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  1. Police seek bald man who swiped familya s turkeyRead the original story

    21 min ago | KOB-TV

    JACKSON, Mich. - Jackson police are working to crack a case of fowl play. They're searching for a man who broke into an apartment about 11 p.m. Tuesday and stole a family's holiday turkey.

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  2. Looking to help others? Join the Lunch BunchRead the original story

    40 min ago | The Bradosphere - Jackson Citizen Patriot - MLive.com

    ... at the start of 2008. It is a loosely structured club of people who make donations once a month to food pantries in Jackson County. Every penny goes to buy food. The Lunch Bunch has zero overhead expense and no administrative cost. Over its ...

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    Related Topix: Thanksgiving, Life, Holidays, Jackson County, MI

  3. Hollis Sanders III pleads no contest to first-degree criminal sexual...Read the original story

    1 hr ago | Jackson Citizen Patriot

    A Summit Township man pleaded no contest Wednesday to first-degree criminal sexual conduct for assaulting a student March 25 in a bathroom at Jackson High School.

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    Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Jackson County, MI, McBain, MI

  4. Holiday turkey stolen from freezer of Jackson woman with two...Read the original story

    1 hr ago | Jackson Citizen Patriot

    ... turkey. Sobiegray and other neighbors had been helping the man with food and a place to stay in recent weeks. But Jackson police say he broke into Sobiegray's apartment about 11 p.m. Tuesday in the 400 block of W. Michigan Avenue. "He raided the ...

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    Related Topix: Thanksgiving, Life, Holidays

  5. Potter Park Zoo Teams Up With HolidayLEDs.com for a Christmas Light Recycling DriveRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | PRWeb

    HolidayLEDs.com, an e-commerce company located in Jackson, Michigan and the Potter Park Zoo in Lansing, Michigan announced today that they will put on a Christmas light recycling program during the Zoo's Wonderland of Lights event.

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Christmas, Internet, Science / Technology, Lansing, MI

  6. 97-year-old resident started playing instrument at age 11Read the original story

    7 hrs ago | Jackson Citizen Patriot

    ... for 86 years. For about the past 10 of those years, he has blown his harmonica with the Rose City Harmonica Club of Jackson. ``He's a very industrious gentleman,'' said Carol Franssen Sr., Rose City Harmonica Club president. Born in Newago County, ...

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  7. Fundraiser making every penny countRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | Jackson Citizen Patriot

    ... one family of seven with whom she was connected through the Salvation Army, plus the family of a co-worker at the Jackson County Medical Care Facility. King asked co-workers to drop their names into a box if they needed help putting food on the ...

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  8. Volunteer a reading buddy for studentsRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | Jackson Citizen Patriot

    ... students. ``I think reading is so important, especially for first-graders who are just learning,'' the 70-year old Jackson resident said. ``It gives them one more chance to read that story.'' Every week for a few hours, Coon spends time at Western's ...

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    Related Topix: Education Etc.

  9. Red Cross service center in Hillsdale to reopen in Dec.Read the original story

    7 hrs ago | Jackson Citizen Patriot

    ... about a year ago because it lacked volunteers, said Larry Lloyd, director of blood services. The chapter serves both Jackson and Hillsdale counties. ``We wanted to be where the people are and make sure they get Red Cross services,'' Lloyd said. ...

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    Related Topix: Hillsdale, MI, Jackson County, MI, Hillsdale County, MI

  10. Man and woman face charges in connection with burglary and assault in Napoleon TownshipRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | Jackson Citizen Patriot

    ... thick with trees, brush and swamps. Officers, called to the scene about 10:55 a.m., went looking for the suspects. Jackson County Sheriff's Deputy Mark Easter and his dog assisted. Undersheriff Tom Finco arranged for a Michigan State Police ...

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    Related Topix: Napoleon, MI, Jackson County, MI

  11. Take it from a recent convert: Spinning is tough, but still funRead the original story

    Tuesday | Ann Arbor News

    Leslie James, right, and other students participate in a spinning class at Jackson Community College earlier this year.

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    Related Topix: Sports, Swimming

  12. Building damaged in S. Jackson Street blaze was uninsured; Studio of...Read the original story w/Photo

    17 hrs ago | MLive.com

    Consumers Energy workers restore power to the area around the fire at the Turnin' Point plant on S. Jackson Street on Tuesday.

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    Related Topix: Energy, Jackson County, MI

  13. Police focusing on drunken drivers in Jackson during holidaysRead the original story

    Tuesday | Jackson Citizen Patriot

    ... roads during the Thanksgiving travel period." Last year, nine fatal traffic crashes resulted in 13 deaths - none in Jackson County. Recommend Recommend ( 0 )

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  14. Daybook for Nov. 25: Birth announcements and marriage licensesRead the original story

    19 hrs ago | Jackson Citizen Patriot

    ... Alexis Madison, born on Nov. 20, 6 pounds 2 ounces at Allegiance Health. Grandparents are Sue and Paul Hutchison of Jackson and Joan and Bill Shea of Canada. Smith, Jenifer A. and Brett L., of Jackson, a son, Toryn Morgan, born on Nov. 20, 8 pounds ...

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  15. Jackson, Michigan's Consumers Energy offering buyout packages to all...Read the original story

    23 hrs ago | Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance

    Jackson-based Consumers Energy is offering buyout packages to nearly all of its 8,000 employees and is targeting a reduction of 250 union employees due to a slow economy and a cooler-than-normal summer that drove down sales.

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    Related Topix: Energy, Michigan

  16. Utility workers offered buyoutsRead the original story

    Tuesday | Jackson Citizen Patriot

    ... January to decide. If they apply for the buyout, it will be granted, said company spokesman Jeff Holyfield. The Jackson utility would like to see 250 of its union construction, operations and maintenance employees take the offer, and Holyfield said ...

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  17. Music venue shuts downRead the original story

    Tuesday | Jackson Citizen Patriot

    One of the few music venues in the Jackson area capable of supporting touring rock and country bands, HogsPalace in Leoni Township has shut its doors, owner Dennis Walker said.

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  18. Three people injured in crash today on Airport Road in Jackson CountyRead the original story

    Tuesday | Jackson Citizen Patriot

    ... not serious after a four-vehicle crash on Airport Road in Blackman Township. An elderly driver, Eugene Dankert of Jackson, told township Public Safety Officer Paul Long his foot slipped off the brake and hit the gas as he headed north, just past ...

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  19. Public Hearing to consider the possible parole of Kenneth Dale White, #180729.Read the original story

    Tuesday | State of Michigan

    The Michigan Parole and Commutation Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, December 14, 2009 to consider the possible parole of Kenneth Dale White, #180729. It will be at 11:00 a.m. at the T-100 Training Center, G. Robert Cotton Correctional Facility, Jackson, MI.

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    Related Topix: G. Robert Cotton Correctional Facility, State Prisons, Prison, Criminal Defense Law, Law

  20. Public Hearing to consider the possible parole of Donald A. Larson, #226398.Read the original story

    Tuesday | State of Michigan

    The Michigan Parole and Commutation Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, December 14, 2009 to consider the possible parole of Donald A. Larson, #226398. It will be at 9:00 a.m. at the T-100 Training Center, G. Robert Cotton Correctional Facility, Jackson, MI.

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    Related Topix: State Prisons, G. Robert Cotton Correctional Facility, Prison, Oakland County, MI

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