Merrill News

Got a spare tire in your backyard? The Saginaw County Mosquito Abatement Commission will launch its final tire drive of the summer Monday through Friday to alleviate the breeding grounds for the biting insects.

Tuesday, July 08, 2008 at 5:23 p.m. Hard economic times are leaving some community organizations helpless.

Firefighters from the Jonesfield-Lakefield department, with assistance from six other departments, battled a 4:45 p.m. Sunday blaze at a home at 1351 S. Merrill in Jonesfield Township.

Muskegon County commissioners have voted to pay a young Muskegon Township man a $500,000 lawsuit settlement, after he was injured by a sheriff's department cruiser that was speeding without activating its siren ...

Merrill Superintendent John M. Searles thought John Wenglarski was just another salesman when the business development consultant for The Norman-Spencer Agency approached him last October.

MidMichigan Health has awarded more than $174,000 to area students for the 2008-2009 school year from The Bernard F. and Melissa Anne Bailey Family Fund.

A series of outdoor band concerts kicks off this week with the intent of giving young musicians in the Tri-Cities a creative venue to perform music.

Officials with Merrill Community Schools plan to operate its corn burner heating system in the fall.

Merrill Community Schools voters overwhelmingly shot down two bond proposals totaling $14.3 million Tuesday. via Saginaw News

Posted by The Saginaw News April 28, 2008 10:49AM Education election Voters in nine Saginaw County school districts will elect board of education members on Tuesday, May 6. Residents of Merrill and Saginaw ... via Saginaw News Extra - MLive.com

“Big hands, Little hands, Helping hands.”

An afternoon of spring cleaning showed a group of Merrill Community Schools students the value of helping others. via MLive.com

“To sustain and grow our community, it is essential to educate and prepare our children for whatever tomorrow brings for them -- and that's exactly what Junior Achievement does.”

Junior Achievement of Northeast Michigan will induct into four mid-Michigan business leaders into its Hall of Fame or their civic engagement. via Ann Arbor News

“Since I play a couple instruments, I've been using the music practice rooms pretty often”

Purchase this photo at photos.statenews.com Nicole Cillette, an arts and humanities and professional writing sophomore, works on a project for her book arts class Tuesday in a basement studio of Snyder-Phillips ... via The State News

FORUMS Software helps students master algebra TAMAR RANKINS Betsy Strong says she spends hours on algebra homework she doesn't understand. via Saginaw News

Posted by The Bay City Times April 03, 2008 17:22PM Junior Achievement of Northeast Michigan will induct four members to its Business Hall of Fame this month. via Bay City Times

The taste of freedom proved little more than an appetizer for two men who escaped from the former Camp Tuscola prison about five miles west of Caro, then ended up in jail. via Saginaw News

Members of the Saginaw Conservation District and Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge are hosting the free Backyard Conservation Series at the GreenPoint Nature Center, 3010 Maple in Saginaw. via Saginaw News

“But the hardest part is saying goodbye.”

Posted by Tamar Rankins/The Saginaw News March 25, 2008 15:40PM After 24 years of service, Deputy Joe Oeming will hang up his uniform Friday. via The Saginaw News - MLive.com

On the verge of tears, Merrill Superintendent John Searles told Board of Education members that laying off six teachers is painful. via Saginaw News

FORUMS Weapons case enters federal court LaNIA COLEMAN BAY CITY -- Midland County prosecutors have stepped aside to let federal officials shoulder the case against five men accused of stealing 204 weapons from ... via Saginaw News