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May 22, 2013 / Front Page

4-H members treat daycare children to visit with farm animals

MAYFIELD TWP. — Children at the Lapeer County Medical Care Facility (Suncrest) Daycare in Mayfield Township had a special treat Friday morning. More...

Road Work Update: Culvert replacement closed Gosline Road - 9:45 a.m. May 22, 2013 Free Access

LAPEER — Travel on Burnside Township’s Gosline Road could be a bit dicey today as Lapeer County Road Commission crews will be replacing two culvertsFirst they’ll have Gosline between Brooks Road and M-90 closed while they replace a culvert there, the More...

Three new deputies start with sheriff’s department

BY KRYSTAL JOHNS
810-452-2601 • kjohns@mihomepaper.com

LAPEER — Lt. Duane Engelhardt of the Lapeer County Sheriff’s Department introduced the county’s three newest road patrol deputies to county commissioners on Thursday. More...

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Police Beat

Woman, 42, cited for not having license METAMORA TWP. — The Metamora Township Police Dept. cited a 42- year-old woman with driving on a suspended license Sunday following a traffic stop on Pratt Road. Drug overdose More...

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Front & Center

Juvenile probationers help clear river

BY PHIL FOLEY
810-452-2616 • pfoley@mihomepaper.com

LAPEER — A trio of juvenile probationers along with Juvenile Probation Officers Steve Kress and Steve Smith and Lapeer County Sheriff’s Dept. Sgt. More...

Medical first responders mark 20 years of service in Dryden

BY PHIL FOLEY
810-452-2616 • pfoley@mihomepaper.com

DRYDEN TWP. — The Dryden Township Fire Dept. marked its medical first responders (MFR) program’s 20th birthday with no fanfare and a little cake earlier this month. More...

Youth Art Saturdays begins this week at Gallery 194; runs through August

LAPEER — Gallery 194’s popular Youth Art Saturdays program is set to begin this weekend, and registration is still open to area youth in second through fifth grade. More...

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Obituaries

Ruth Flickinger Butterfield

RUTH FLICKINGER BUTTERFIELD, 89, of Columbiaville, passed away May 19, 2013. She was born May 21, 1923, in Mayville, to the late Bernard and Martha Berlin. More...

Amanda Secord

AMANDA SECORD, 31, of Davison, passed away suddenly Saturday, May 18, 2013 at her home. Amanda was born July 15, 1981, in Lapeer, the daughter of Michael Secord and Peggy Kuhn. Amanda grew up in the Attica/Imlay City area. More...

Jeffrey R. Bakewell

JEFFREY R. BAKEWELL, 39, of Waterford passed away May 18, 2013. More...

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Sports

Almont, Imlay City fall short at regional

BY SPORTS STAFF

ALMONT — Despite some solid play, the Almont girls’ tennis team failed to qualify for the state meet after placing third with 14 points at the Div. 4 regional at Almont last Friday. More...

West, Fenton Metro soccer battle put on hold

BY SPORTS STAFF

FENTON — The battle of the Flint Metro League powerhouses, Lapeer West and Fenton, was scheduled to be played on Monday in Fenton. More...

Local track athletes make state meet cut

BY SPORTS STAFF

STATEWIDE — Regionals took place on Friday and Saturday across the area and athletes either had to make the top two in their event or meet a qualifying standard to move on to the state meet. More...

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Spotlight on: Lapeer Rotary Club seeks host families to house exchange student

BY KRYSTAL JOHNS
810-452-2601 • kjohns@mihomepaper.com

LAPEER — The Lapeer Rotary Club is seeking host families to house a high school exchange student who is coming here from Denmark just before Labor Day as part of the Rotary youth exchange program. More...

CARDS AND GAMES

TUESDAYS Bingo, hosted by the Lapeer Masonic Lodges at the Lapeer Center Building. Early birds start at 7 p.m. and regular bingo at 7:30 p.m. The kitchen will be open for dinner and snacks. Details: 810-664-2109. WEDNESDAYS More...

CAR SHOWS

MAY 19 Deerfield Fire & Rescue 3rd Annual Car Show, Burnside Road & M-24 (11 miles north of I-69). Free to the public. Details: 810-614- 0685 or 810-358-7227. More...

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Breaking News - 1:18 PM

Residents irked by sewer assessments Free Access

ELBA TWP. — A couple dozen residents from the district served by the Howe Drain in Elba Township gathered at Lapeer County Drain Commissioner Joe Suma’s office Friday morning to voice concerns over the assessment bills they received this month. More...

Road Work Update: Culvert replacement closes roads - 9:21a.m. May 23, 2013 Free Access

LAPEER COUNTY — Culvert replacement work will have several roads closed a good part of the day today.A Lapeer County Road Commission spokesman said crews will be replacing culverts in North Branch Township on Gosline Road between M-90 and Brooks Road More...

Hadley Elementary School to be torn down this summer

Hadley Twp. officials purchased building, acreage for $100,000

BY KRYSTAL JOHNS
810-452-2601 • kjohns@mihomepaper.com

HADLEY TWP — Once the Hadley Little League games are over for the summer, the Hadley Elementary building will be reduced to rubble. More...

Imlay City Schools opts to lease computers

BY PHIL FOLEY
810-452-2640 •pfoley@mihomepaper.com

IMLAY CITY — Imlay City Community School Board members voted unanimously Monday night to replace all 600 of the district’s desktop computer’s with leased machines this summer. More...

Sports Update

West golfers third in Metro tourney

Lacrosse team ends season on high note

Friday, May 24, 2013, 1:29 p.m. -UPDATED- GRAND BLANC -- Lapeer West shot 333 to finish third in the Metro League golf tournament Thursday at The Jewel of Grand Blanc. Lapeer East shot 354 to place seventh. Full Story

News

Sentenced

Editor’s note: Each Wednesday The County Press publishes sentence reports from the 40th Circuit Court in Lapeer. Compiled weekly by the court and this newspaper, this report reflects sentences that include incarceration issued last week. More...

Working on the railroad in Lapeer

A crew from Toronto-based Canadian National Railroad began work Monday to make improvements to the railroad’s crossing on Saginaw Street in Lapeer (just north of East Genesee Street). More...

John Conley Drive slated to be rebuilt

South side of Lake Nepessing Road entrance to be widened during $608,000 project

BY JEFF HOGAN
810-452-2640 • jhogan@mihomepaper.com

LAPEER — John Conley Drive in Lapeer is on tap to be rebuilt this summer. The road that serves companies like ZF Lemforder and Lapeer Industries as well as the Thumb Correctional Facility and the Lapeer County Sheriff’s Dept. More...

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Opinion

Our veterans deserve better

IN OUR WORDS

Memorial Day is Monday, a time to remember and honor those who died while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. More...

Political Cartoon

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I was on my way to an appointment in Lapeer last week. The hallway through the office building has glass walls, so you can see into the other offices as you walk along. More...

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May 22, 2013 / Front Page

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Breaking News - 1:18 PM

Sports Update

West golfers third in Metro tourney