Stanton News

The Howard City firm takes unclaimed dogs and cats from the county's shelter, and last year sold about 150 of the animals for research.

"The quality of research that is obtained from pound animals is questionable," said Carlton, founder of Montcalm County Concerned Citizens for Animal Welfare.

Sentences are handed down for two people in Mackinac County. In the first, 22-year-old Roy Desmond Roach of Saint Ignace was sentenced to 4 to 15 years in prison.A A This is after he pled guilty to manslaughter charges in the shooting death of Seth Tamlyn last year.

ST. JOHNS - The Friends of The Maple River will hold its April meeting on Wednesday, April 15 at the Central Michigan Sportsmans Club, 4251 East Stanton Rd., Stanton.

Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox and Treasurer Bob Kleine struck a righteous tone last month when they announced the state would lead a national class action against battered insurer AIG for allegedly duping retiree pension funds.

Steadily growing into one of the largest showcases of fresh heavy metal talent in the United States, last year's festival attracted in excess of 5,300 fans eager to catch a glimpse of their favorite regional artists.

As part of a state takeover of the City of Pontiac, Fred Leeb, an emergency financial manager, has been appointed to oversee all finances.

Several employees at Denso Manufacturing's Battle Creek plant have been fired, after they allegedly committed fraud, the company said.

SHERIDAN, Mich. Consumer's Energy says 2,800 customers have lost power in and around Sheridan in Montcalm County.

A change in the price of Michigan tobacco products may burn a serious hole in smokers' pockets.

Brighton District Library, 100 Library Drive, 229-6571. Visit www.brightonlibrary.info. Hours: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 1-5 p.m. Sundays.

Montcalm County's contract with R&R Research Breeding in Howard City will be the topic of discussion during Monday's County Board of Commissioners meeting.

Three Grand Rapids children escaped serious injury in a two-car crash that killed a 14-year-old Gaylord girl, sheriff's deputies said.

Thirty-two-year-old Gerald Campbell Jr. of Crystal entered the pleas Thursday in a Stanton courtroom.