Gratiot County News

A Revolutionary War reenactor stands at attention during a ceremony honoring Capt.

The Breckenridge Area Chamber of Commerce's celebration begins at 10 a.m. Saturday at Jaycees Park and downtown.

The second annual St. Louis Car and Vintage Motorcycle Show & Cruise is set for Saturday at the Church of God Campgrounds at M-46 and Bagley.

Overnight storms across mid-Michigan have left hundreds without power Saturday. Consumers Energy said 281 customers are without power in Genesee County, 869 homes are affected in Shiawassee County and 43 customers are without power in Gratiot County.

A Saginaw man faces assault charges in a 20-cent dispute. Authorities claim Michael J.J. Parent pulled a knife on a store clerk who refused to give him two dimes for two broken beverage bottles.

A Wheeler man suffered injuries when his motorcycle collided with a deer Monday in Gratiot County.

A A Gaylord man who slashed his ex-wife's throat has skirted a life sentence. Justin E. Padgett will spend 15 to 25 years in prison for kidnapping in connection with the attack at the 25-year-old victim's Breckenridge home.

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

Bears could be back in Jackson County. State wildlife officials said they have received at least two reports this year of bears in the Jackson area, but have not been able to confirm the sightings.

Arenac County, one of the poorest counties in Michigan, is set to lose 340 jobs when the Standish Maximum Correctional Facility closes by an executive order from Gov.

Contact: Anita Richardson, MDOT Office of Communications, 989-754-0878, ext. 227 Agency: Transportation COUNTIES: Isabella and Gratiot HIGHWAYS: M-20 and M-57 CLOSEST CITIES: Mt Pleasant and Ashley STARTING DATE: Tuesday, June 2, 2009 ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE: Late June 2009 PROJECT: The Michigan Department of Transportation is scheduled to ...

" Clare school Superintendent Greg McMillan isn't disappointed nor does he feel slighted the majority of the school board ignored his fiscal advice.

" Can city taxpayers afford to maintain a well-equipped, well-staffed, well-trained police department with a budget closing in on $1 million to operate? Do they need to? Clare City Commissioner Tom Koch posed these questions after recent budget planning sessions.

Last year at this time, area farmers ''had the world by the tail.'' Things have changed.

Thomas Halloran born Galway Ireland 10 Sept 1822, married Margaret Faulkner b:03 July 1826 in Ireland;had 3 daughters born in New York State; Mary b:1853; Bridget b: 1855; Catherine b:1857; Children born in MI Ann 1859: Ellen 1861: James b:1863: Edmund b: 1865; Thomas b: 1870: Thomas Halloran born 1822 d: 21 Mar 1894; Margaret d: 6 Feb 1907 Gratiot ...

The Breckenridge-Wheeler Area Historical Society is hosting its annual Back in Time program from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday at the Plank Road Museum.

Cartridges Are Us recently announced that it is now Gratiot County's second-largest private employer, and the city of Ithaca's largest employer.

An Ashley man is dead after a motorcycle crash Wednesday evening in Gratiot County's Emerson Township, according to police.

April 29, 2009 -- The Michigan Department of Transportation has begun work to construct three directional crossovers and resurface 5.4 miles of US-127 from Livingston Road to the Gratiot County line north of St.

Hide Video Officials are dealing with a flooding situation in Gratiot county, in both Alma and St.