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Little pigs come to Capac
FFA instructor expands livestock program, plans for year-round use of greenhouse CAPAC — Chickens, rabbits and soon—pigs. This school year Capac’s FFA program will be expanding their hands-on projects to include two sows and eventually, piglets. This spring, students...
Future of old I.C. fire hall in limbo
Options include year-round market or site for restaurant IMLAY CITY — Plans for future use of the old Imlay City fire hall at 338 East Third Street remain in limbo following Tuesday’s (Jan. 19) city commission meeting. After a series of delays, the fire department...
Residents speak out against RV park plans
Imlay Twp. Board, in 3-2 vote, denies special land use request from developers IMLAY TWP. — Last week the Imlay Township Board voted to deny a special land use permit submitted by the developers of a proposed RV park on Bowman Road. Preliminary plans for the Sundance...
MDOT forging ahead with projects on I-69
Agency delays 2021 plans to resurface M-53 in Imlay City, pushes work to 2026 TRI-CITY AREA — Some of the preliminary work for two 2021 projects on I-69 is already underway. Last week bids were let for a six-plus mile long project in St. Clair County stretching from...
ZBA to hear plans for DTE substation
ALMONT TWP. — Plans for proposed construction of a DTE substation at 5355 Kidder Road will be the subject of a Wednesday, Jan. 27 Zoning Board of Appeals public hearing at 5 p.m. at the Almont Township Hall. The purpose of the public hearing is to consider...
Strong demand outweighs current vaccine supplies
Lapeer County launches online form, but available slots filled within hours TRI-CITY AREA — Access to vaccine supplies continue to hamper Lapeer and St. Clair counties’ efforts to get residents immunized. Last week, the St. Clair County Health Dept. reported that they...
Ruth woman, 29, dies in Van Dyke crash
IMLAY TWP. — The Lapeer County Sheriff’s Office reports that a 29-year-old woman was killed Friday, Jan. 15 in a traffic accident on M-53 (Van Dyke) at the curve south of Bowers Rd. Detective/Sgt. Jason Parks said police, firefighters and emergency crews were alerted...
Teen gives vintage items new life
Izzy Aune creates, sells skateboards made from old skis IMLAY CITY — Twenty-twenty Imlay City High School graduate Izzy Aune is the proud creator of Bumfoot Longboards. Izzy searches out vintage water skis and turns them into unique longboard skateboards. Her hobby...
Council seeks second interview with finalist
Manager candidate withdraws from consideration, then reverses course ALMONT — The Almont Village Council has narrowed down their search for a new village manager. After reviewing eight applications, and interviewing their top three choices, the council voted 5-2 to...
Yarbroughs investing in Almont
Business owners replacing obsolete spaces with new ALMONT — If you’ve driven through downtown Almont in recent days, you cannot help but notice the physical changes taking place on the west side of Main Street. What you are witnessing is a major building...
