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"LANSING, MI – A proposal aiming to require citizenship verification for all voters may not make the ballot despite turning in thousands more than the required number of signatures.

"On Monday, a Michigan Board of State Canvassers staff report found that the number of valid signatures in a sample from the ballot measure fell just short of requirements to certify it.

"The report estimated that the full petition contains 434,423 valid signatures, nearly 12,000 fewer than what is required for certification."

Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Mich), who represents a swing district recently introduced Joint House Resolution 191, a constitutional amendment that would allow Americans to limit the sums of money spent in campaigns. 

You can't trust anything you eat anymore thanks to all the cuts at the USDA and FDA.

The council is moving forward with a review of recycling Option 5: a citywide trash and recycling program using a single-contracted hauler funded through a local tax. This was the option that most citizens supported.

Remember, the state is not requiring residents to recycle, but rather requiring communities to make curbside recycling available. A single-hauler system could lower costs by combining trash and recycling service under one contract while reducing the number of garbage trucks traveling city streets.

Councilman Jerry Haber stated he wanted to wait on making a decision until the new legislative session to see if the state removed the mandate so we would not need to implement recycling in the city.

The "Organic Cruise," held July 17 and 18, was promoted on a Facebook page run by Owosso-area resident Tom Monke.

Monke stated in his public comment that he maintains the mailing list, runs the promotions, invites everyone out to the event, which is done in public parking lots which he does not pull permits to use.

Even private parties at public parks require you to reserve the grill or gazebo. However, Mr. Monke is inviting thousands of people to his event where they left behind garbage and damaged city streets and parking lots. The cinema parking lots now feature tire rubber in the shape of donuts and peel outs.

Regularly on social media, video is shown of these cruises and peel outs where the car veers off into a crowd, injuring or even k*lling people. Someone needs to be held liable for this event.

City Manager Nathan Henne stated during comments, "I don't believe for a minute that this thing is organic. The organizer is sitting right there," pointing toward Monke.

Ultimately, the organizer should be held responsible for the damage to city streets and the garbage left behind. It has been shown beyond a shadow of a doubt that the organizer is Mr. Monke.

Preston and Marie Parrish of Shiawassee County are seeking monetary damages, exceeding $75,000, to be determined following a jury trial. The Michigan couple said they ate lettuce-containing food from the Taco Bell restaurant on E. Lansing Road in the city of Durand. As a result, they contracted cyclosporiasis, according to the lawsuit.

The organic cruise has been effectively shut down. Arrests, many cars towed, and tickets handed out right and left. Take it somewhere else folks!

Former Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox on Friday has announced he has ended his bid.

Smoke from Canadian wildfires will pass through the area over the next few days. You can keep track using the interactive air quality map on the epa.gov website.

Michigan state lawmakers are considering a set of bills that would significantly increase fines for drivers with illegal exhaust systems, raising the current $100 penalty to as much as $1,000.

Arthur Lee Jr. Sewell, 70, of Owosso, pleaded guilty Monday, July 6 in Shiawassee County Circuit Court to aggravated possession of child sexually abusive material and accosting a child for immoral purposes.

Sewell became the subject of a widely-viewed online video after he was confronted July 27, 2025, at Owosso Speedway, 7204 W-21 in Middlebury Township, by a man known online as Skeeter Jean, a YouTuber who conducts vigilante-style sting operations targeting people he believes are seeking sexual contact with minors.

The confrontation was recorded and later posted to YouTube, where it has been viewed more than 1 million times.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIqPAtgpaOU

Michigan State Law says you’re allowed to set off fireworks between 11 a.m. and 11:45 p.m. from June 29th through July 5th. Setting off fireworks on July 6th violates the law and can carry a fine of up to $1,000.

No more fireworks starting today folks!