Owosso, Michigan
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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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Owosso adds $12,473 patrol car camera swap to Monday agenda
A late addition to the Sept. 21 consent agenda would waive competitive bidding and hire a Holt company to pull the old Axon cameras out of all ten Owosso Public Safety patrol cars and install the new ones.
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Owosso school board meets Wednesday at Performing Arts Center
The regular meeting is set for 5:30 p.m. Sept. 23 at 765 E. North St., and the notice the district posted carries no agenda.
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Owosso school board gets Venture update, votes on Willman Field sound
The district posted its Sept. 23 agenda after the meeting notice went out blank: an update from the developer of the former middle school, a Willman Field sound system vote, the tax levy and a Wilkinson Road property decision.
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Owosso bills $116,107 for three demolitions; 4-2 vote on Exchange St.
Council confirmed the assessments Sept. 8 after the owner of the collapsed West Exchange Street building said the roughly $5,400 annual payment could push him to walk away; a towing ordinance hearing and two first readings come Monday.
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Owosso council takes up camping ban on city property Monday
A first reading Monday would bar overnight camping on city-owned land, and the same agenda carries a public hearing on towing cars with unpaid parking tickets plus $92,581 in repairs at Curwood Castle.
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Owosso declines Current records request on reported sewage discharge
Owosso Public Safety returned the request Sept. 16 without records, citing a missing mailing address and contact information under Michigan's FOIA; the reported 110,000-gallon partially treated wastewater discharge remains unconfirmed.
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Owosso's last brush pickup of 2026 starts Sept. 30 — then nothing until spring
City crews make one final citywide sweep beginning Wednesday, Sept. 30, and won't return for brush until March 31, 2027 — with no second trips down a street once it's been done.
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Owosso sets 6:30 p.m. Sept. 21 hearing on towing for unpaid tickets
The city posted formal notice Thursday of the public hearing on a new Sec. 33-54 that would let Owosso tow the vehicles of repeat offenders with unpaid parking tickets, and spelled out three ways to comment.
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Owosso schools keep 4.7-mill debt levy; bonds to sell in $12M rounds
August board packets show what the bond win means for taxpayers and classrooms: a levy that stays put, a negotiated bond sale before Dec. 1, two new teachers and 228 kindergartners.
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Owosso wrote off $15,000 in parking tickets; towing hearing Sept. 21
Council members took a first reading Tuesday on an ordinance letting the city tow repeat offenders, approved three nuisance assessments and heard trash haulers and residents object to a single-hauler system.
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Owosso finance director Brad Barrett leaving, city manager says
Minutes of the Aug. 17 council meeting, approved Sept. 8, also record a 7-0 vote to clean up 1405 W. Main St. at an estimated $5,000 and bill the owner.
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Rugged Liner to close both Owosso plants, cutting 90 jobs
The truck bed liner maker told the state it will shut its Aiken Street and Universal Drive sites on March 19, 2027, and gave no reason in the filing.
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Owosso school board weighs more public comment, Willman Field sound
The board's committee of the whole meets 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in Conference Room 112 at the Washington Campus, with 2027 health insurance rates and a closed session with attorneys also on the agenda.
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Owosso to bill three properties $116,107 for city cleanups Sept. 8
Hearings Tuesday cover unpaid nuisance work at 117 W. Exchange St., 321 E. Williams St. and 326 S. Dewey St.; the same agenda names Detroit Salt Company as the vendor behind the city's $142,766 salt order.
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Owosso weighs towing cars over unpaid parking tickets
A first reading Tuesday would add a section to the city code letting Owosso tow repeat offenders, with a public hearing set for Sept. 21; the same agenda carries $142,766 in road salt.
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12 file for 4 Owosso council seats; 10 county offices drew nobody
The Shiawassee County clerk's unofficial candidate list for the Nov. 3 ballot shows a crowded Owosso council race, empty lines for the Laingsburg mayor and three village presidents, and Judge Matthew J. Stewart running unopposed.
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Ever thought about starting your own business? An Owosso service makes it official for $89
Michigan LLC Service files your LLC with the state — $89 all-in, state fee included — then builds the website and watches the deadlines. A Sponsor Spotlight on the county's shortcut from side hustle to real company.
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Owosso football opens with 42-20 loss at Pinckney
The Trojans' season opener is the only Friday final logged by our score desk; results from Mesick at Byron and Ovid-Elsie at Lowell were not available at deadline.
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Six rail cars derail in Owosso; Main, Cedar, Chipman reopen
A six-car Great Lakes Central train carrying soybeans derailed early Thursday; the blocked intersections have reopened and cleanup is underway, according to ABC12 and WNEM.
