Ovid, Michigan
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Owosso Nationals camping filling fast; gates open at noon Friday in Ovid
Owosso Speedway says campsites for the Sept. 25-26 season finale are still available but going quickly, and it has spelled out gate times, pit parking and the paperwork drivers should bring.
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Kids Early Education Zone gets Ovid-Elsie lease; terms not public
The school board approved leases for two child care operators on Aug. 19, but the posted minutes do not say which buildings they take, what they pay or when they open.
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Ovid-Elsie schools weigh a bond vote for May or November 2027
Minutes from the board's Sept. 9 work session show financial advisers laid out two ballot windows, and the district has since hired an architect and a construction manager to build the case.
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Ovid-Elsie board's only action Monday: closed session on legal opinion
The Sept. 21 agenda for the Ovid-Elsie Area Schools board lists one item of new business — a vote to go into closed session over an attorney opinion letter, with no subject given.
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Owosso Nationals: CRA 100 goes green 6:30 p.m. Sept. 26 in Ovid
Owosso Speedway has posted minute-by-minute schedules for both nights of its season finale — features only, no heat races, and 100-lappers for the CRA Pro Series and the Outlaw Super Late Models.
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Owosso Speedway moves Destruction Overload to Oct. 3 in Ovid
The track's event page now lists the demolition-style show on Saturday, Oct. 3, with pits at 2 p.m. and racing at 6 p.m. — and calls it a reschedule from a Sept. 19 rainout, a date that has not arrived yet.
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Owosso Speedway lists school bus figure 8, motorhome race in Ovid
A page labeled "Timing and Scoring Testing" on the Ovid track's site finally spells out the Destruction Overload classes — and shows a six-car feature won by Lansing's Gavin Anspach.
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Owosso Speedway sets 50-lap modified finale Sept. 12 in Ovid
The track's run-of-show for Championship Night 2 puts the modified feature at 50 laps, street stocks at 30 and the sport compact A main at 25, with mini wedges racing at noon and the front gate opening at 4 p.m.
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Bancroft's Ryan Cords wins truck feature at Owosso Speedway in Ovid
Results posted for the Aug. 8 North South Shootout show Cords coming from 14th to win the 25-lap Truck Series feature, while Birch Run's Dan Leeck took a 50-lap late model race that chewed up half the field.
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Owosso Speedway's Destruction "O"verload set for Sept. 19 in Ovid
The track has the date on its calendar, but its event page carries no class list, no start times and no ticket prices — and the text on the page describes a Sept. 16 open practice instead.
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Owosso Speedway sets 40-lap late model finale for Aug. 29 in Ovid
The track's run-of-show for Championship Night 1 adds feature distances — 40 laps for Late Model Sportsman, 25 for trucks and pure stocks, 20 for dwarf cars — with the front gate at 4 p.m. and racing at 6.
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Owosso Speedway says Sept. 12 decides four titles in Ovid
The track's event page for Championship Night 2 puts street stock, sport compact, mini wedge and modified points championships on the line, with pits open at 11 a.m. and racing at 6 p.m. — but mini wedges are still listed on the Sept. 25 Nationals card, too.
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Lechota, Moore, Taylor take Bike Night features at Owosso Speedway
Owosso Speedway's posted results from Marie Smith Kids Bike Night on Aug. 15 show 86 cars entered across three divisions, with wins from ninth and eighth starting spots.
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Owosso Speedway: mini wedges are not racing Aug. 29 in Ovid
The Ovid track says an early-season editing error put the class in the description for Saturday's Championship Night 1; the only mini wedge race left is Sept. 12.
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Owosso Nationals is a two-night finale Sept. 25-26 in Ovid
The speedway has posted the missing Day 1 page — Late Model Sportsman, Street Stocks, Trucks, Sport Compact and Mini Wedges on Friday, Sept. 25, ahead of the CRA card the next night.
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Chad Finley wins Ron Hauser Memorial 100 at Owosso Speedway in Ovid
The St. Johns driver came from eighth to take Saturday's 100-lap Outlaw Super Late Model feature in Ovid; Owosso's Bo Smith ran third in Late Model Sportsman and eight of 21 late models did not finish.
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Keelan Harvick first entry for tonight's Michigan 300 at Owosso Speedway
The son of NASCAR Cup champion Kevin Harvick is confirmed for the 300-lap ASA STARS National Tour race in Ovid, with the front gate open at 3 p.m. and the green flag at 7:35 p.m.
