Durand News

A man accused of car theft is behind bars in Shiawassee County. The sheriff's office says 42-year-old Larry Wade Freier was arrested for involvement in two car thefts, one vehicle was part of a hit and run crash during the time it was missing.

Joshua and Sarah Marks announce the birth of their daughter, Caitlyn Reneigh Marks, born May 9 at St.

The Shiawassee County Sheriff's Office arrested a 42-year-old Durand man they said stole two vehicles earlier this week and crashed one of them.

The state House is considering legislation that would authorize the conversion of "failing" public schools into charter schools, which could mean more competition for Flint-area public school districts.

The Valley Area Agency on Aging will offer a series of free workshops on Senior Project Fresh, a nutrition education program funded through the office of Services to the Aging for Nutrition Education.

News of the planned December closings of three General Motors Service & Parts Operations facilities -- in Massachusetts, Florida and Ohio -- was met with shaking of heads and "I hope I can hang onto my job" attitude at the Swartz Creek SPO facility.

Crowds packed the streets of Swartz Creek to kick of the summer during Hometown Days, May 28-31. "It seriously was the best Hometown Days ever," said Hometown Days Committee Chairman Larry Bush.

Rodents, such as opossums and white-footed mice, are migrating northward in Michigan, suggesting climate change is taking hold in the upper Great Lakes region, says a scientific report.

Four mid-Michigan family practitioners face charges including health care fraud and illegally dispensing methadone, Vicodin and other prescription drugs.

Five Shiawassee County doctors are accused of writing medically unnecessary prescriptions for painkillers and methadone.

In August, 2007 AdEdge Technologies, Inc. was selected among other vendors by Tri-County Drilling to supply an arsenic, iron, and manganese treatment system for the Lakeview Estates MHP in Durand, Michigan.

Senior citizens will walk the hallways once roamed by students after the former Lucas Junior High School is transformed into senior housing.

Two facts come to the fore about the job market in Livingston County: There are jobs available and there are a lot of people looking for work.

Tough times mean that debt collectors are talking even tougher. And they will scare you - make no mistake.

The following students were named to the president's list at the Owosso campus: John Wyrick Byron Ana Gilbert Davison Kristi Todd Davison Sherry Brown Durand Duane Kuran Durand Margaret Rosser Durand Rebecca ...

Linda Bennett had already scratched out a list of things to do when she phoned her friend for help.

WILLIAMSTON -- Richmond had three champions and qualified nine wrestlers for the state tournament Saturday in the Division 3 individual regional tournament.

Taxpayers had no interest in paying for it. Yet 30 years later the station still stands and is a working train depot where trains rumble by, shaking the 104-year-old structure.

She is a graduate of the University of Michigan-Flint receiving a bachelor's degree and a Powers Catholic High School graduate.

Residents of Shiawassee County will see a new fare structure for public transportation this spring.