Shiawassee County News

The state budget axe is making many farmers across the state nervous. The Michigan State University agricultural extension program was spared during this last round of vetoes.

An Owosso man is dead after being thrown from his all terrain vehicle. The Shiawassee County Sheriff's Department says 35 year old Kevin James Wiley was driving his ATV in a field near State and Juddville Road just after midnight.

Wednesday, November 04, 2009 at 6:23 a.m. The Shiawassee County Sheriffs Office is investigating a single vehicle ATV accident which occurred near the intersection of Juddville and State Rd.

PERRY - The next time you find yourself grumbling about a rush-hour traffic snag, or cursing your bad luck because your bus is five minutes late, think of Coleman Sego.

Multiple surgeries will be required for 10-month-old Brendan Lee Forbes. Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 3:23 AM State police say two men died after their small plane crashed while attempting to land on a northern Michigan freeway.

Suspect, whoA has been on the force for 25 years, is charged with 10 counts, including first-degree criminal sexual conduct.

While most economists wonder when the unemployment tide will turn, it's not a worry at Steiner Tractor Parts, which has grown about 20 percent each year since 1977, and is looking to expand again.

Nip a bunch of pills from mom and dad, grandpa and grandma, toss them in a bowl and call it "trail mix." It's the chemistry for an awful trend among suburban youths: the "pharm party." The cute language disguises a deadly form of sort of Russian roulette - grabbing a handful of pills from a party bowl and washing them down with alcohol.

According to the Shiawassee County Sheriff's Department, the call came in at 10:11 p.m. Police and firefighters from the Vernon Township fire department arrived to find the upper part of the building on fire.

The recall attempt against Flushing Township Supervisor Don Schwieman is moving ahead.

Thieves targeted a Shiawassee County storage facility, and investigators say nearly 100 units were broken into.

McLaren Immunization Registered Nurse Gloria Hoag of Vienna Township gives a flu vaccine to Bob Sanborn of Clio outside of the VG's of Clio pharmacy Wednesday morning.

Flu season is in full swing and more of the H1N1 vaccine is starting to roll into Mid-Michigan. Shiawassee County has just secured its delivery of 1,100 doses but don't expect to get your hands on it anytime soon.

Earlier in the week, Bryant Principal Stephen Brooks sent the child home with flu-like symptoms.

The Shiawassee County Health Department has received 400 doses of FluMist H1N1. The doses have already been distributed to health care workers, EMS personnel and physician offices that requested it.

Local flu shot clinics have plenty of seasonal flu vaccine on hand, with no major upsurge in demand expected, say health officials.

OWOSSO - You could see Steve McCafferty's story as a cautionary tale: If you get a ticket for not licensing your dog in Clinton County, don't even think about blowing it off.

Sorrento's Food & Spirits will collect books and donate 10 percent of its sales to buy books for Flushing elementary school students on Oct.

Gerry Wood feels Flushing Township Supervisor Don Schwieman isn't appropriate for the township's top position.

Internet porn heats up a raging debate in Shiawassee County. It's been a hot topic for months after a 10 year old girl was exposed to porn on the internet at the Owosso Public Library.