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Motorists may experience some inconvenience for a time due to roadway construction on North Occidental Highway. Construction crews will be working on portions of the roadway north of M-50 to Brown Street.As of June 11, Occidental Highway between M-50 and Brown Street is completely closed to southbound traffic. Occidental Highway in this area is open only to northbound traffic.

While the state is at work on legislation to ban synthetic drugs, Tecumseh hopes to take some action soon that will help combat the growing problem.Tecumseh City Manager Kevin Welch is looking into pursuing an ordinance through Tecumseh City Council that would prohibit sales of synthetic drugs in the city.Meanwhile, the Monroe County Health Department has cited “an imminent danger to the health and lives of residents of Monroe County,” and issued an order banning the sale and possession of synthetic drugs.

Tecumseh business owners David and Cyndi Daniels were at the end of a vacation visiting family in Vero Beach and had just enjoyed a special overnight at the landmark Driftwood Resort. The last thing they expected at 11:30 a.m. on the morning of Wednesday, May 9 was for their tranquil view of the beach to turn disastrous.While David and Cyndi were drinking coffee on the balcony of their room, David noticed a woman swimming 30 or 40 yards out in the ocean. He didn’t pay much attention to her, beyond recognizing she was swimming about as far out as he had been days before.

Tecumseh Veterinary Hospital held a Client Appreciation Day on Saturday, June 2, to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the business currently owned by Drs. Edward (Ed) and Lorrie Tritt, both who hold DVM degrees from the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine.“The way I heard it, the original practice was opened in 1937 by Dr. William Britton, whose father started the clinic,” said Ed. “Dr. Britton operated the clinic from 1937 until 1957.” Ed said from 1957 to 1994, Dr. Carlos Knisely and his wife Barbara, operated the practice.

Tecumseh’s Memorial Day celebration was a respectful and reverent event, with parades, speeches, and a military fly over, but one of the aviators of a Second World War aircraft, who participated in the air show above Chicago Boulevard, was gravely injured and his wife perished when the plane crashed later in the day. Local officials involved with organizing the local Memorial Day observation were aware of the accident and knew the victims but declined comment.

A new coffee bar called, “Sandy Grounds” is now open for business inside Boulevard Market at 102 E. Chicago Blvd., Tecumseh. Owner Sandy Heckerthorn said she had been working in the store for John and Erika Aylward when they started roasting coffee.“In the middle of that progression, they started talking to me about renting space and putting in a coffee bar,” said Heckerthorn. After giving it some thought, she decided to move ahead.It wasn’t the first time she had entertained the idea.“My husband and I used to say when we retired, we would open a little coffee shop on the beach down in St.

Britton Deerfield’s varsity baseball team defeated Calvary Christian 13-2 in just five innings at Summerfield in pre-district action on Tuesday evening.Zac Bearinger earned the win on the hill, allowing two unearned runs on two hits while walking two and striking out two.Leading hitters for the Patriots were Tommy Garner (3-3, 2 RBI, run, stolen base), Jeremy Hatfield (1-2, run, 4 RBI), Adam Straits (1-2, walk, 2 runs, 2 RBI), Tyler Jacobs, Cody Meinert, Landon Handy, Bearinger each had one hit each.

Clinton’s varsity boys golf team finished fourth in the Tri-County Conference with a record of 21-19. Whitmore Lake placed first (34-6), Madison second (31-9), Sand Creek, third (26-14), Summerfield, fifth (8-32) and Morenci, sixth (0-40).The Redskins played in the TCC league meet at the Hantz Golf Club on Friday, May 25, and were led by Josh Donahey with a score of 82. Ryan Karapas followed with 90 while Luke Schaffner carded 95.

To the Editor,With another Memorial Day parade and ceremony having been observed in Tecumseh, I have a few reflections that I would like to share.As Mayor of this great city, I often talk with people about what sets us apart from other towns. My response always starts with the ‘sense of community’ that is prevalent in Tecumseh. Strangely enough, long-time residents often cannot understand what I mean by this, they assume it’s this way everywhere.I drove in the parade with Rev. Mark Alan Miller from the Tecumseh United Methodist Church as my passenger.