Former state employee sentenced for using state vehicles for personal use

LANSINGRufus Chappell, 64, of Farmington Hills, was sentenced before the Honorable Mariam Bazzi in the 3rd Circuit Court in Wayne County to three years’ probation and restitution in the amount of $47,214.

Caregiver convicted in freezing death of elderly woman in Clinton County

LANSINGColleen Kelly O’Connor, 58, of East Lansing, was convicted by a Clinton County on July 7, of Vulnerable Adult Abuse – Second Degree related to the death by exposure of an 82-year-old woman, on December 23, 2022, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. The charge is a 4-year felony.

Through 2027, Veterans no longer need to pay copays for their first three outpatient mental health care visits

WASHINGTONThe Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that Veterans no longer need to pay copays for their first three outpatient mental health care and substance use disorder visits of each calendar year through 2027.

Community input sought for cleaned-up lakes, shorelines

LANSINGIt’s taken over 30 years and $80 million to restore Muskegon Lake and a few nearby smaller bodies of water.Decades of pollution and rapid urbanization created ecological problems so severe that the lake was designated a “Great Lakes Area of Concern” by the U.S. and Canada in 1987.

Don’t fall for claims scams

hile there’s no doubt that the PACT Act did a lot of good, opening up an additional 20 health conditions for eligibility for presumptive benefits, the sheer number of veterans who applied created delays in processing new claims. It also brought out the scammers, thieves and conmen.

REGISTRATION FOR JEEP CREEP OFFICIALLY OPENS

Registration for the 10th annual Jeep Creep event at Riverwalk Place is officially open. The event is slated for October 18-20. The event will include music, kids activities, trunk-or-treat, and more. The event is free for spectators.

See something, do something

BEAVERTONn the afternoon of Monday, June 3, Beaverton man, Peter Andersen, was fishing on Ross Lake. As he was retuning to the launch site to put his boat on his trailer, Peter missed the dock post.

CMDHD launches hepatitis C full care treatment program

GLADWIN COUNTYCentral Michigan District Health Department (CMDHD) is pleased to announce the launch of a new hepatitis C treatment program, aimed at providing accessible and effective treatment to individuals in the community.

CTE Criminal Justice Program receives police patrol car

The Clare-Gladwin Career & Technical Education (CTE) Criminal Justice program is proud to announce the successful integration of a donated police patrol car into their training curriculum.

DNR euthanizes Atlantic salmon infected with bacterial kidney disease

LANSINGhe Michigan DepartmentTof Natural Resources announced today that fisheries staff had to euthanize just over 31,000 Atlantic salmon that were sick with bacterial kidney disease, or BKD.