Merrill News

Voice: Ruth Coppens, board president, Saginaw Intermediate School District, Merrill We all have the opportunity to help the children and families in Saginaw County and throughout the state of Michigan to ensure that our students receive the best possible educational opportunities available to them.

Merrill High School's principal said 90 Merrill students were mere observers at a Tuesday rally on the steps of the state Capitol hosted by opponents of state funding cuts for public schools.

Bob Van Deventer acknowledges he headed for the Internet for information when Sister Marietta Fritz from Saginaw's Emmaus House was nominated for the Saginaw County Chamber of Commerce's 2009 Community Leadership Awards.

SAGINAW, COUNTY, Mich. -- Gratiot Road in Merrill has reopened after a vehicle crashed into the side of a two-story home Thursday morning.

Robert Essex, 17, left, a Carrollton High School senior, son of Ayanna Solgate of Carrollton, and Sparkle Jackson, 17, a Saginaw High School senior, daughter of Zenobia Jackson of Saginaw clean up weeds in front of a house at 512 N. Franklin in Saginaw during Make a Difference Day.

Job seekers in mid-Michigan eagerly awaiting the arrival of solar panel manufacturer Suniva and its plans to create 500 jobs in Saginaw County may have a while to wait , but other companies in the region are actively hiring.

Buena Vista - 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at Buena Vista Township Office, 1805 S. Outer.

The pressure's on as the state tries not to balance the budget on the backs of the poor.

A Merrill man has copped a plea for his role in an alleged murder-for-hire conspiracy.

MIDLAND - A Midland County man is headed to trial on charges that he masterminded a plot to kill his estranged wife and hired his nephew to be the hit man.

June 16, 2009 -- The Michigan Department of Transportation has dedicated the Bay City Rest Area in honor of Larry E. Tibbits, P.E., of Merrill, Saginaw County.

Merrill Community Schools leaders have made Sarah Kettelhohn an administrator, giving her a $71,000 annual salary for handling several roles.

A 16-year-old Merrill driver had the courtesy to stop and apologize to the 36-year-old Merrill man he almost collided with -- but the teen's 18-year-old passenger got out and knocked the man's two front teeth out.

A Merrill High School freshman never thought that a report she wrote would culminate in a fundraiser with the Saginaw Sting indoor league football team.