Zilwaukee News

People admire the holiday lights at the Saginaw Water Treatment Plant, 522 Ezra Rust in downtown Saginaw during Holidays In The Heart of the City Friday night.

James Wolfolk II and Alexis S.Thomas lead two other candidates in results from Kochville Township and the city of Zilwaukee for seats on the Saginaw School District Board of Education.

It's election day across Michigan, with races for City Council, Saginaw School District Board of Education and proposed changes to the city's governing document - including lifting the tax cap in place since 1979 - before voters.

Though considered an off-year election for most of Saginaw County, Tuesday's election holds much more importance for voters in the city of Saginaw.

Lake freighters have lightened loads for years to snake through the Saginaw River to drop off cargo.

Auto Parts Distribution Center, 508 McGraw, Sept. 25, expanded their picketing from the distribution plant to include Saginaw Township retail locations at 4785 State and 2816 Bay last week.

There is no access to Interstate 75 north from Interstate 675, says Anita G. Richardson, spokeswoman for the state Department of Transportation.

Contact: Anita Richardson, MDOT Office of Communications, 989-754-0878, ext. 227 Agency: Transportation COUNTY: Saginaw HIGHWAY: I-75 CLOSEST CITY: Saginaw STARTING DATE: Thursday, Oct.

Students at Zilwaukee Elementary School got some chills down their spine Thursday as they kicked off this year's "Read It Out" program.

Fourth-grader Blake Metiva can hardly wait to read the first installment of Johnathan Rand's new book, "Attack of the Monster Venus Melon," in Friday's Saginaw News.

The state has awarded Zilwaukee $5.5 million in loans to improve storm sewers and repair sanitary sewer manhole covers, among other priorities.

The Saginaw News Dianne J., 69, and Lavon A. Draves, 71, of Zilwaukee dance while their fellow walkers have refreshments and listen to The Kuhlman Family and Friends, a dulcimer-based musical group from Midland, at the pavillion in Chippewassee Park after the 19th annual Midland Tridge Walk on Monday in observance of Labor Day.

Brad Sylvester, who said he was abused by a priest as a child, plans to ask Bishop Joseph R. Cistone to reveal the whereabouts of two area clergymen who resigned or were transferred amid charges of sexual misconduct.

Carrollton Township hopes Kochville, Zilwaukee and Saginaw townships will cooperate in an effort to replace deteriorated pumping stations throughout the county's shared sanitary sewer system.

Sheriff's deputies and investigators said they found the body of an Oakland County woman who has been missing since Thursday.

As we near the end of June, most schools are empty. But that doesn't mean teachers and support staff are finished working for students.

Saginaw County Public Works Commissioner James A. Koski: We need your help! You helped the businesses along the Saginaw River with the dredging to help keep them afloat.

A Grade 5 student from Saginaw died Tuesday night during a school field trip to the Straits of Mackinac, Michigan news outlets are reporting.

A fifth grader from Zilwaukee Elementary School has drowned while on a school field trip.

A fifth-grade student at Zilwaukee Elementary School has drowned in a hotel pool.