West Branch News

Icy roads are believed to be the cause of a two-car accident Monday that left one passenger in critical condition at Saginaw Covenant Hospital.

While cross-country skiers are still waiting for snow in many parts of the state, it should soon be there on the state's more than 3,000 miles of cross-country ski trails.

State police from the West Branch post responded to the crash near I-75's 205 mile marker at about 2:45 p.m. Tuesday.

Survivors include three daughters and one son-in-law, Theresa and Joe Parker of East Alton, Gail Van Etten and Nadine McCombs, both of Burton, Mich.; two sons, Harold Van Etten of Burton, Mich., and Dean Van Etten of Mesa, Ariz.; four grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Geraldine Neville of Hale, Mich., and Nancy Totten of ... (more)

Three men from West Branch have been found guilty in connection to thefts of equipment in more than 10 counties throughout the state.