Mulliken
Vietnam Veterans Annual Picnic
Christi Whiting Editor (Photo Provided) This year’s picnic is planned for August 26 at noon at Bennett Park in Charlotte. All Vietnam vets and their spouses are invited and should bring a dish to pass. Whistlepig BBQ in Charlotte will be furnishing pulled pork...
Eaton Conservation District Annual Meeting Celebrates Awardees
Submitted by Eaton Conservation District (Photo Provided) Eaton Conservation District (ECD) held their annual meeting on June 27 at Miller Farm, Eaton Rapids, for an ice cream social to celebrate their dedicated partners, supporters and volunteers. At the...
National Crime Victims’ Rights Week
Submitted by Douglas R. Lloyd, Eaton County Prosecuting Attorney (Photo Provided) National Crime Victims’ Rights Week is April 23 to April 29, 2023. This annual observance provides the opportunity to raise awareness and underscore the importance of helping...
Eaton County Sheriff’s Office has a new K9
Welcome your K9 Roscoe. We can’t thank you enough for the overwhelming response. It was wonderful. Roscoe was submitted by multiple people and was liked by Deputy Studley as well. “Roscoe” is also a name of an Anderson Co. (SC) Sheriff K9 recently killed in the line...
Shop Local – Culligan Water Conditioning
Deb Malewski Contributing Writer Almost 60 years ago Philip and Phyllis Carey started a Culligan Water franchise in south Lansing. They’ve both passed now, but the business is still in family hands. Matt Carey, their son, has been part of the business since 1980 and...
Eaton County treasurer elected first VP of MACT
Sunfield Township resident and Eaton County Treasurer, Bob Robinson, was elected to serve as first vice president to the board of directors for the Michigan Association of County Treasurers (MACT) at its 2020 Virtual Summer Conference on August 25. As first vice...
Mulliken man charged with first degree murder in the death of his mother
— Robert Justin Shepard, age 21, of Mulliken is facing first degree premeditated murder charges in the death of his mother, Cheryl Fox, age 56, of Sunfield. Fox was found deceased in her Sunfield Township home on Sunday, April 26. According to a press release issued...