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Eagle Scout enhances Polly Ann trail
Imlay student-athlete builds benches for Trail IMLAY CITY — While training for the high school cross country season, athlete Colin Heeke found something amiss as he ran along the Polly Ann Trail. A seasoned runner who's jogged along many paths and trails, Colin...
Almont Board to decide bus proposal on Thursday
Bus drivers' counter-proposal on table for consideration ALMONT — Almont school bus drivers will find out on Thursday, May 30, if they can keep their jobs as members of the Almont Education Support Personnel Association (AESPA). At 7 p.m. tomorrow, the Almont Board of...
Special surprise for first grader
Lt. George Wise reunites with daughter at Weston Elementary IMLAY CITY — Friday was a special day for students and staff at Weston Elementary. It was extra special for first grader Liara Wise, she just didn't know it until the final bell rang. There, among the...
Libraries, transformed
High schools transition to 'media centers,' 'makers space' TRI-CITY AREA — High school libraries aren't what they used to be. Wall to wall bookshelves have been pared down, the latest fiction titles have top billing over traditional reference material and...
Prepping for future
Almont Chamber, high school partner for 'mock interviews' ALMONT — Being well-prepared for a job interview is particularly important to younger and first-time job seekers. At Almont High School, staff and local employers teamed up to provide economics class students...
Almont teen shares story of online predator
Targeted ALMONT — After three harrowing days under the control of an online predator, 14-year-old Laura Oliver is safe at home with her parents in Berlin Township. The Almont Middle School student was reported missing Saturday, April 27 by her grandmother, a resident...
Ready, set, health!
Imlay City Schools implements 5-2-1-0 challenge aimed at encouraging healthy habits for youths IMLAY CITY — When Monday, May 13 dawns, the 5-2-1-0 Challenge for Imlay City students and their families officially begins. For the next five weeks, Imlay City Schools'...
Program aims at honoring ‘Fallen Heroes’
Banners to fly in Capac with faces, names of their service members ST. CLAIR COUNTY — The Blue Water Area Fallen Heroes Community Banner Program hopes the public can help them honor veterans, including several from the Capac area, who died in service to their country....
Involvement all the way
Almont High School's Audrey Schapman testifies at Capitol TRI-CITY AREA — When Audrey Schapman wanted to join the Eastern Michigan State Fair Board as a junior member, she didn't expect her duties would take her beyond the fairgrounds often. So when the Michigan...
Rick remembers…
Times' columnist published in Michigan History magazine ALMONT — When he was a little boy, furiously pedaling the wheels of his tricycle down Teeds Street, Rick Liblong would pretend he was race car driver Skeeter Ross. The boy's idol was a regular at the Motor City...
