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Local Man Honored As DNR "Hunter Education Instructor Of The Year"
A Livingston County man has been named the Michigan Department of Natural Resources 2023 Hunter Education Instructor of the Year. Stuart Kenewell of Gregory was bestowed the honor at the June meeting of the Michigan Natural Resources Commission in Lansing. Kenewell, who was nominated by other volunteer hunter education instructors,...
Livingston County Boys Golfer of the Year Derek Kantola nearly didn't make Howell's team
HOWELL — Derek Kantola nearly missed the opportunity to play golf for Howell this spring. He planned to play for Howell after seeing growth in his game while playing casually following his sophomore year last summer, but he got sick the week of tryouts. Kantola was concerned it was a lost opportunity, but friends...
Meet the 2024 All-Livingston County boys golf team
Five players who received all-state honorable mention headline the six-member 2024 All-Livingston County boys golf first team. Howell’s Derek Kantola and Zach Spencer, Brighton’s Riley Morton and Jacob Daavettila, and Hartland’s Keller King are on the Division 1 honorable mention list. A player also needed to shoot consistently in the 70s to make the...
Homesteaders open freeze-dried candy, fruit shop in downtown Brighton
BRIGHTON — Caleb and Elyse Moore have filled their new shop in downtown Brighton with an array of colorful freeze-dried candies and fruits, along with products from other local businesses. McClements Farm was born from the couple's passion for homesteading and preserving foods. After launching their line of sweet...
Trinity Health Livingston Renews Push For Philanthropic Giving For New Hospital
Trinity Health Livingston is seeking community support to help “cross the finish line” with constructing a new state-of-the-art hospital. Following the announcement that Trinity Health Livingston has entered into an agreement to sell its legacy campus in Howell, the hospital is making a renewed push for its ongoing "Forging our Future" campaign to raise $5 (m) million in philanthropic giving to complete construction of its replacement hospital, located on the campus of Trinity Health Medical Center – Brighton.
Brighton, Hartland, Howell put players on all-state boys lacrosse team
When the best boys lacrosse players in Livingston County history are discussed, Howell goalie Nolan Hudnut needs to be part of that conversation. Hudnut has become only the third boy from the county to be named first-team all-state three times by the Michigan High School Lacrosse Coaches Association. The other...
In rural Michigan, farmers split over big solar
FOWLERVILLE – Differing opinions about large solar energy projects are pitting neighbors against each other in rural areas of Livingston County. Last November, the Legislature passed climate bills mandating utility companies to generate 60% of their energy from renewable sources, including solar and wind, by 2035, and 100% from state-approved clean energy sources by 2040.
What were the top stories in Livingston County high school sports in 2023-24?
The Livingston County high school sports scene was dominated in the past year by Brighton and Hartland, which is hardly nothing new. The Bulldogs and Eagles have been making an impact on the state level for years in multiple sports, so why would 2023-24 be any different? ...
Meet the 2024 All-Livingston County girls track and field team
The center of power in Livingston County girls track and field in 2024 was in Brighton and Pinckney. Of the 19 spots on the all-county first team, Brighton and Pinckney each have eight. The rest of the county has three spots combined. Brighton’s Gabrielle Bolitho, Nikki Carothers, Carrigan Eberly and Addison Payne show up...
Super freshman Davea Crowe of Pinckney Athlete of the Year for girls track and field
PINCKNEY — New track and field athletes at Pathfinder Middle School in Pinckney don’t get to specialize in events right away. That included Davea Crowe, whose only running experience had been in cross country as a fifth-grader. “In seventh grade, I came in and thought I was going to do long distance,” Crowe said....
Catholic Charities to move, expand services at former LACASA shelter
HOWELL TWP. — Shortly after LACASA moved into a new 56-bed shelter and counseling center off Tooley Road, another community organization laid claim to its former space on Grand River Avenue. Livingston County Catholic Charities closed on the purchase of 2895 W. Grand River Ave. in Howell Township in April. The move will allow the service organization to beef up existing programs and add new ones, according to Executive Director Adam Perry. ...
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