Ida News

Age 92, of South Lyon, formerly of Farmington Hills, passed away peacefully on December 9, 2011.

Residents in this Monroe County town piled sandbags Thursday to try to hold back River Raisin floodwaters generated by heavy rains and snowmelt this week.

Ashlynn Zitek, 4, holds out a handful of grain for a sheep at the petting zoo at Matthes Tree Farm in Ida, Mich.

What fun is Christmas without a few glittery and shiny baubles to create a festive ambiance? Not much if you ask the ladies behind "Operation: Ornament," a holiday drive to collect ornaments, lights and trees for families in need that kicks off today and runs through Dec.

In the late 1940s, Tom Roperti owned land in Livonia near Five Mile and Levan. Roperti fed and raised cattle, and sold milk to a large dairy from that era.