Just days after the Michigan Board of Canvassers approved a new ballot proposal effort to legalize recreational use of marijuana in Michigan, a group of petition collectors worked last week from a ta More...

MARATHON TWP. — It’s been a special summer for Detroit native Dave Reid. For the past decade, he’s marched alone in parades from one side of Lapeer County to the other in the World War II uniform of his beloved 82nd Airborne.  More...

LAPEER — Lapeer County Commissioners are set to discuss a resolution that would oppose “attempts being made at the federal level” to allow longer and heavier trucks on the road — a move one expert says could cost taxpayers mor More...

Lapeer Police Dept. Incidents are compiled from reports over the last several days  MONDAY   More...

Police Beat is a compilation of reports from the Lapeer County Sheriff’s Dept. Noisy neighbors More...

The following sentences were administered by 40th Circuit Court Judge Nick O. Holowka More...

Media and the political left has been all ignited by the chance to demean President Trump with his supposed misstatements regarding Charleston, S. C. protests that turned into death of a woman protester. The KKK, Neo Nazis, Skinheads, etc. More...

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Many Lapeer County residents took time out of their busy Mondays to watch a total solar eclipse — the first to cross the country since 1918. People donned special safety glasses to take in the rare occurrence. More...

Editor’s note: The following guest editorial was written by James Hohman, director of fiscal policy at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. More...

MARYANN ELIZABETH SMITH, 85, of Davison (formerly of Lapeer), died Friday, August 18, 2017.  She was born April  5, 1932, in Lapeer, to  Peter and Margaret  (Sebastian) Krakker.  MaryAnn received her Bachelor’s Degree i More...

SHIRLEY JEANNE JACKSON, 88, of Lapeer (formerly of Rochester), passed away on July 28, 2017 at Lapeer Medical Care Facility.  More...

ROBERT L. HARSEN, 71, of Attica, died Saturday, August 19, 2017 at home in Attica after a short illness.  Robert Lee Harsen was born May 28, 1946, in Almont. He is the son of the late James Norman and the late Kathleen Opal (Walton) Harsen. More...

LAPEER — The Lightning kick off their season on Friday in the second annual Battle of the Big House, facing off against Clarkston once more. More...

ALMONT — The Raiders will travel to Wayne State University to compete in the Xenith Prep Kickoff Classic, where they will face Grosse Ile on Friday. Grosse Ile finished 8-2 last season, falling in its pre-district game to Adrian 27-20. More...

DRYDEN — The Cardinals begin their 2017 campaign in a newly designed North Central Thumb League that added 10 teams over the course of the offseason. More...

LAPEER — The 2017 edition of Lapeer Days is over, but not before creating fond memories for the tens of thousands of area residents who attended the festival sponsored by the Lapeer Area Chamber of Commerce.  More...

NORTH BRANCH — One of Lapeer County’s largest collections of historical artifacts and items from a time longgone — North Branch’s Orr Museum — is looking to attract more visitors interested in gaining insight into the ar More...

LAPEER — September is right around the corner, marking the beginning of a new school season, the end of summer vacations and a new season of entertainment and classes at the Center for the Arts. Tickets for on sale today (Aug. 23).  More...

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