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Marlette man pleads guilty to OWI, fleeing from police in Tuscola County
A Marlette man pleaded guilty in Tuscola County Circuit Court last Monday for operating while intoxicated and fleeing from police in the fourth degree. 30-year-old Nathan William Ross was arrested by the Tuscola County Sheriff’s Office earlier this year on April 21, and arraigned on three charges in the county’s district court on June 6, 2024.
County Fair offers food, rides, animals, fun
CARO — Madelyn Bennett came to show her lambs this week at the Tuscola County Fair. Sheyla Alvarez came to sell french fries. Thousands of others, however, are heading to Caro to just have fun. The Tuscola County Fair, a tradition for more than 140 years, continues from today through Saturday night.
Remembering Meta Jackson and her fair legacy
CARO — To say the least, Walt and Meta Jackson were longtime backers of the Tuscola County Fair. Tuscola County Fair Board President Neil Jackson, of Caro, along with his brothers Gale Jackson and Myron Jackson, and sister Bonnie Carolan, lost their mother in May at the age of 89. Meta Jackson was a well-known Caro resident who forged quite the history with the Tuscola County Fair.
Marlette man pleads after police chase
CARO — A 30-year-old Marlette man has pleaded guilty to fleeing from police on April 21 in Tuscola County’s Koylton Township. Nathan W. Ross last week pleaded guilty to fourth-degree fleeing of police, and operating a vehicle while intoxicated, in connection with the incident in southeastern Tuscola County.
Tuscola native killed after breaking into home
ORION TWP. — Police say a native of the town of Tuscola, in Tuscola County, was shot and killed Wednesday after trying to kill his ex-girlfriend. Galen Gavit, 67, of Unionville, was shot in the head by his ex-girlfriend’s stepson after Gavit – carrying a .38-caliber revolver – broke into a home in Oakland County’s Orion Township.
Caro officials, Fair board to discuss future of camping
CARO — Earlier this year, the city of Caro and the Tuscola County Fair Board inked a five-year lease for use of the fairgrounds. That lease allowed camping at the fairgrounds, but with some conditions, based on limits imposed by existing ordinances. It allows the use of recreational vehicles, trailers or buses for no more than 14 days in any 90-day period, and limits three of those vehicles on each lot within the fairgrounds.
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These news headlines brought to you by these fine sponsors:. The Tuscola County Board of Commissioners will meet at 8 a.m., this coming Monday, July 22, in the boardroom at the Purdy Building at 125 West Lincoln St., Caro. According to the preliminary agenda for the meeting, Joe Verlin, CPA,...
Teen girl, male passenger caught following early morning chase in Clinton, Ingham counties
MASON — Teenagers from Jackson and Tuscola counties were caught following a lengthy police pursuit that ended with a crash in Delhi Township on Wednesday morning. No serious injuries were reported in the single-vehicle crash at Cedar Street and Holbrook Drive, which terminated a pursuit that began in Clinton County and continued into central Ingham County during the early morning hours. ...
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