Hillsdale County News

A Republican task force spearheaded by a local lawmaker and charged with finding ways to boost agriculture - one of the state's top industries - is coming to the Howell area this month to listen to advice and concerns from the public.

Alex Moore, 2, eats a strawberry alongside his brother Ethan, 3, during a family berry-picking outing at Sodt's Berry Farm, 7403 Blackman Road.

The owners of two dogs responsible for killing another owner's livestock could face criminal charges.

The County Road Association of Michigan's Township Relations Committee has published a report called "A Quick Guide to Roads & Funding in Michigan." To view a PDF version of the report, click here The 12-page report talks about who is responsible for Michigan's roads and why Michigan's roads are in the shape they are in while others states' roads ...

Michigan State Police allege a Horton man charged with embezzlement stole more than $300,000 worth of goods from individuals and four of his former employers to sell them on eBay.

Two mid-Michigan companies announced a plan to create hundreds of new jobs. Paula Thornton has more on who they are and what's being put together here.

COUNTY: Hillsdale HIGHWAY: M-49 CLOSEST CITY: Reading START DATE: May 5, 2009 END DATE: Early September 2009 PROJECT: This week crews will begin resurfacing 17.5 miles of M-49 from the Ohio State line north to US-12 in Hillsdale County.

Sunday afternoon the Kent County Health Department released new numbers on what was formally called swine flu.

Swine flu continues to spread with one probable case in Hillsdale County. But the worry may be spreading even quicker.

Jackson resident Bill Nicholas recently spent a month in Fargo, N.D., to help provide food and shelter to disaster victims displaced by severe flooding.

An Ingham County judge has ordered the owners of two dairy farms in southern Michigan to pay $223,500 by May 18 as penalty for failing to fully resolve pollution complaints, Department of Environmental Quality Director Steve Chester said Monday.

Thousands of people across the state remain without power. Consumers Energy says about 15,000 of their customers are in the dark.

A Reading, Mich. woman and her two sons were killed Monday in a two-vehicle accident on snow-covered Bankers Road, about three miles southwest of here, authorities said.

An early spring snowstorm dumped almost 8 inches on some parts of Michigan and was blamed Monday for at least four deaths and a power outage affecting about 123,000 people.

Though he never learned to read music, Gary Wetzel-Righettini played many instruments, wrote short stories and constantly entertained his friends and students with his easy humor.

Regional unemployment rates increased moderately in 12 of Michigan's 17 major labor markets in February.

He sold his asphalt company in Plymouth for hundreds of millions of dollars and became a world-famous philanthropist overnight.

Unemployment in Hillsdale County hit 17%. Patrice Martin at South Central Michigan Works sees the impact everyday.

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Mar. 19--MONROE -- Monroe County's unemployment rate had a larger increase in January from the month before than any metropolitan area in Michigan, even though other counties had higher jobless rates, Michigan figures showed Thursday.

A friend turned Chris Spano onto meth when he was 17. "After that first time, all I did was look for it," he said Friday.