Whitmore Lake News

These volunteer opportunities are provided by Volunteer Livingston, a program of the Livingston County United Way.

Learn about the risks, rewards and resources that exist locally for small-business startups in a free, two-part class offered at the Brighton District Library, 100 Library Drive in Brighton.

A driver told police he had about two seconds to react after he saw a bicyclist on a dark street in Northfield Township in June and swerved his car, but was unable to avoid the collision.

Dealing with slimy constituents will be just part of the job for the new mayor of Amphibiville, the Detroit Zoo's habitat for frogs, toads and other amphibians.

Brighton High School bands celebrate 75 years of performing at 7 p.m. at the Brighton Center for the Performing Arts, 7878 Brighton Road in Brighton.

Some Hamburg Township residents have yet to receive their absentee ballots. According to Livingston County Elections Coordinator Joan Runyan, as many as 475 of the 1,300 absentee ballots mass-mailed from the Howell Post Office on Oct.

The BlueCaid board of directors re-elected Joleen Immerfall, Whitmore Lake, to its board to represent BlueCaid members.

The Brinser family of Whitmore Lake will appear on 'Family Feud' on Oct. 27 and compete for up to $150,000 and a new car.

County health workers will have their first shot to get vaccinated against the novel H1N1 flu virus - also known as the swine flu - starting next week.

Monday, Oct. 5 Tennis Haslett at Williamston Volleyball Webberville at Atherton Tuesday, Oct.

A Whitmore Lake man has died after being involved in an accident on his off-road vehicle in Oceana County's Golden Township Saturday evening.

A 63-year-old man died Saturday after he was thrown from an all-terrain vehicle he was driving on private property in Oceana County's Golden Township.

Steve and Betty Roberts of Whitmore Lake are pleased to announce the engagement of Angela M. Roberts to Matthew B. Mowery, son of Patricia Mowery and the late Harold Mowery.

What's the problem with Hamburg? Short answer: Hamburg is a township that tried to become a city without a city structure.

Newsmakers September 13, 2009 Helfmann given vocational funding Erick Helfmann of Fowlerville was recently selected by the American Rental Association Foundation to receive an ARA Foundation technical/vocational scholarship of $1,000. He is the son of Gary and Mary Helfmann, owners of A-1 Lansing Rent All in Lansing and in Howell.

Once a railroad town, always a railroad town? Not necessarily true. Railroads have changed.

Deficiencies in the Hamburg Township treasury - including a bounced $390,000 check to Livingston County - have led the township Board of Trustees to schedule a special meeting at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Township Hall, 10405 Merrill Road.

Hamburg Township Treasurer Pat Evon caught township board members by surprise at their meeting Tuesday, announcing by an agenda addition that he'd officially sworn in a deputy treasurer early that morning.

Charlie Allen Martin, original drummer in rock icon Bob Seeger's Silver Bullet Band, is joining humorist-singer-guitarist Mike Ball, harmonica virtuoso Peter Madcat Ruth and eminent roots singer-activist Josh White Jr.

Why does the president want to close Gitmo and bring terrorists into the United States? We have them on an island with plenty of water between us.