Webberville News

Proposed cuts in Ingham County Sheriff's Department road patrols could lead to what a top department official termed "dangerous scheduling" in terms of adequate policing for both rural and urban county residents.

If you're lucky enough to be holding tickets to one of Kid Rock's shows in Comerica Park on July 17 and 18, consider yourself now doubly blessed.

With the sun out and kids out of school, you can be sure that summer reading is in full swing at the Webberville Library.

Sometimes, a little time to think is a dangerous thing. Now that the school year is over, resulting in serious downtime for your intrepid but now bored sports writer, there is time to reflect on the year and season just past and look with wanton speculation toward the future.

Webberville Library * Summer Retro Movie Series, Wednesdays, July 1 and July 15, 1 p.m. July 1: A high-flying 1986 sci-fi gem tells the story of a missing boy, a UFO and a robot named Max.

It took 101 farmers hauling 219 loads of fieldstone from the surrounding countryside of late-19th-century Williamston to provide the literal "building blocks" of the Williamston Methodist Episcopal Church in 1896.

JENISON - Webberville boys track finished 10th out of 13 teams at the Michigan Interscholastic Track Coaches Association Division 4 team state meet May 23.

OKEMOS - On May 30, the Friends of Historic Meridian held the largest fund raiser in its history.

The Lansing Area Safety Council, with the support of the Capital Region Community Foundation Youth Fund and the Village of Webberville, is offering the National Safety Council's Babysitter Safety Training Course on Aug.

A Webberville High School student has been selected as the winner of a county-wide essay contest on rural law enforcement.

To Jackie Kuch of Williamston, it's not just a political issue, it's a personal issue.

MASON - To Jackie Kuch of Williamston, it's not just a political issue, it's a personal issue.

Fran Thirlby has dealt with the ravages of cancer two times over - and 30 years later, she's committed to doing her part to help others overcome the disease.

Federal stimulus money is helping to make this construction season one of the busiest in recent Michigan history.

This spring, Girl Scouts of Williamston and Webberville collected boxes of Girl Scout cookies for the Williamston Food Bank.

With land just a bit bare, but good things are promised. Farmers and growers got a slow start to their growing seasons this spring because of heavy rain and few dry days.

WEBBERVILLE - Tracy Temple was one of the first arrivals at Greg Glover Field, surveying the arrays of American flags lining the fences.

Webberville Library All Ages * June 1: Summer Reading Program Kick-off with Michael Brown and Beethoven, 1 p.m. Kids will be delighted with this whirlwind program designed to surprise and amaze.

CHARLES J. HATH SR. , age 63, of Fowlerville, MI passed away suddenly, May 17, 2009 at his home.

Facing a $5.5 million general fund deficit for 2010, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners raises a formidable issue: the disparity in how different parts of the county pay for basic police services.