Lapeer News

About 60 or so concerned citizens packed the tiny Bear Paw Cafe in Lakeville Nov.

"It's not unusual this time of year to get a dozen or more in a morning," said dispatcher Ed Jamison.

The township's nine-member Downtown Development Authority has taken its first significant step in fulfilling a 25-year vision of transforming a portion of the township into a visitor-friendly business district.

Need a Stroh's tractor-trailer? How about a Kraft Singles, Pioneer, Amway, Canada Dry or Louis Rich? Marshall Brownson of Richfield Township has them and more.

8 as Nicholas Adam Olmstead, 26, of Deerfield Township. Olmstead was eastbound on North Branch Road on a 2004 Honda VTX 1300cc motorcycle when he collided with a Dodge Charger as it entered the eastbound lane from northbound Fish Lake Road.

You can't smell the aroma of freshly baked bread yet but it's coming as crews work to complete the new Aunt Millie's Bakery distribution center on M-15. "We're right on schedule; everything is going good," said Tom Kaufman, supervisor for the 11,788-square-foot building between Potter and Richfield roads, about a mile north of Davison.

LAPEER COUNTY, Michigan - What, no Thin Mints? No Savannahs? Yep, you heard right.

November 5, 2009 -- Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm today announced that $1.5 million in state Transportation Economic Development Fund Category A grant funding will help to create 678 jobs in Lapeer and Manistee counties.

A Burton mother is now offering a cash reward for information about where he son may be.

Monday, November 02, 2009 at 3:20 p.m. Several MidMichigan communities have pocketbook issues on the ballot Tuesday.

Projects improve access for voters with disabilities Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land announced today that two communities in Lapeer County are receiving funding to improve polling place access.

Dozens of green energy jobs are coming to Mid-Michigan. They're coming to a company that built its reputation manufacturing components for military vehicles.

LAPEER - Dylan Reppenhagen, Taylor Flickenger, and Cullin Flynn each scored a goal as Fowlerville opened districts with a 3-1 win at Lapeer West on Monday.

One of the area's largest unions is celebrating its 50th year - a year its president says is the toughest she's seen for union negotiations in three decades.

The PIX Theatre, 172 W. Nepessing, Lapeer, is hosting Animal Encounter: Homeward Bound at 2:30 p.m. Oct.

The hunt for quail begins across Lower Michigan. Hunting season for bobwhite quail opens Tuesday and runs through Nov.

If things go as planned, the Wadhams-to-Avoca Trail finally could see a new crosswalk finished as soon as Friday.

About 10 break-ins have occurred since the beginning of October, said State police Detective Mark Reaves.

Patricia M. Barnhart, acting warden of the Thumb Correctional Facility, Michigan Department of Corrections, has been named the next Warden of the Maine State Prison.

The PIX Theatre, 172 W. Nepessing, Lapeer, is hosting "Country Round-Up" a country western performance at 7:30 p.m. Oct.