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Patio parties return, car crashes into church: Jackson headlines July 20-25
JACKSON COUNTY, MI – Patio parties are back at the Ella Sharp Museum ready for people to kick back and have a good time. Here is that headline and some more you might have missed this week. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a...
Former clerk challenges incumbent for Leoni Township supervisor
JACKSON COUNTY, MI - Two long-time staples of the Leoni Township community are facing off for the top township board seat on Aug. 6. Republican Michele Manke is challenging incumbent Howard Linnabary for the role of Leoni Township supervisor in the primary election. Linnabary has filled the seat since being elected in 2016.
Proposed Jackson School District millage aims to provide programs for children, seniors
Last approved in 2014, Jackson Public School’s millage proposal for public recreation is back on the ballot. Due to inflation, they’re asking for more funding to continue providing free and low cost programming.
Events of July 26, 27, and 28, 2024
Grand River Farmers Market. 9 AM to 2 PM. You’re invited to join us riverside for a healthy dose of good food, good music, and good community! We’ve got dozens of weekly rotating vendors offering Seasonal fruits & veggies, meats, cheeses, coffee, honey, pasta, artisan breads, baked goods, dairy, plants, flowers, bath and body, hand-crafted artisan wares, and more! Entertainment and food truck. We’ve also got prepared food and frozen make-n-take dinners. We’ll be open rain or shine – hope to see you there! Glick and Mechanic, Downtown Jackson.
6 Republican candidates running for two seats in Rives Township
JACKSON COUNTY, MI - A race to fill two trustee seats has drawn seven candidates in a township north of Jackson. Incumbent Republican Bryce Hammond joins newcomers and Republicans Brandon Adams, Christopher Hanson Linda McMillin, Elizabeth Sipes and Jan Hayward in running for two contested trustee seats in Rives Township on the Aug. 6 primary ballot.
Early voting for primary election set to begin in Jackson County
JACKSON COUNTY, MI - Early voting for the Aug. 6 primary election opens Saturday in Jackson County. Changes approved by Michigan voters in the November 2022 election allow all registered voters to cast ballots starting the second Saturday before an election and ending the Sunday before the election. Registered Jackson...
5 Republicans vie for trustee seats in Leoni Township in August election
JACKSON COUNTY, MI - A race to fill four trustee seats in Leoni Township will pit three incumbents against two newcomers on the Aug. 6 primary ballot. Current trustees Mike Hill, Jerry Cox and Ron Kinch are seeking to keep their seats on the township board, while Russ Jennings and Mickey Ballance aim to join it.
Millage proposal to fix Jackson County Jail goes to ballot in August
As Election Day approaches, a Jackson Public Safety millage promises to replace a crumbling jail, and the Jackson County Sheriff's Office hopes to educate the community on what they call "inadequate conditions" in the facility.
Rives Township clerk seat to be filled for 4th time in 15 months in August primary
JACKSON COUNTY, MI - A township seat that’s been vacated and refilled three times in just over a year is up for grabs in August. Rives Township’s incumbent clerk Vercilla Hart will face challenger Joseph Super in the Aug. 6 Republican primary. Hart was appointed clerk in June...
There are Just 5 Rural Southern Michigan Counites Without an Interstate Highway
Southern Michigan is the most populated region of the state, so it's no surprise that the most interstate highways crisscross this portion of the state. Interstates 94 and 96 run west to east and I-69 and I-75 are north-south (until I-69 hits Lansing and changes orientation). Add in I-196 up the lakeshore and you will find nearly all counties in the southern portion of the state have interstate highways.
Republicans face off in 5-way race for Grass Lake trustee seat
JACKSON COUNTY, MI - A group of five Republicans are vying for trustee seats in Grass Lake Township in the upcoming Aug. 6 primary election. Current Grass Lake Township trustees Scott Bray and Tina Bednarski-Lynch are in the running to maintain their seats, facing newcomers Brent Koors, Mathew Rentfrow and Blake Wyant.
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