Brown City school chief placed on leave




BROWN CITY — On Wed., April 19 from 7:15 p.m. to 7:45 p.m., the Brown City Schools Board of Education, meeting as committee of the whole, huddled in closed session. The move to go into closed session came on a motion by member Jeff Liebler for the stated purpose, “to discuss communication from Attorney,” according to the proposed minutes. All […]

Three finalists to be interviewed

Sandusky could pick supt. Thursday


The search for Sandusky’s next school superintendent could conclude Thursday. Three candidates are scheduled for second interviews with the board of education. They were selected at the conclusion of last week’s first-round interviews with six candidates from the original list of 21 applicants for the job. Thursday’s interviews, in the board meeting room are open to the public. The schedule […]

New contract beefs up policing




The city of Sandusky will soon have 24-hour, seven day a week police protection. The new union contract for the city’s four full-time police officers provides for 12-hour shifts that will increase patrols from the current 20 hours a day to round-the-clock, said Chief of Police Brett Lester. With armed robberies “knocking on the door,” and heroin use on the […]

Seven compete for top scholar-athlete





The spotlight is on academic excellence and athletic accomplishments with the announcement of this year’s nominees for the Sanilac County News Robert J. Patten Scholarship. The annual $500 scholarship will be awarded to the top scholar-athlete of the Class of 2017, as judged by the News. Nominees for the award, which honors the memory of News founder Robert Patten, have […]

Veterans, mud boggers and honor



Members of the Sandusky VFW and American Legion posts perform a 21-gun salute last Saturday, during opening ceremonies of the Backyard Brawl Tribute to the Troops mud bog. Organized by David Freitag and friends of Carsonville, there were 50 trucks in the event that raised around $4,000 for the two veterans’ organizations. Conducting the 21-gun salute are (left to right) […]

Travels in Oxford



(Editor’s note: Cathryn Lien, daughter of Cliff and Connie Lien of Carsonville, has been studying at Oxford University in England. This is her final “Travels in Oxford” article). My adventure abroad has officially come to an end. My final essay to Oxford University has been submitted and the tearful goodbyes to lifelong friends have been exchanged. Returning to the United […]

Long-awaited Lincoln St. rebuild moves forward: Contracts let





BROWN CITY — The city council voted unanimously last week to award contracts for the long talked about Lincoln Street rebuild to Astec Asphalt of Brown City. The hometown company’s price, the lowest of three bids, came in at $277,187.75 ($217,636.75 for street work, $59,551 for sidewalks). The other two bidders were Ace-Saginaw Paving of Saginaw at $361,943.80 ($293.779.40 for […]

Family supports school library



Deckerville Community Schools has received a $5,000 donation from Elaine Block on behalf of the Block family which has been involved in the school district for decades. The donation will help the elementary library update books. Elaine’s son, David Block, served on the board of education through the mid 1990’s and into the early 2000’s. And her grandson, Jonathon Block […]

Two heroin suspects arrested



LAMOTTE TWP. — A brief police chase for a speeding violation led to a suspected heroin bust. The incident involving two Pennsylvania residents occurred Tues., April 25 at around 7 p.m. State police from the Caro Post attempted to stop the vehicle for speeding. After a short pursuit, troopers were able to stop the vehicle, according to the state police […]

ALICE JEAN HOWARD

SILVERWOOD, MICHIGAN

Alice Jean Howard, age 80, of Silverwood, Michigan, passed away Monday, April 24, 2017 at Marlette Long Term Care in Marlette. She was born April 25, 1936 in Sandusky, daughter of the late William and Jessie (Clark) Donahue. Alice graduated from Sandusky High School with the Class of 1954. She married Jim Howard on March 18, 1972 in North Branch, […]