Joni Norris has worked at Moore Insurance Services for nearly 30 years. Courtesy | Moore Insurance Services Local woman, Joni Norris, remains in critical condition but is breathing on her own after being struck by a county-owned vehicle Feb. 17. Norris, a mother who worked at Moore Insurance Services for nearly 30 years, was hit...
State Rep. Jennifer Wortz speaks on the House floor. Courtesy | Michigan House Republicans Michigan hunters could soon use deer bait again after the House passed a bill earlier this month to end the state’s ban. “We’ve continued to see an exponential growth of deer, in particular in southern Michigan,” said Michigan Rep. Jennifer Wortz,...
Nearly 300,000 gallons of water from a burst pipe damaged the interior of the Will Carleton Poorhouse, according to Darin Sheffer, Hillsdale Historical Society vice president and curator of the poorhouse. A pipe under the kitchen sink burst during the stretch of cold weather Hillsdale experienced at the end of January. Water leaked into the...
The winners of the Bawbeese Open ice fishing competition, Matthew Osborn and Levi Watkins, were among 35 pairs competing in the Bawbeese Open ice fishing competition on Baw Beese Lake at 7:30 a.m. on Feb.15. The competition was the ninth of 13 ice fishing competitions hosted by the Branch County Panfish Club and took place...
Taxes on gasoline now contribute directly to road maintenance in Michigan rather than to the state government, thanks to a state law enacted Jan. 1. The law removed the 6% sales tax on fuel and increased the motor fuel tax from 31.0 to 52.4 cents per gallon. Whereas the prior sales tax on fuel funded...