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Stach's Moto Cave cleared for 804 W. Main St. building in Owosso
A do-it-yourself motorcycle repair shop won special land use approval for a large vacant Westown building, with conditions barring engine revving and outdoor parts storage, according to Owosso Planning Commission minutes.
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Owosso planning commission approves 44-unit Bradley Street apartments, 6-1
The Quonset-hut-style development on a 129,196-square-foot site near the railroad tracks won site plan approval with 10 conditions, according to draft June 22 minutes.
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Venture seeks more time on Owosso's former middle school housing deal
The developer wants to turn the closed Owosso middle school into 53 affordable apartments, but its purchase agreement with the district was set to expire Aug. 1 and no extension vote appears in the board's July packet.
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Consumers Energy logs three more Owosso, Lennon outages this week
The utility's outage map listed two "equipment issue" outages and one planned shutoff affecting roughly 62 customers, days after overnight substation work near Lennon.
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Owosso school board meets Aug. 26 at Performing Arts Center
The Owosso Public Schools Board of Education posted notice of a regular meeting set for 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the district's Performing Arts Center on East North Street.
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Owosso school board to vote on bond authorization resolution Aug. 26
The Owosso Board of Education's Wednesday agenda pairs a bond authorization resolution with first looks at a tax levy, a Wilkinson Road property proposal and FFA travel.
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Owosso council awards $984,420 public safety building bid, orders single-hauler trash draft
All seven council members were present Aug. 17 as Owosso approved the Public Safety Building Improvements contract and directed the city attorney to draft an ordinance authorizing one trash hauler citywide.
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Owosso council accepts $1M USDA grant, OKs $239,160 WWTP change order
Minutes of the Aug. 3 regular meeting, approved Aug. 17, record unanimous 6-0 votes on a public safety building grant, a wastewater plant change order and three nuisance-cost assessment rolls.
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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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Owosso council to weigh $984,420 public safety building bid Aug. 17
The Aug. 17 agenda also includes software renewals totaling about $70,000, a nuisance abatement on West Main Street and direction on a single-hauler trash ordinance.
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bealls banner goes up at Owosso East Shopping Center
The Florida-based off-price department store chain has posted a "coming soon" sign on a vacant storefront on East Main Street, but has not announced an opening date.
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Judge Stewart: Owosso water, sewer connection fees are an unlawful tax
The Shiawassee County Circuit Court ruled Aug. 7 that the city's 2024 connection-fee increases are unconstitutional taxes, the Home Builders Association of Michigan announced — with direct stakes for new housing in Owosso.
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Owosso council sends 0.5-mill parks renewal to Nov. 3 ballot
Council members voted 7-0 on July 20 to place a two-year parks millage renewal estimated to raise $170,000 a year before voters, and approved a consent agenda carrying more than $120,000 in water, sewer and legal contracts.
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Owosso seeks environmental assessment bids for Citizens Loft project
The City of Owosso posted a request for proposals Aug. 12 for an environmental assessment of a mixed-use property, with bids due Aug. 26.
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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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Owosso football opens 2026 season Aug. 28 at Pinckney
The Shiawassee Current's verified schedule shows the Trojans playing eight games — three at home, five on the road — with an away trip to Corunna on Sept. 25.
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Owosso school board sets Aug. 12 committee meeting on Alger Street
The Owosso Public Schools Board of Education posted notice of a regularly scheduled committee meeting at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Washington Campus Administration Building.
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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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Owosso posts sign-up directions for new city water portal
A June 29 notice on the City of Owosso website points residents to a document explaining how to register for the City of Owosso Water Portal.
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Owosso council backs $7.16M in water main bids, takes up $12M bond
A five-member council approved the July 6 consent agenda 5-0, tentatively awarding two water main contracts to Glaeser-Dawes, and moved to adopt an ordinance authorizing up to $12 million in drinking water revenue bonds.
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Owosso council accepts USDA grant for public safety building, adds $239K to wastewater project
Monday's meeting moved money on three fronts — a federal grant agreement for the public safety building renovation, a third change order on the wastewater plant, and a $160,000 annual legal services authorization.
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Owosso puts parks and recreation millage on the November ballot
The July 20 meeting also brought a Redevelopment Ready certification from the state, new spending on two water projects, and a long council debate about burnouts at the organic cruise.
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Owosso school board takes up 2026-27 courses, science textbooks and student handbooks
July's agenda packed the year-ahead housekeeping — course offerings, textbook adoption, new hires — plus recognition for all-state softball athletes.
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Owosso police warn of scam calls spoofing the department's own number
Callers posing as officers claim you missed a court date, say there's a warrant, and demand immediate bond payment. The department says verify by calling its non-emergency line directly.
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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.