Okemos News

Township board members will get their first look at a plan to relocate the Haslett branch of the Capital Area District Library during their next meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov.

Haslett Library All ages * Dec. 3: Holiday Open House, 6-8 p.m. Don't miss the annual holiday gala, a time to celebrate and connect with neighbors.

OKEMOS - What does robotics have to do with medicine? For young future physicians of the future, the connection is easy to make.

The combined impact of the state cuts to public education revenue and the loss of students means the Okemos Public Schools district will have to come up with $2.3 million before the end of the fiscal year on June 30, 2010, according to Bob Clark, director of accounting.

The combined impact of the state cuts to public education revenue and the loss of students means the Okemos School District will have to come up with $2.3 million before the end of the fiscal year June 30, 2010, according to Bob Clark, director of accounting.

My daughter has been talking about the mysterious banana peel pile for a couple of years now.

Imagine this scenario: You turn two checks over to the teller at your bank. You get a receipt.

OKEMOS - Plans are in the works to revive the corner of Grand River Avenue and Okemos Road.

Officers and directors * Okemos resident Barbara Given, associate dean of research for the College of Nursing at Michigan State University, has joined the board of directors of Lansing's Sparrow Health System.

OKEMOS - Dennis A. Swan, president and chief executive officer of Sparrow Hospital & Health System and long-time Okemos resident, has been elected to the Thomas M. Cooley Law School's Board of Directors.

WILLIAMSTON - The Williamston-based Second Monday Artists group announced that several members are exhibiting works in the juried Show and Sale at the Hope Borbas Okemos Library.

Recently, there's been a rash of break ins at local Biggby Coffee Shops. "We don't understand it, we don't keep a lot of cash and we're frustrated," Deb Kirchen said.

UPDATED 3:45 PM -- OKEMOS - Some Meridian Township residents are being asked to boil their drinking and cooking water until midnight Thursday because of a mishap that occurred during water line maintenance.

November 10, 2009 LANSING - Michigan Department of Agriculture Director Don Koivisto today honored several department employees for their outstanding commitment to teamwork, leadership, and excellence during its annual employee awards ceremony.

The former chief financial officer of the Michigan Public Health Institute has been charged with embezzling more than $120,000 from the nonprofit, officials said today.

Okemos Community Church, 4734 Okemos Road in Okemos, marks the completion of an extensive remodeling project with an open house from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.

Okemos Studio of Photography is celebrating its 50th year. The small business that began as a small photo lab in Lansing has become one of Lansing area's largest photography studios.

EAST LANSING - The Ingham County Prosecutor's Office has issued charges against two local men in connection to a September incident that sent one man to the hospital.

OKEMOS .- Ingham Regional Medical Center will provide an opportunity to see the high tech da Vinci surgical robot and meet area surgeons who use the robot.

In celebration of their completed renovation project, Okemos Community Church invites the general public to attend an Open House from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov.