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Veterans Day program on tap Wednesday in downtown Lapeer

BY JEFF HOGAN
810-452-2640 • jhogan@mihomepaper.com | November 7, 2020

LAPEER — Local veterans’ and military service organizations will hold a Veterans Day ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park on West Nepessing Street in downtown Lapeer...

Hodges defeats Judge Konschuh for Circuit Court

BY JEFF HOGAN
810-452-2640 •
jhogan@mihomepaper.com | November 7, 2020

LAPEER — While the national Presidential race results were still not known Friday morning, in Lapeer County President Donald Trump on Tuesday defeated former vice...

Woman takes her life by stepping in front of train

BY JEFF HOGAN
810-452-2640 •
jhogan@mihomepaper.com | November 7, 2020

LAPEER — A 43-year-old Lapeer woman apparently decided to end her life and stepped in front an Amtrak passenger train Wednesday night as it headed...

LAPEER COUNTY ELECTION VOTES ARE IN: Hodges wins battle over Judge Konschuh for Circuit CourtFree Access

wsmith | November 4, 2020

LAPEER — As the nation awaits Michigan’s final popular vote count for President and this state’s pivotal 16 Electoral College votes, Lapeer County’s unofficial vote...

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News

John Miller eager to start as prosecutor, restore ‘public confidence’ in courtroom

LAPEER — John Miller will take office as Lapeer County’s...

Woman crashes vehicle into bridge at M-24/I-69 in suicide attempt

LAPEER — A 51-yearold Lapeer woman reportedly tried to take...

One death last week, more than a dozen hospitalized with COVID-19 in county

LAPEER TWP. — An elderly Lapeer County citizen died last...

Student/staff quarantines nearly 400 in Lapeer Schools

LAPEER — Two Lapeer County school districts announced additions to...

Local College Access Network receives statewide award

MAYFIELD TWP. — Whether a high school graduate goes on...

North Branch, Dryden take home district titles

LAPEER COUNTY — Just three volleyball teams in the area...

SWIM

The Lightning were handed a 91-77 loss at Bay City...

Basketball sees rule changes for COVID era

LAPEER COUNTY — The Michigan High School Athletics Association has...

Lightning ousted in pre-district

DAVISON — The Lapeer football team saw its season come...

PLAYOFF SCHEDULE

Division 1 Davison (7-0) vs. Rochester Adams(3-4), 11/6 7 p.m....

Friday, November 6, 2020 10:30 p.m. – NORTH BRANCH — The North Branch football team held Croswell-Lexington scoreless, winning 35-0, in Friday’s district semifinal win. The Broncos are the only Lapeer County football team remaining in...

Lightning ousted in playoff opener

Friday, October 30, 2020 9:45 p.m. — DAVISON — The season came to a close for the Lapeer football team on Friday as the Lightning were handed a 47-6 loss at Davison in the pre-district...

Lightning trounced by Davison in season finale

Friday, October 23, 2020 10 p.m. — LAPEER — The Lightning football team closed out the regular season with a 37-6 loss at home against Saginaw Valley League rival Davison. The Cardinals led 22-0 at halftime...

North Branch football shuts out Imlay City/Dryden

Friday, October 16, 2020 10 p.m. — IMLAY CITY — The Broncos improved to 5-0 on the season after holding Imlay City/Dryden scoreless, winning 47-0 at Imlay City on Friday. Drake Deshetsky, Will Damaska and Brandon...

Lapeer, North Branch notch Friday night wins

Friday, October 9, 2020 10:05 p.m. — FLINT TWP. — The Lapeer Lightning football team took down Carman-Ainsworth 35-8 in a road win on Friday. Lapeer led 28-0 after just the first quarter. North Branch improved...