2021-11-18

More than 100 gather at Swartz Creek Veterans Memorial to honor all who have served



SWARTZ CREEK — For 102 years, Americans have paid homage to their veterans on Nov. 11, most recently with free meals at restaurants, posts on social media and heartfelt remarks thanking them for their service. In her Veterans Day address to a crowd of more than 100 people who gathered at the Veterans Memorial in Swartz Creek, Army National Guard […]

Davison Police Blotter

Man arrested for OWI DAVISON TWP. — A 40-year-old Ortonville man was arrested Oct. 30 after he was stopped by a police officer for driving erratically and failed sobriety and a portable breathalyzer test (PBT). The officer observed the man’s car driving northbound on State Road where it crossed center line and then corrected back to the right at about […]

Community Send Off

Parents, students and community members were on hand Tuesday afternoon to send off the Lady Cardinals Volleyball Team as they left Davison High School for the Quarter Final playoff game versus Bloomfield Hills Marian at Royal Oak High School.

Option to purchase Mary Crapo terminated, school board to consider other plans



SWARTZ CREEK — The future of the former Mary Crapo school is once again in limbo. The option to purchase Communities First has held for three years was terminated last week. “We’ve had a great relationship with Communities First, they had a great vision,” said Swartz Creek Community Schools Superintendent Ben Mainka. “Obviously, there’ve been a lot of difficulties in […]

Three MCC students win AAF-GF design competition

FLINT — Three Graphic Design students at Mott Community College (MCC) won the student design competition to create additional collateral pieces the American Advertising Federation of Great Flint’s (AAF-GF) 2022 annual awards event “Evening of Excellence.” The winners each received a $250 scholarship from the AAF-GF. The purpose of the design competition is to encourage creativity, give students experience with […]

GHP, others honor 2021 essay contest winner



FLINT TWP. — Genesee Health Plan held a ceremony Nov. 12 recognizing student and teacher recipients of its 6th Annual Health Heritage Essay and Scholarship Contests, sponsored by Sovita Credit Union. Also recognizing the winners were State Rep. Tim Sneller (D-Burton), a representative of State Rep. Mike Mueller (R-Linden) and the National Center for African American Health Consciousness. Jim Milanowski, […]