Archive for the ‘Owosso’ Category

15 Endless Minutes Of Fame

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

Greg Shire. If you're from here, you've heard his name. You've read about him in the paper, or you've talked about him with a friend. You might not remember exactly who he is, but you know you've heard the name. For most of us in the area, we first heard ...

Greg Gray To Stay In Owosso

Monday, February 11th, 2008

I see that Owosso Public Schools Superintendent Greg Gray is going to stay in Owosso. Not by his choice, of course ... he had been hoping to become the next Superintendent for Grand Ledge Public Schools. “Me and my wife (Chris) are both from Grand Ledge,” Gray said. ...

Gary Martenis for Owosso City Council

Saturday, October 13th, 2007

Gary is having a fundraiser tomorrow! From the forums: OCTOBER 14, 2007 FUNDRAISER Gary Martenis for Owosso City Council Dinner with Gary October 14, 2007 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM Mid-Michigan Road Workers Union Hall 549 Ryan St. Owosso, Michigan 48867 only $5.00 per person (all you care to eat) (children free) Sloppy Joe's (Linda's secret recipe), chips, punch, coffee, homemade desserts ...

Owosso City Council Approves Purchase Of New Fire Truck

Tuesday, September 18th, 2007

Last night the Owosso City Council approved the purchase of a new fire truck. From the Shiawassee forums: We will be buying a 2007 HME Tower/Ladder. This ladder will be 104' in height with a platform/bucket. This new truck will be replacing three old trucks. Gone will be the ...

Another Fire In Owosso

Wednesday, July 4th, 2007

I'm sorry to say that there is another fire in Owosso today. There's a thread on this in the Shiawassee Forums here. And Bob Wilcox has a slideshow here. Our thoughts are with the victims and the responders as they deal with yet another fire.

Gay Pride Rally In Owosso

Saturday, June 23rd, 2007

This from the forums: Alright everyone!! Today is the day.. Lets get our voices heard and let the Hot Spot and Owosso know that discrimination will not be tolerated!!!! Lets go and protest and have fun being ourselves tonight!! I'm excited! We protest tonight at 6:00pm at the hot spot parking ...

ACLU Complaint Filed Against Owosso

Thursday, June 21st, 2007

update: you can listen to the audio of the meeting between Gregg G, Jim McAvoy, and Tom Ford here A complaint has been filed with the ACLU of Michigan. The complaint alleges that the City of Owosso is allowing two right-wing religious groups to control the Owosso government access ...

Fire In Owosso

Tuesday, April 10th, 2007

In the Shiawassee forums this morning, there is a report from the Owosso City Firefighters on a fire at 315 Cass. Note: The OCFD has been criticized in the past for bringing a fire truck on ambulance calls. They do this so that there are more ...

Pendergraff Declined Com­ment

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007

The Argus reports that members of the Owosso City Council are unhappy with the way Prosecutor Colbry and Detective Pendergraff spoke about the investigation into the OMA complaint. Pendergraff declined com­ment. Thank you, Detective Sgt Pendergraff for not insisting that these people committed a crime. Apparently that was just ...

No Charges To Be Brought Against Owosso City Council Members

Saturday, March 31st, 2007

After the resignation of Owosso City Manager Gregg Geutschow, there was speculation as to whether four members of the Owosso City Council had violated the Open Meetings Act. This speculation resulted in a complaint being filed with the Michigan State Police. The Argus-Press reports this morning that although a violation ...

Attorney Grievance Procedure

Tuesday, March 20th, 2007

Mlive's Flint Journal Extra blog has a nice post on the procedure to file a grievance against an attorney. Read it here.

Owosso Parks And Recreation

Tuesday, March 20th, 2007

I'm bringing this over from the forums ... I read this at tonight's Owosso City Council meeting: ----"I would like to ask this council to consider the formation of a Parks and Recreation committee. I understand that Owosso had such a committee at one time, but it had been dissolved by the ...

Owosso To Hire Search Firm To Find City Manager

Tuesday, March 20th, 2007

At the 3/19 meeting, the Owosso City Council voted unanimously to hire a search firm to find candidates for the position of City Manager. The position was vacated when Gregg Geutschow resigned. The city will spend at least $20,000 on this search. Acting City Manager Larry Cook is not ...