Bridgeport News

Thomas L. Satkowiak of Freeland doesn't understand why state police threw away graphic pictures found at a Saginaw Township Park depicting sex acts between a boy and a middle-aged woman.

Six Saginaw County companies invested nearly $6.6 million in expansion, upgrades and machinery purchases in the first quarter of 2009, according to the economic development group Saginaw Future Inc.

Sunday, June 14, 2009 at 8:03 p.m. Mosquitos love to breed in standing water.A A So, when that old used tire sits in the rain, it transforms into a bigA mosquito-maker. This week the Saginaw County Mosquito Abatement CommissionA is putting on its second tire drive of the summer in an effort to keep the mosquito population down in Mid-Michigan.

The Saginaw County Sheriff's department held a news conference Friday to announce the closure of a drug house and the arrests of two people.

A 26-year-old Southfield man was injured Saturday when he swerved his motorcycle to avoid colliding with a truck about 5:30 p.m. on Sheridan near Albee in Albee Township.

Seven different Feature Winners kick off the Memorial Day Holiday Weekend at Dixie Motor Speedway By Matt Prieur and Chris Fobbe - Dixie Motor Speedway Birch Run, Michigan : It was Kids Bike Night and Civil Servant Night at the Dixie Motor Speedway in Birch Run, Michigan as there were seven big features to kick start the Memorial Day Holiday ...

Timothy A. Near, 47, of 2936 Longview was sentenced by Saginaw County Circuit Judge Fred L. Borchard to one year in jail, with credit for 12 days, for larceny of more than $1,000, trespassing and habitual offender-fourth offense Oct.

Five educators will interview in June for a chance to become the next superintendent of the Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District.

Claire K. Yost took home The Saginaw News 2009 Diamond Award, but the Arthur Hill High School guidance teacher was quick to admit Tuesday that she didn't know how judges could choose among the nominatees.

Bryan M. Reardon, 17, left, is a 2009 recipient of the Saginaw County Turnaround Achievement Award.

With the clock ticking, Saginaw City Manager Darnell Earley and Sheriff William L. Federspiel this morning were waiting to hear from the other to overcome an impasse on dividing a $1.152 million grant.

Saginaw County Sheriff William L. Federspiel said the city of Saginaw must reach a deal on how to split a $1 million crime-fighting grant with the county by Monday, May 11, to have enough time to meet a U.S. Department of Justice deadline or risk losing all the money.

State budget cuts will mean three state troopers will lose their jobs at the Bridgeport Post, local governments will get less revenue sharing funds and health care will face reductions, from Medicaid payments to mental health services.

Alex Slitz/The Saginaw News From left, Jacob D. Gorski, 15 , of Zilwaukee, son of Leisha and Daniel Gorski of Zilwaukee, Tyler J. Soule, 17, of Buena Vista Township, son of Cynthia O'Dell of Buena Vista Township, and Martian W. Morris, 17, of Bridgeport, son of Karen and George Morris, of Bridgeport.

Sarah J. Tennyson weighed a bit over 1 pound when she was born prematurely at 26 weeks May 5, 1986, with cerebral palsy.

Brittani Moynahan captured first place in this year's Saginaw County Bar Association's Law Day Auxiliary billboard contest.

The road agency will repave Outer Drive between Hess and Perkins for $1.8 million this summer and dole out another $756,000 on chip and seal repair work the next two years on cracked roads in rural areas, said Manager Brian J. Wendling.

Tuesday, the County Board of Commissioners unanimously agreed to back Hare's position -- although he said he'd rather not take on the responsibility.

Birch Run residents Eugene and Charmane Turnbull are building a new business, E-T Automotive & Machine in Bridgeport Township.

Members are Gena R. Amos, a Saginaw attorney; Saginaw Board of Education member James Woolfolk; Adolph McQueen, a brigadier general with the U.S. Army Reserves and a Bridgeport Township resident; Saginaw Officer Randy Mudd; John Golaszewski with the state Department of Civil Rights; and Aaron Henderson, manager of Saginaw's Civil Rights Department.