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Jackson County sheriff faces challenger in Aug. 6 primary
JACKSON COUNTY, MI – Voters will decide in August if it is time for a new Jackson County sheriff. Scott E. Aughney faces off against incumbent Sheriff Gary R. Schuette during the Aug. 6 primary election. Both are vying for a 4-year term as Jackson County’s top cop.
Dry weather continues Friday, and a look ahead at our evening newscasts
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Our stretch of dry weather will continue heading into the weekend but rain chances will return by the middle of next week. First Alert Meteorologist Colton Cichoracki shares the dry and sunny forecast heading into the weekend. Plus, Taylor Gattoni previews Studio 10, First at 4, and our 90 minutes of news.
City of Morenci Improving Water Treatment System
Morenci, MI – The City of Morenci is currently undertaking improvements to their water treatment system. A post on the City’s website says that, as announced in their June 10th Public Notice, the City of Morenci’s Water Treatment Plant is bypassing iron removal filtration to replace the iron removal filter media in their system’s four filtration tanks.
Dapper Man Moves to Downtown Location 7-19-2024 | Photo Gallery
Dapper Man, a men’s hair styling salon moved to their new downtown location, the Beffel Building at 208 S. Jackson Street. Dapper Man opened in 2018 at 200 E. Trail Street. This week the salon moved to a newly renovated space in the former Beffel’s Lighting store. The salon is by appointment only and staffed by Owner-Director Bradley Brow and Stylist Peter Huver. 7-19-2024. Photos by Jeff Steers and Bart Hawley, JTV.
Tribute to Jim Judge at the Michigan Theatre Saturday
Jackson, Mich. (WKHM, Greg O’Connor) — Memory lane will be on fire Saturday afternoon and well into the evening at the Michigan Theatre in Jackson. Former Jacksonian, now a highly successful California businessman, Greg Dixon, is sponsoring “A Tribute to Jackson Rock Music Legend Jim Judge” and “Toad.” The event is a jam session of Jackson all-stars and will start up at 4 p.m. Saturday, July 20.
Faster Horses Festival to kick off tonight featuring headliner Jelly Roll
Brooklyn, Mich. (WKHM, Greg O’Connor) — Faster Horses Festival kicks off today at Michigan International Speedway and goes through Sunday this weekend. Tickets/passes range from $289 to $999. Main stage music begins at 2 p.m. Friday with five different acts leading up to the headliner who has a big story to tell.
Road rage leads to shooting on I-94
WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI – Police are asking for the public’s help investigating a shooting on a Washtenaw County freeway. A road rage incident led to shots fired between a black Equinox and a black Charger around 4 p.m. Thursday, July 18, on eastbound I-94 near M-52 in Sylvan Township, Michigan State police said in a release.
What’s that? A new development is taking shape near Jackson
JACKSON COUNTY, MI – A new development in taking shape in Summit Township that will bring another bank branch to the area. Southern Michigan Bank & Trust is developing a new Jackson-area branch on the corner of Horton Road and Weatherwax Drive. Construction began in June, and bank officials anticipate the new branch to be complete by the end of the year, President/CEO John Waldron said.
Annual Dam Jam Music Festival returns to Lansing
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – Lansing 5:01 is bringing back its annual Dam Jam Music Festival Friday and Saturday at Lansing’s Brenke Fish Ladder. It runs from 6 p.m.- 11 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m.- 11 p.m. Saturday – and it’s free! 6 News anchors Jorma Duran and Megan Viecelli talked with Lansing 5:01 Founder and […]
Jackson approves $4.5M contract to replace outdated pipes in city water system
JACKSON, MI - A project to improve the quality and flow of water underneath Jackson’s streets is ready to move forward. The Jackson City Council on Tuesday, July 16, approved a tentative construction contract of about $4,599,516. The contract will employ the Jackson-based Dunigan Brothers Inc. construction company to replace several miles of piping beneath Jackson’s streets as part of a water main replacement project organized through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund program.
Demolition derby, rodeos and more. Everything you need to know about Fowlerville Fair
FOWLERVILLE — Fowlerville is preparing for six days of summer fun. Sean Oberg serves on the Fowlerville Agricultural Society Board of Directors, which governs the fair. Oberg said the planning for this year’s fair began last summer after the 2023 event. “We do this for the residents of...
Seth Kordyzon named Onsted's Scholar-Athlete of the Year
ONSTED — No one in Seth Kordyzon’s family had ever played hockey, but that didn’t deter him from putting on the ice skates. “No one in my family had ever played, no one really knew anything about it,” Kordyzon said. “My childhood best friend started a couple of years before me and he got my brother and me started into it.”
Lansing school board responds to concerns there will be no K-8 librarians this year
LANSING — The Lansing School District Board of Education stressed the importance of school libraries during Thursday's meeting yet also discussed a potential plan for how librarian positions could be reworked. This was the district's first public response regarding concerns that full-time, K-8 librarians would be eliminated this school year. The plan presented Thursday...
Meet New Glencairn Elementary School Principal Justyne Richardson
Justyne Richardson has been an educator for as long as she can remember. She recalls setting up a classroom for her cousins and leading them in daily lessons as a child, long before her professional career commenced. “I was one of the oldest of 20 cousins, so when we were...
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