May 11, 2021 By Mike Kruzman / news@whmi.com
A new campaign to help local high school students recognize dating abuse has been launched by LACASAâs Teen Advisory Council.
Every year, the TAC group creates a campaign designed to reach area teens and provide them with information on how to identify unhealthy relationships.
This yearâs Teen Advisory Council, made up of mentor Kelsey MacGregor, Lauren Keesler of Byron High School, Alyssa Koneski of Howell High School, and Jenna Stazak of Brighton High School are distributing their âNot a Puppetâ campaign to their peers in high schools around Livingston County.
The campaign will help students recognize controlling partners who may think they are entitled to things like approving who you can hang out with, make everything seem like your fault by playing the blame game, or tell you what to think or how to feel. A controlling partner may also be constantly monitoring your location or
May 11, 2021 By Mike Kruzman / news@whmi.com
Livingston County Clerk Elizabeth Hundley has submitted her annual report which focused on a busy election year, the courts and serving people during the pandemic.
Clerk Hundley submitted the report to the Board of Commissioners as part of their hybrid meeting, Monday afternoon.
As the countyâs chief elections officer, she oversaw 3 major elections, last year, and record numbers of absentee ballots issued and returned. The August and November elections saw increases of over 150% each, with more than 97% being returned for the general election.
During her presentation, Hundley said she helps manage 3 general fund budgets and that they exceeded forecasted revenues while coming in under projected expenditures. She credited a lot of that to Chief Deputy County Clerk Kristi Cox for her work on court collections.
May 10, 2021 By Mike Kruzman / news@whmi.com
A pair of local communities are being awarded development grants from the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund.
On Thursday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed House Bill 4469 appropriating $37.8-million in grants to 76 recreation projects in the state. Hamburg Township and the City of Fenton are being awarded funding.
Hamburg will receive $50,000 for the Hay Creek Bridge Renovation. The money will allow them to replace decking on the bridge, which was originally a railroad bridge built in the 1890s. It was converted for trail use in 1994 and is suitable for biking, walking, running and equestrian use.
May 10, 2021
The State of Michigan has updated testing requirements for long-term care facilities.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services on Friday revised its epidemic order for COVID-19 testing to reflect current guidance from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The big change is that effective immediately, fully vaccinated staff no longer must be routinely tested. This extends to staff working skilled nursing facilities, homes for the aged, and adult foster care facilities licensed to care for 13 or more individuals.
MDHHS Director Elizabeth Hertel said, in a release, that the increases they are seeing in Michiganders receiving the vaccine, including among long-term care patients and staff, has allowed them to make this revision.
May 10, 2021 By Mike Kruzman / news@whmi.com
Brighton City Council members have approved a site plan for a large office building that many feel will be a great addition to the city.
Creative Construction Concepts will be a building development company that does research on new prototypes and techniques in construction, largely for brick and mortar business. It will be located on a 6-acre lot off of Rickett Road, near Sisu Knoll Drive. The site plan was originally part of the City Councilâs consent agenda. Councilman Jim Bohn, believing in it, asked that it be pulled to the regular agenda so that the rest of the Council could hear about the project.