by Karen Mead-Elford, co-editor   Two public hearings held for street assessments were approved during the Owosso City Council regular meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 18 – finalizing both resolutions. The Cedar Street reconstruction will […]

   THE SHIAWASSEE CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION hosted the 2020 Gun & Knife show on Sunday, Feb. 16. A number of vendors were set up by shortly after 9 a.m. on Sunday morning at the historic […]

   THE SHIAWASSEE HUMANE SOCIETY (SHS) was welcomed into Apple Tree Lane in Owosso, owned and operated by Susan Treen, for a truly unique fundraising event on Wednesday evening, Feb. 19. Treen and SHS […]

   ALBERT MARTENIS III was formally introduced as the new executive director of the Owosso Historic Commission (OHC) during a press meeting at Curwood Castle on Wednesday, Feb. 19. Martenis (second from left), who […]

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