Chesaning News

Road contractors, engineers and a retired educator are among 10 hopefuls who have asked to serve on the Saginaw County Road Commission, rivaling the number who applied for an appointment last year.

The Saginaw County Sheriff's Department has reopened three substations that were closed for several years, said Sheriff William L. Federspiel.

The two-year drive to expand the tax base for the Chesaning Public Library is down, but not out.

Free horse-drawn carriage rides, Christmas-theme decorated boats, tractors, trucks and cars, a Festival of Trees and other family fun is the focus of the Chesaning Christmas Candlelight Walk scheduled for Thanksgiving weekend, Nov.

Why is it that the people only become concerned with things when something is taken away from them? The people are now angry because they will have to pay for library services.

As thousands across the state struggle with job losses, one Mid-Michigan community is hoping a river project brings hope to their area.

We live in New Haven Township in Shiawassee County and in the Chesaning Union School District.

A 15-year-old Chesaning Union High School student suffered minor injuries after being struck by a vehicle when he was crossing North 4th street in Chesaning to go to school about 7:30 a.m. Friday, says Chesaning Police Chief Stacey A. Wilburn.

This week's winner is David L. Adams of Davenport. Iowa . David's clever entry edged out close to 200 other submissions to claim top honors this week.

The Chesaning Union School District Board of Education voted 8-2 not to support the Chesaning Public Library's initiative to become a district library last night during a public meeting.

WILLIAMSTON - The nature of nature is that you hope for a good result, and wait for the next season.

Mobile Medical Response has a five-year exclusive contract to serve virtually all of Saginaw County.

A Saginaw County family is honoring its son with a haunted trail this Halloween season.

Keeping costs low is a priority for students. Heating and cooling residences can account for more than half the energy costs during the school year.

A state senator wants to give counties the option of temporarily eliminating Circuit Court judgeships to save cash, but Saginaw County's chief judge said it would put too much strain on the judiciary.

A big weekend of college football is upon us, and if you want to watch the Spartans or the Wolverines, you have a new place to try out.

A new agreement with six Chesaning Union School District principals raises their base salaries for each of the next four years and lets Superintendent Donald A. Barnes award - or withhold - merit pay each year.

The Chesaning-Brady, Tri-County and Maple Grove fire department are responding to a fire at Traxtech, a manufacturing company that makes boat mounts for fishing poles, downriggers and other fishing accessories at 14754 South Oakley about 8:35 a.m. Firefighters are still on scene and information will be updated as it becomes available.

High winds have downed tree limbs and power lines leaving hundreds of residents without electricity in the Great Lakes Bay Region, Consumers Energy says.

Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 1:16 p.m. A man who drove through an elderly couplea s home is in more trouble with the law.