Fowlerville News

Community Theatre of Howell presents of the comedy-drama "Steel Magnolias" at 2 p.m. at the Howell High School Freshman Campus, 1400 W. Grand River Ave.

This week I was asked by a train safety group called Operation Lifesaver to attend a meeting and talk about vehicles crossing train tracks safely and legally.

The Pinckney Players kick off the run of "Move Over Mrs. Markham" at Whispering Pines Golf Club, south of M-36 at 2500 Whispering Pines Drive in Hamburg Township.

Don't get me wrong. I like wildlife just fine, as long as it stays on TV - where it belongs.

A key hearing has been set for a Fowlerville man accused of threatening to kill a teen after kidnapping him in an attempt to extort $500 during a drug transaction.

The motion included the Pinckney school district in the Livingston County consortium for networking agreement, which will connect the fiber optic networks of Brighton Schools, Hartland Schools, the county government, and LESA, which is already connected to Fowlerville and Howell schools.

Don't get me wrong. I like wildlife just fine, as long as it stays on TV - where it belongs.

Don't get me wrong. I like wildlife just fine, as long as it stays on TV - where it belongs.

Community Theatre of Howell kicks off its run of the comedy-drama "Steel Magnolias" at 7:30 p.m. today at the Howell High School Freshman Campus, 1400 W. Grand River Ave.

The disappearance of Paige Renkoski is a mystery a Livingston County Sheriff's Department cold case team would like to solve.

Nancy Rajala, 64, one of 20 initial contestants on the "The Biggest Loser," was voted off the ranch in the week-five episode of the weight-loss reality show that aired Tuesday night on NBC.

Following last night's elimination of Fowlerville's Nancy Rajala from "The Biggest Loser" on the popular NBC reality show, only her granddaughter Cassandra Sturos, also of Fowlerville, remains on the show out of the original three contestants from Livingston County.

A 23-year old Fowlerville man awaits trial on charges of kidnapping, armed robbery and malicious use of a telecommunications device.

The owner of a Shell gas station on Ann Arbor-Saline Road wants to convert the station's car wash to more retail space, construct an addition and potentially add a coffee and pastry shop.

When Fowlerville High School student Ashley Shooter made a decision in November that it was time for a haircut, she did what she usually does - she donated her hair.

Fowlerville resident Randy Showerman, associate professor in the Michigan State University Department of Community, Agriculture, Recreation and Resource Studies, was named director of the East Lansing school's Institute of Agricultural Technology in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

Erica McLeod, a mother of three, holds up what looks like a string of wooden beads, each one just a... Erica McLeod, a mother of three, holds up what looks like a string of wooden beads, each one just a... HOWELL -- A 23-year-old Fowlerville man is being held on a $1 million bond for allegedly kidnapping and trying to rob a 16-year-old teen at ... (more)

Here are the top five most interesting stories from around the Hartland area this week.

Dick Scott Motor Mall general manager Jud Scott, left, and sales associate Jeff Ruth, right, present Brighton resident Paul Tipsword with a check for $5,000 that he won in the Fowlerville dealership's December giveaway.

39-year-old Laura Lynn Turner of Fowlerville was sentenced in Livingston County Circuit Court this week to five years of probation following her earlier no contest plea to a felony charge of embezzling between $1,000 and $20,000. Three other counts of the same were dropped as part of the deal and Turner will avoid any jail time if she repays ... (more)