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By DEANE ERTSTecumseh School Board members will be spending a little more time in office than they had bargained for, according to a change in the state election law. The board has had the issue under review in previous meetings and at Monday night’s meeting Supt. Mike McAran briefed the trustees on a recent board policy committee meeting addressing the subject.Currently board terms are four years, but to comply with a recent state legislative mandate (House Bill No. 4005), all public school board members are required by statute to extend their terms by six, 12, or 18 months.

A slow start at Madison had Britton Deerfield’s varsity girls basketball team playing catch-up all night against the Trojans. The Patriots wound up losing the Tri-county Conference contest 49-30.The Patriots were behind by 12 points at the end of the first quarter and never recovered. The Trojans finished the first half with a 26-12 lead. Craig Tanis said his BD girls had balanced scoring in the second and third quarters but never pulled closer than nine points of the lead.

Friday the 13th was an unlucky day for Whitmore Lake with the Trojans falling 57-26 against a tough Redskin varsity girls basketball squad.Leading Clinton’s offense was senior guard Haley Mercy with 13 points, four steals and three assists while Gretchen McNitt added 12 points, four assists and four rebounds. Emily Wilson added 11 points for Clinton.The Redskins followed with a 50-36 loss on Monday at Blissfield. The Royals pulled away in the second half after leading by two points at the end of the first quarter. Mercy led the Redskins (6-3) with 10 points.

By MICKEY ALVARADOHannah Galloway has gone up for offensive rebounds over and over again during practice with Tecumseh’s varsity girls basketball team so when it came time to do it against Adrian with just 2.8 seconds on the clock it just came naturally.Her offensive putback won the game for the Indians, beating Adrian 28-27 for Tecumseh’s first season victory, but without her teammates carrying the same never give up attitude, they wouldn’t even have come close.“Our girls deserved that win,” said Tecumseh coach Jamie Mossburg.

By MICKEY ALVARADOEvery round was won by Tecumseh Indians varsity gymnastics’ team as it picked up a 115.70-93.95, dual win against visiting Jackson on Monday, Jan. 23, during its TGA (Tecumseh Gymnastics Academy) appreciation night.Sophomore Sarah Kelly led the Indians to the win with a first place finish in the all-around with 30.175 points. Tecumseh junior Jillian Travis placed third in the all-around with 27 points while junior teammate Anna Wendt placed second with 28.675 points. Kelly and Travis tied for first place on vault to open the meet with scores of 8.150 each.

Crime Stoppers of Lenawee is asking for the public’s help with information about two armed robberies that occurred in the City of Tecumseh. The first incident occurred on Jan. 19 around 9 p.m. at the Fabricare Laundromat located at 115 Herrick Park Dr., and the second incident occurred on Saturday, Jan. 21, shortly after 5 p.m. at Modish Hair Salon, 208 E. Chicago Blvd. In both incidents a lone white male entered the businesses and brandished a knife demanding money from the employees.

James “Jay” H. Wheeler, 82, of Tecumseh, passed away January 17, 2012, at Herrick Memorial Hospital. Born March 18, 1929, in Monroe, Michigan, James was the only child of John and Sally (Widner) Wheeler.On January 22, 1949, James married Barbara Ruhl in Monroe. Barbara, his wife of almost 63 years, survives. Jay and Barbara enjoyed many activities together including snowmobiling, camping, boating and fishing, and playing golf. He was a member of the Tecumseh Country Club where he once had a hole in one. Jay was also a faithful member of the Tecumseh United Methodist Church.

The Tecumseh Police Department is currently investigating an armed robbery, which occurred at approximately 9 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 19, at the Fabricare Laundromat, located at 115 Herrick Park Dr. in the City of Tecumseh.A lone male armed with a knife entered the business and confronted an employee who was working the cash register. The subject demanded the money from the register and threatened the employee with the knife.An undisclosed amount of cash was obtained by the male who then fled the building and ran east across the parking lot towards Maumee St.

By DEB WUETHRICHTecumseh City Manager Kevin Welch reviewed data for the city’s water and sewer rates during a study session prior to Monday night’s Tecumseh City Council meeting. Welch reported that the sewer fund is close to breaking even and noted that he would not see a reason to change rates at this point in time. The study does project a two percent increase assumption in 2013 and in future years.“Our water fund from a normal operation standpoint more than broke even, however, we did have some capital expense costs of $40,000 more that we took in for the year,” said Welch.