When René Korsky and her husband picked up her parents, Bernadine and Dennis Trudell, the foursome were anticipating a nice evening out at Turk Lake Restaurant and Bar on Saturday.
What they received upon arrival, however, turned out to make the dinner one they won’t be forgetting anytime soon.
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Stanton city manager gets high marks for first year on the job
Rachael Coffey has received high marks in her performance review after her first year as Stanton’s city manager.
The Stanton City Commission conducted their first evaluation of Coffey last Tuesday.
List revealed of Ionia County road millage projects through 2029
Prein & Newhof Lead Transportation Engineer Connie Houk presented an overview of more than $9.3 million worth of proposed road improvement millage projects that will take place through 2029 to the Ionia County Board of Commissioners last Tuesday
Houk said all county roads were given a PASER (Pavement Surface Evaluation and Rating) score in 2023, even most of the unpaved roads, in order to come up with the list of improvement projects.
Carson City-Crystal to renovate elementary school kitchen
The Carson City-Crystal Area Schools Board of Education served up some good news to Food Service Director Carla Dailey when they approved a proposed kitchen renovation project for the district’s elementary school.
In a 6-0 vote on Monday, with Board Treasurer Neil Kapustka absent, the board approved $40,000 worth of renovations to the kitchen, where moving things such as the walk-in cooler and freezer closer to the food prep location.
“Not one person was hurt”
FREE No one injured after bus carrying Carson City-Crystal High School Marching Band catches fire in FloridaMembers of the Carson City-Crystal High School Marching Band are hugging each other a little tighter after safely escaping a bus fire 1,200 miles from home Sunday evening. Currently visiting Orlando, Florida for the band’s three-day trip to Walt Disney World and Universal Studios, Band Director Chad Parameter told the Daily News that all 53 people on the trip were able to safely evacuate the bus that transported the students from Michigan to Florida after it caught fire following the band’s visit to Disney’s Magic Kingdom.
Denied partnerships with surrounding counties, Ionia County goes it alone on recycling
The Ionia County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved the creation of an 11-member Materials Management Planning Committee to replace the existing Solid Waste Planning Committee after a request from Conservation District Manager Melissa Eldridge.
The new committee’s membership is “pretty spelled out” by state law, Eldridge said, and must include township officials, city managers, waste haulers and citizens.