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Memorial Healthcare in Owosso names home health nurse Darren Rumery
The Owosso health system honored Darren Rumery, a registered nurse with its Home Health service, as its August 2026 employee of the month.
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Perry posts early voting notice for Nov. 3 — no site or hours listed
The city put up its early voting precinct and hours notice for the Nov. 3 general election on Tuesday, but the page carries only file names — the second Perry election-or-utility notice this month whose details are not readable online.
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Perry posts water and sewer rate hearing notice — but no date on file
The city has noticed a public hearing on utility rates, the decision the council pushed off in August; the posted PDF does not give a readable date, time or proposed rate.
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Morrice will tow Main Street cars after 5:30 p.m. Saturday
Two celebrations — the village's 150-Year Celebration & Homecoming and St. Mary's Fall Festival — close Main Street, W. Davis Street and the community park across Saturday and Sunday.
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Perry planning commission seat open; Mayor Hammond to appoint
The city posted the vacancy Sept. 3, three weeks after the council accepted planning commissioner Gerrad Leitelt's resignation; the term runs only to January 2027.
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Morrice says new transfer station dump fees took effect July 1
The village posted a notice telling residents to check the new rates before their next trip — but the price list itself is an attachment, and the date conflicts with what the council approved in June.
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Memorial Healthcare adds neuroscience physician assistant in Owosso
The Owosso hospital said Nasima Omar, PA-C, has joined the active medical staff at its Institute for Neuroscience and will see patients in Owosso and Okemos.
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Owosso's Steam Railroading Institute cancels Virginia fall excursions
The Owosso-based museum said it could not secure arrangements to move its steam engine and is working on alternative excursion options.
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Memorial Healthcare adds dermatologist in Owosso
The Owosso hospital said Dr. Wyatt Boothby-Shoemaker has joined its active medical staff and is accepting new patients.
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Memorial Healthcare in Owosso names Jessica Sargent July employee of month
The Owosso-based health system recognized a medical assistant at its Institute for Neuroscience in Howell after nine coworker nominations.
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Memorial Healthcare adds family medicine physician at Perry office
Hannah Bowman, MD, joins two existing providers at Memorial Healthcare Family Medicine in Perry and is accepting new patients, the hospital announced Aug. 3.
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Memorial Healthcare in Owosso wins ZERO Prostate Cancer grant
The Owosso hospital said the one-year grant will fund prostate cancer education, outreach and help connecting people to screening and follow-up care.
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Memorial Healthcare adds internal medicine physician in Owosso
Ali Al-Waili, MD, has joined Memorial Healthcare Family/Internal Medicine in Owosso and is accepting new patients, the hospital announced July 7.
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Owosso Speedway to host free Memorial Healthcare skin screenings Aug. 26
Memorial Healthcare's mobile health unit will offer free skin cancer screenings at the speedway from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., with advance registration required.
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Memorial Healthcare in Owosso names Darlene Dameron employee of the month
The Owosso hospital recognized a public safety associate as its June 2026 employee of the month, citing a nomination that praised her work at the front desk.
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Owosso physician shares leukemia treatment story to urge blood donations
Memorial Healthcare says Dr. David Huff, a primary care physician being treated for a returned blood cancer, is speaking publicly about the transfusions keeping him alive.
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Steam Railroading Institute names Randy Paquette interim director in Owosso
The Owosso nonprofit that operates the Pere Marquette 1225 said a founding member of its predecessor organization will lead it after the resignation of Executive Director Ashley Deming.
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Owosso's Memorial Healthcare names hospice nurse April employee of month
Memorial Healthcare recognized Sheila Austin, a registered nurse in its hospice department, as its April 2026 Employee of the Month.
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Memorial Healthcare in Owosso adds psychologist to counseling team
The Owosso hospital said Valerie Hooper, Psy.D., has joined Memorial Healthcare Counseling Services and is accepting new patients for therapy and psychological testing.
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Memorial Healthcare in Owosso names Heather Lokinski employee of the month
The Owosso hospital honored a medical assistant in its diabetes and endocrinology office as its May 2026 employee of the month.
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Shiawassee County Fair opens in Corunna today, runs through Aug. 15
The fair's posted schedule lists Draft Horse Day, two nights of rodeo, a demolition derby and a truck and tractor pull at the Hibbard Road grounds.
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Owosso monthly brush pickup runs through Sept. 23 — here's how it works
Crews sweep the whole city starting the last Wednesday of each month. Curb your brush by 7 a.m., keep it under 8 feet, and don't put it out before the Sunday prior.
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Five street closures coming for Owosso's late-summer event season
Moonlight Market, a memorial 5K, Vintage Motorcycle Days, the Now & Wow Market and the Walk to End Alzheimer's all got their traffic orders — here's when and where the streets close.