Marlette board chief won’t budge

Union official demands a retraction


MARLETTE — School board president Mike Hall has refused to retract allegations of unethical and illegal bargaining practices on the part of teachers. The request to withdraw his remarks came at the April 11 school board meeting from Burt Burleson, a Uniserve director for the Michigan Education Association. Burleson, a retired attorney whose duties includes negotiating contracts for local MEA […]

Bridgehampton rejects moratorium

Hearing set for windmills



BRIDGEHAMPTON TWP. — There was standing room only for last week’s township board meeting where windmills took center stage. So it only makes sense that a bigger venue will be needed when the public hearing is held on the proposed 50-turbine project in June. That’s probably why the township board agreed to hold the hearing at the local school cafeteria. […]

Teenager sentenced in bomb threat





MARLETTE — The high school student responsible for the December bomb threat that shut down Marlette High School has been sentenced in Sanilac County Juvenile Court. The 16-year-old was ordered to pay restitution of $894.66, perform 20 hours of community service, write a letter of apology to the school and an essay, and serve probation. The teenager, who was suspended […]

Brown City, Marlette to share college advisor





Brown City and Marlette Schools have scored a first for the county. Through a collaborative effort, the districts applied for and received funding from the Michigan College Access Network (MCAN) to help hire and pay for a college adviser to be shared between them. Sixty-two high schools across the state were chosen through a competitive review selection process to receive […]

Farm Bureau coloring contest winners announced



The Sanilac County Farm Bureau Promotion and Education Committee sponsored its annual coloring contest in March for third graders in Sanilac County. Pizza Hut, a co-sponsor, presented each child with a certificate for a personal pan pizza. The winning child from each classroom also received a gift certificate for a large pizza. All coloring pages are on display at Sandusky […]

Bowling benefit for Deater-Grosser



A bowling benefit will be held for a former area resident who’s battling stage 4 metastatic breast cancer. Tammy Deater- Grosser, 41, grew up in Jeddo and is a 1993 graduate of Croswell- Lexington High School. She and her husband, Bob, reside in Richland with their daughter, Holly, age 3. The scotch doubles will be held April 30 at Lakeview […]

Benefit planned for Paape



A spaghetti dinner will be held for a Sandusky man who has been fighting kidney disease for more than a decade. Robert Paape, 44, a 1990 graduate of Sandusky High School, has been on dialysis for 11 years and the list for a kidney transplant for seven years. Proceeds from the April 29 benefit will help with medical expenses. The […]

Two hurt in two-car collision on M-53



MARLETTE TWP. — A Marlette driver and a driver from Kingston were injured in a two-car accident on M-53 south of Marlette. According to Sanilac County sheriff’s deputies, the mishap occurred about 6:33 p.m. on April 14, near the Hill Top Restaurant in Marlette Township. Investigators on the scene determined that a 2012 Chevrolet Sonic driven by James Westover, 70, […]

Sign up deadline nears for 4-H



The Sanilac County 4-H program is accepting members for the 2015-16 program year. Any 4-H member wanting to participate in the 2016 Sanilac County 4-H Fair must be a registered member by May 1. Enrollments will continue after May 1, but the 4-Her would not be eligible to participate in the fair which runs Aug. 21-27. You can register online […]

Lexington wrangles over personnel issues




LEXINGTON — The Village Committee of the Whole meeting ended prematurely this week after members locked horns over whether or not four agenda items should be discussed or tabled. And although the council managed to fill a vacant seat by appointment to serve out the term of former council member Lynn Laughlin, the decision was made on a coin toss […]