had lived in Jackson County most of his life. He married Bonnie Jean (Wright) on September 7, 1974, and […]
Rock ‘n’ Roll Trivia: Eric Clapton’s Persian rug may carry hidden message
by John Robinson Q: I noticed while watching an Eric Clapton DVD there is a large ornate rug on the stage floor which looks like the same rug I noticed in other videos. There must be some significance to the rug. Can you find out what it is? A: That large Persian rug is a […]
On Memorial Day: Remembering Elias Sweet and more than 1 million others
by Ben Fidler Elias strung together his sack filled with boots and woolen socks, maybe fresh bread from his mother Eunice. His father, Lamech, may have hugged him so tightly it held back their tears. Behind the family, at the Sweet Farm in Waterloo Twp., the dairy cows bellowed. Elias turned one last time to […]