Morrice News

After filling a dry-erase board with strings of computer commands, Clint Jones stopped to give his students at Lansing Community College a nugget of wisdom about computer numerical control machining.

Some clients coached in person, some over the Internet Friday, July 04, 2008 BY JASON DEEGAN Ellen Adams has never met Kim Wathen in person.

Great Gazebo wraps a Ranger. Walleye pro-angler Jason Kerr, from Holly, Michigan, picked up new sponsors for this season - Z-man Fishing and Renosky Lures - that wanted their branding to appear on his boat ...

Uncle Fred ate dog food. Grandma bought a new variety, and my uncle tried it before feeding it to his hunting dog.

Approximately 2,600 Consumers Energy customers in Shiawassee County are without power due to three separate thunderstorms that moved across the state since Friday afternoon.

Tisdale - Gessika VanScoyk and Andrew Tisdale of St. Johns announce the birth of their daughter, Abigail Marie.

Most back lake cleanup Residents with property bordering Center Lake could see an extra $150 charge on their winter tax notices for the next five years if the township approves a special assessment for lake ...

“The trend has been to look for eliminating costs without impacting the classroom”

PERRY - Twelve-year-old Alexandra Howard was defiant in the face of a January vote that would have folded her school into the Perry school district. via Lansing State Journal

“It's pretty scary...it's going to happen just like it did up (north)”

Richard Smith is worried years of hard work and a sport he loves could be in jeopardy. via The Argus-Press Daily Newspaper

“Just clear ice, no slush or nothing, no dirt that you could see.”

On one of the mildest days this winter, icy roads shut down many local schools and caused problems for others that elected to remain open. via WLNS-TV Lansing

“There's only so many dollar to work with.”

It's been a highly controversial issue for months- the potential consolidation of the Perry and Morrice school districts, but voters overwhelmingly rejected the plan. via WLNS-TV Lansing

“Those people were not involved in putting this on the ballot, and that's why it failed, that's my personal opinion.”

Southwest Shiawassee County voters Tuesday defeated a proposal to merge the Perry and Morrice school districts. via Lansing State Journal

“We're going to keep an eye on the schools take a look at how they're handling our students' education process. This is not over. They say they have plenty of funds to operate our schools and we'll watch.”

In mid-Michigan, residents in the Perry-Morrice community came out to vote on whether or not to consolidate their two separate school districts. via WLNS-TV Lansing

Argus-Press Photo by Anthony Cepak Perry City Clerk Judy Guenther, right, helps Denise McCain vote at Perry City Hall this morning. via The Argus-Press Daily Newspaper

“This consolidation had no input from either school board”

As the numbers came in the Perry School District Tuesday night, small cheers turned into loud cheers as it became obvious the schools would not have to consolidate. via WILX-TV Lansing

“He's a businessman, and I think he can help Michigan out in the business world.”

Voters in the Lansing area were at polling places today, casting their ballots for their choices in Michigan's presidential primary and on a handful of local issues. via Lansing State Journal

“We're just community members and have limited resources. We are using our own money for this because we believe in our kids.”

Over the last few weeks there have been meetings, mailings and a lot of talk about consolidation throughout the Perry and Morrice communities. via The Argus-Press Daily Newspaper

“I'm hoping one unintended consequence is the people of Morrice realize how important their school is and pass their bonds”

Consolidation won't be the only topic on the ballot Tuesday for voters in the Morrice school district. via The Argus-Press Daily Newspaper

“You can't elect a board for a consolidated district that doesn't exist until July”

A signature from Gov. Jennifer Granholm is all that is needed to make sure prom, graduation and other school activities at both Morrice and Perry take place as scheduled this spring. via The Argus-Press Daily Newspaper

The state legislature passed a bill Wednesday making a proposed Perry-Morrice school district merger easier to pull off. via WILX-TV Lansing