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Owosso Speedway sets Sept. 26 Nationals card with CRA in Ovid
The track's event page lists Champion Racing Association cars plus Pure Stock, Modified and Outlaw Super Late Model classes for Day 2 of the Owosso Nationals — but no times, prices or entry list yet.
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Owosso Speedway starts championship nights Aug. 29 in Ovid
Points titles in Late Model Sportsman, Pure Stocks, Trucks and the wedge/dwarf class are on the line Saturday on the 3/8-mile asphalt oval, with gates at 4 p.m. and racing at 6.
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Ovid-Elsie policy committee advances draft board operating procedures
The three-member committee met July 30 to revise a working document on how the school board runs its meetings, with a recommendation to the full board due in August.
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Ovid-Elsie facilities committee interviews Clark, Christman for construction management
Two of the three committee members met for nearly three hours Aug. 10 to hear presentations from two construction management firms, according to minutes posted by Ovid-Elsie Area Schools.
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Ovid-Elsie facilities panel shortlists Christman, Clark for construction management
Minutes from the Aug. 3 committee meeting show four construction management firms and three architecture firms submitted qualifications, with two of each picked for interviews.
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Ovid-Elsie board names Doug Long Track, splits 4-3 on bond loan
Minutes from the July 20 regular meeting show the Ovid-Elsie Area Schools board renamed its high school track for a longtime coach and narrowly approved a School Bond Qualification and Loan Program application.
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Ovid-Elsie board reviews enrollment decline, restructuring concept
At an Aug. 5 work session, Superintendent Mark Horak presented five-year projections showing falling enrollment and outlined a possible change to grade configuration; no action was taken.
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Ovid-Elsie facilities committee interviews GMB, Kingscott for architect work
Two of three committee members met Aug. 11 in the high school student lounge for back-to-back architectural services interviews that ran just over two hours.
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Owosso Speedway sets Ron Hauser Memorial card Aug. 22 in Ovid
The Ovid track's tentative schedule puts a 100-lap Outlaw Super Late Model feature at the center of Saturday's program, with gates open at 4 p.m. and racing at 6 p.m.
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Ovid-Elsie board to pick construction manager, architect Aug. 19 in Elsie
The agenda recommends hiring The Christman Company and Kingscott, with one board member set to abstain over a family tie.
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Ovid-Elsie facilities committee interviews two architects Aug. 11 in Elsie
The Ovid-Elsie Area Schools board facilities committee scheduled interviews with GMB and Kingscott for architectural services at a 6 p.m. meeting Tuesday in the high school student lounge.
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Ovid-Elsie school board met Aug. 5 in Elsie on strategic plan
A posted notice shows the Board of Education held a work session at the high school student lounge for a single purpose: strategic plan discussion.
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Ovid-Elsie board weighed district restructuring at Aug. 5 work session
The agenda for the Ovid-Elsie Area Schools board work session listed enrollment projections and a possible restructuring concept, with no formal action to be taken.
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Ovid-Elsie board agenda set track naming, facilities RFQ for July 20
The July 20 regular meeting agenda carried a recommendation to name the high school track for Coach Doug Long, two MIPS board appointments and authorization to seek architectural and construction management qualifications.
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Ovid-Elsie facilities committee set contractor interviews for Aug. 10-11
An Aug. 3 committee agenda shows the Ovid-Elsie Area Schools board panel reviewed construction management and architectural qualifications and scheduled interviews for this week.
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Ovid-Elsie board to interview construction managers Aug. 10 in Elsie
The school district's facilities committee posted notice of a 6 p.m. meeting Monday at the high school student lounge for construction manager interviews.
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Ovid-Elsie school board took up budgets, track naming at June 15 meeting
The agenda for the Ovid-Elsie Area Schools board's June 15 regular meeting listed votes on four budgets, a tax levy, a revised emergency operations plan and four employee contracts.
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Ovid-Elsie finance committee backed budget plans ahead of June 15 vote
Two of three committee members met June 10 in the high school student lounge and unanimously recommended the final 2025-26 budget revision and the proposed 2026-27 budget to the full board.
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Ovid-Elsie policy committee backs NEOLA updates, keeps current provider
The three-member board committee recommended approval of 20 policy changes on June 11, including new artificial intelligence and staff ethics language, and decided against switching policy services.