Okemos News Archives

Helen and George Shipman celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary at a four generation family dinner at Olive Garden in Okemos recently.

Election Day 2009 is upon us, and area clerks have some helpful hints for potential voters.

More people in Ingham County are able to get the H1N1 vaccine. It's still in very limited supply, but health officials say they have enough to start opening up immunizations.

Sircon has released the latest version of its Sircon for Carriers platform for producer lifecycle management and compliance, featuring new capabilities that enable bulk appointment, terminating and business data updates for an entire set of producers.

Rebecca Case always wanted to be an artist. 'I started drawing and painting as a child, and my mom was an artist,' Case says.

OKEMOS - The Greater Lansing Chapter of the American Guild of Organists will once again prove that 'Lansing's Got Talent' on Sunday, Nov.

OKEMOS - Damian Fisher sees the spectrum of experience as it is and as it might be.

Haslett Library Halloween * Oct. 29: Family Halloween Party with Ming the Magnificent, 6:30 p.m. Ming will perform Halloween magic at the library.

Police have released a new sketch of a man a witness said he saw near the vehicle of an Okemos woman who vanished from Interstate 96 in Livingston County nearly 20 years ago.

A cold case team actively is working to solve a woman's disappearance in Livingston County nearly 20 years ago.

The three gunmen, including an Indiana State Police trooper, who authorities say on Sunday stormed the Lansing home of a couple in their 60s stole a brief case, court documents show.

* Justin Brogan has joined Delhi Township-based Two Men and a Truck International Inc.

Temp: 61.0 F Wind Chill: 58 F Font Size: Former Ingham County Judge Beverly Nettles-Nickerson will not have to stand trial for drunk driving.

OKEMOS - Where else can you sample nearly everything Okemos area restaurants have to offer, all in one location at the same time? Okemos High School's vocal music program will once again provide the community an opportunity to 'taste test' nearly 30 culinary creations of new and established food restaurants at the 10th Annual Taste of Okemos event ...

HASLETT/OKEMOS - Rotary District Council 6360 donated $2,500 to the Haslett/Okemos Rotary Club for its Backpack Program.

Some called it a "safety issue", while others said it's the "wrong time" for work projects.

Proposed Medicaid cuts could force Holt Senior Care & Rehab Center to delay capital projects such as repaving a parking lot and refurbishing some resident rooms.

MERIDIAN TWP. - Hartrick Park has a lot of things - a baseball diamond, playground equipment, a pavilion - but until Wednesday, it didn't have a flagpole.

Attic Treasures and Rummage Sales return to Okemos Community Church on Oct. 30 & 31.

A grassroots organization opposed to the transfer of Guantanamo Bay detainees to Michigan is hosting a town hall meeting 7 p.m. tonight at Kinawa Middle School.

The folks behind the successful 'Pure Michigan' ad campaign are looking to expand their offerings beyond the state's breath-taking vistas and scenic waters.

Graham N. Burgess graduated from the Army ROTC Leader Development and Assessment Course, also known as 'Operation Warrior Forge,' at Fort Lewis, Tacoma, Wash.

Concerns among scout parents are running rampant Friday. "People are just shocked and concerned," said Paul Covert, President of the Boys Scouts of America Chief Okemos Council.

Roger Ellison Young created child pornography and molested a young boy in his Forest Road home, according to court records.

OKEMOS - Adam Jadun pumped his fist, hugged doubles partner TJ Brogan, and raised both arms triumphantly as the duo defeated Midland Dow's No.1 doubles team and helped earn East Lansing a spot in next weeks Division 2 state finals.

A local assistant scoutmaster faces up to life in prison after being arrested and charged Thursday with multiple counts of criminal sexual conduct involving a boy under the age of 13, police said.

At first, area school district officials planned for no cuts to the per-pupil allowance doled out by the state.

OKEMOS - Benjamin Stillwil, a 2007 graduate of Okemos High School, is one of only 56 Eagle Scouts nationwide to receive a 2009 $1,000 college scholarship from the National Eagle Scout Association.

OKEMOS - Okemos Community Education will be hosting Boo at Pool from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct.

Direct sales company Cutco Cutlery has expanded its local presence by stepping into the traditional retail sector.

DELTA TWP. - Starlight Dinner Theatre, the Delta Township-based dinner theatre, will be presenting another true Southern fried farce, 'Southern Hospitality,' the third in the Futrelle Family Texas trilogy on October 2, 3, 9 and 10.

Jerome and Danielle Tandoc of Okemos announce the birth of their daughter Eden Saso.