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Closures coming to US-127, US-223 in Lenawee County for repair work
LENAWEE COUNTY, MI - Two closures are coming to stretches of US-127 and US-223 in Lenawee County for repair work. The closures will be in effect from 7 a.m. Monday, April 29 to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 9, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation. If you purchase a product...
2 years since pushed to abandoned motel, seniors may return to once-condemned building
ADRIAN, MI - In July, it will be two years since dozens of Adrian seniors were pushed from one crumbling building to another. Many residents had to cohabitate with spiders, fleas and bed bugs in an once-abandoned Travelodge. Close to the two-year mark since the displacement, it is very likely...
Hope baseball's second game vs Adrian ruled double-forfeit after benches clear
The second game of a baseball doubleheader between Hope College and Adrian College will be registered as a double-forfeit. After a collision at the plate, players left both benches and while the scirmish didn't escalate, according to rules all players were ejected from the game. "We want to address the...
Julie Maurer: Lenawee County to write new Materials Management Plan
Did you know that Lenawee County produces more than 4,000 tons of waste every month? That’s a lot of trash! And a new law from the State of Michigan is requiring us, and every other county, to throw out all our old solid waste plans and replace it with a new Materials Management Plan (MMP) that focuses on keeping as much of that waste out of the landfill as possible. ...
Alzheimer’s doesn’t cloud Michigan woman’s love for opera singing
WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI -- Lauren Wagner once sang before thousands in full auditoriums around the world, but the 70-year-old now shares her love of music within the walls of her senior living home near Saline. The former opera singer from Ann Arbor had an extensive career, primarily throughout the 1980s...
Sculpture valued at $8,000 vandalized with chalk in downtown Tecumseh
TECUMSEH, Michigan (WTVG) - The Art Trail is a big tourism draw for downtown Tecumseh. That’s why when something happens to one of the pieces, organizers call it criminal. “Vandalism is vandalism,” said Kelly Jo Gilmore, Economic Development Director for the City of Tecumseh. “We don’t want to see writings on fence posts or on buildings or on pieces of art.”
Michigan teacher staged prank death memorial for student, and kept his job
BROOKLYN, MI - Around 50 farewell messages filled the white board inside teacher Jacob Boone’s classroom in January memorializing a student from his class who would be “forever missed.”. After the 14-year-old student’s picture was posted on the white board, the Columbia Junior High School teacher took an...
The name is no frills, but The Bar’s menu is packed with a variety of flavorful food
JACKSON COUNTY, MI – Mary Nichols wanted to offer more variety on the menu when she and her husband Kurt opened The Bar next door to their Marino’s Pizza restaurant. Which is why the menu at The Bar features a range of burgers, wraps, salads and grilled sandwiches. People can still order pizza, but Nichols wanted to make sure they had more choices, she said.
Palmyra Township farm working with MSU to fight climate change by improving water quality, drainage
For nearly 160 years, generations of the Isley family have cultivated the fertile soil of Lenawee County, about 25 miles from the shores of western Lake Erie in the River Raisin Watershed. And now they are helping Michigan State University improve the water quality and reduce toxic algae in this area. Jim and Laurie Isley, with son Jake, operate Sunrise Farms and its 1,100 acres dedicated to corn and soybeans in Palmyra Township. ...
Adrian College provides out-of-this-world experiences for students and the public
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - The total solar eclipse that we witnessed earlier this month peaked a lot of interest in the universe. Our region is full of opportunities to put our eyes to the skies, and that includes a planetarium and observatory in Lenawee County. Adrian College is home to...
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