Plans move forward for 7th dispensary in Lapeer
BY JEFF HOGAN
810-452-2640
jhogan@mihomepaper.com | March 16, 2024
LAPEER — Marijuana odor from businesses in Lapeer has become a contentious matter in the city, and was one of the driving reasons the City...
Lapeer man killed in wrong-way head-on crash on I-69 in Elba Twp.
BY JEFF HOGAN
810-452-2640
jhogan@mihomepaper.com | March 16, 2024
ELBA TWP. — Family and friends of Derek Hockin of Lapeer this weekend are mourning his death, while another Lapeer-area family is pulling for a...
Imlay City Schools plan Spring Health and Wellness event
BY BEN GAGNON
810-452-2661
bgagnon@mihomepaper.com | March 16, 2024
IMLAY CITY — Imlay City Community Schools invites the community to attend its second annual “Spring into Mental Health and Wellness” event. The health fair,...
Dryden to host training on EV vehicle fires
BY BEN GAGNON
810-452-2661
bgagnon@mihomepaper.com | March 16, 2024
DRYDEN — As electric vehicles (EVs) continue to gain popularity among car owners nationwide, the Dryden Twp. Fire Dept. is gearing up on strategies to...
Special Sections
Court rules in favor of Lapeer County Medical Control Authority in lawsuit brought by Lapeer County EMS
LAPEER — A judge has ruled there was no violation...
Almont Twp. may consider changes to outdoor burn ordinance
ALMONT TWP. — With the arrival of spring, many residents...
Commissioner Howell cites concern about communication between county officials
LAPEER — As the Lapeer County Board of Commissioners were...
Get ready for lots of free, family fun at the Spring Expo on April 28
LAPEER — The Lapeer Community Spring Expo, set for 11...
Friday night basketball scores
Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, 10:28 p.m. -- AREAWIDE -- Tonight's high school basketball scores include Almont girls beating Algonac 41-37, Dryden boys clinched at least a share of the league title with a 76-47 win...
North Branch wrestling falls in regional team finals
Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, 9:15 p.m. -- GOODRICH -- Team wrestling regionals took place tonight with North Branch as our last team standing in our coverage area. North Branch beat St. Clair 42-31 in the...
Tuesday night basketball scores
Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024, 10:49 p.m. -- AREAWIDE -- Tonight's high school basketball games saw the Imlay City girls upset previously undefeated and BWAC leaders Armada 33-31 at Armada. Almont boys beat LakeVille 78-37, Almont...
Friday night high school basketball scores
Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, 10:05 p.m. -- LAPEER COUNTY -- Tonight's high school basketball games featured some Blue Water Area Conference clashes. Imlay City won both games against Almont with the girls winning 44-18 and...
Tuesday basketball scores
Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2023, 10:25 p.m. -- AREAWIDE -- Tonight's basketball scores include Almont boys losing to Yale 73-70, Almont girls beat Bad Axe 35-27, Dryden boys beat Memphis 63-15 and Imlay City lost to...
County’s eighth-grade students get insight into career path options
BY BEN GAGNON
810-452-2661 bgagnon@mihomepaper.com | March 16, 2024
LAPEER — As they get ready for the big transition to high school, eighth-grade students from around Lapeer County got to learn more about career exploration and how to plan...
Employment info available at benefit fair for veterans
March 16, 2024
LAPEER — The Lapeer County Department of Veteran Services (LCVS) will host the Eastern Michigan Veteran’s Benefit Fair on Tuesday, May 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at American...
Scholarships available to help students achieve career objectives
BY KRYSTAL MORALEE
Contributing Writer | March 16, 2024
LAPEER — Early spring is the time for Easter, planning gardens, and dreaming about the warm weather ahead, but if you’re a senior in high school, it’s also the time...
Mott Community College offers assistance for job seekers, employers
BY JEFF HOGAN
810-452-2640
jhogan@mihomepaper.com | March 16, 2024
FLINT — Mott Community College’s (MCC) Workforce & Economic Development division offers many resources to assist area residents and businesses to obtain the skills and workforce necessary in today’s workplace...
Lapeer County ISD receives grant to help adults complete high school diploma
BY JEFF HOGAN
810-452-2640 jhogan@mihomepaper.com | March 16, 2024
LAPEER — The Michigan Dept. of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) recently announced the recipients of $3 million in state funding to help adults over the age of 23 obtain...
Crumbley verdicts may start healing for Oxford families
March 16, 2024
A jury deliberated for nearly 11 hours in a Pontiac courthouse before they found James Crumbley, the father of the...
Editorial cartoon
March 16, 2024
READER FEEDBACK
March 16, 2024
County residents deserve a voice The $354,000 Lapeer County will get in marijuana excise tax revenue for being the host...
SOUND OFF
March 16, 2024
‘Stinks if you plow snow for a living’ Climate change is very real, so I think it’s likely Lapeer County...
State’s policies will impact Michigan’s ability to succeed, grow
PHIL GREEN
REPRESENTATIVE | March 16, 2024
Editor’s note: The following guest opinion was submitted by the office of state Rep. Phil Green, R-Millington, who serves the...
GERALD RONALD YACKS, SR.
March 16, 2024
GERALD RONALD YACKS, SR., known affectionately to all as Jerry,...